Essential Warwick - University Profile
The University of Warwick has a reputation for excellence. This sees us highly placed in university rankings, achieving top 10 status in UK league tables and recognition as one of the top universities in the world.
8th in the UK
in the Guardian University Guide 2025
Gold across the board
We have been awarded Gold in all 3 categories of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
10th in the UK
Complete University Guide (CUG) 2025
Whether it is our teaching, research, student life or business collaboration, we aim to give people the best experience of Warwick at all times.
By doing this, we’ll keep making an impact on the lives of those both close to home and further afield. And we’ll continue to be globally recognised for our excellence.
Warwick is a leading university, somewhere forward-looking and ambitious, where the starting point is always 'anything is possible'.We're as respected for boundary-breaking research as for teaching and business collaborations - our pursuit of excellence and intellectual curiosity is tireless. We strive to lead rather than follow, and are renowned for our entrepreneurialism and cosmopolitan outlook.
The Times: 9th UK University
Warwick was ranked at 9th place in the UK in this year’s guide, unchanged from last year, and was also nominated for The Times’ University of the Year.
The run continues a remarkable record for Warwick, which has featured in the Top 10 every single year since the Guide was first published in 1992.
The Guardian: 8th UK University
Warwick was ranked 8th in this year’s Guardian guide, rising one place since last year.
This recognition underscores Warwick’s commitment to providing world-class education, fostering a research-intensive environment, and supporting student success across a variety of academic disciplines.
The press release can be read here
Strategy
Our Purpose: Pointing the way ahead so that, together, we can make a better world.
Research
Internationally recognised as world class with impact and purpose, to change the world, making lives healthier, fairer, safer, more just, resilient, and enriched.
Education
Research-led and international in outlook, staff and students co-creating the educational experience. Transformative and enriching for students and aiding social mobility.