TheUniversity of Leicesteris led by discovery and innovation – an international centre for excellence renowned for research, teaching and broadening access to higher education.
We are theDaily Mail University of the Year 2025and holdshortlisted for University of the Yearfor both theTimes Higher Education (THE) Awards 2024and theTimes and Sunday TimesGood University Guide 2025.
In 2025, ourResearch quality has reached top30 worldwide(=26th) in 2026 THE World University Rankings.
We are highly ranked in the UK,consistently in the top 30 of major national league tablesincluding:
In terms of our subjects:
Leicester is among theTop 30 universities in the THE’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 rankings with 89% of research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent, with wide-ranging impacts on society, health, culture, and the environment. In 2023, the University received an overallGold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023, making it one of a small number of institutions nationally to achieve TEF Gold alongside a top 30 REF performance. The University is home to more than 20,000 students and approximately 4,000 staff.