Top Universities in South East England (country/region)
2026 South East England University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the UK country/region of South East England? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 South East England University Ranking, which lists 18 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the United Kingdom.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top South East England Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 South East England University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Oxford | Oxford |
| 9 | University of Southampton | Southampton |
| 25 | University of Surrey | Guildford |
| 28 | University of Reading | Reading |
| 30 | University of Sussex | Brighton |
| 33 | University of Kent | Canterbury |
| 41 | University of Portsmouth | Portsmouth |
| 43 | Royal Holloway, University of London | Egham |
| 62 | University of Brighton | Brighton |
| 65 | Oxford Brookes University | Oxford |
| 104 | Canterbury Christ Church University | Canterbury |
| 110 | The University of Law | Guildford |
| 114 | University for the Creative Arts | Farnham |
| 117 | Solent University | Southampton |
| 127 | University of Winchester | Winchester |
| 129 | The University of Buckingham | Buckingham |
| 132 | University of Chichester | Chichester |
| 141 | Buckinghamshire New University | High Wycombe |
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How many universities are there in South East England?
- There are 18 officially chartered, licensed or accredited South East England higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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