University of Sheffield is the best university in the UK, based on student reviews

An overall rating of 4.6/5 puts it at number one out of 100 unis reviewed


The University of Sheffield is in the number one spot of StudentCrowd’s 2022 University League Table thanks to 1062 student reviews.

With an overall rating of 4.6 out of five stars, verified reviews from past and present students have placed the university above the likes of Cambridge and St Andrews.

One review describes it as a “great world-leading university with all the best amenities, facilities and best Students Unions in the UK and maybe in the world for the last few years.”

Sheffield Hallam University can also be found in the top 100, at 39th. It has an overall rating of 4.11 from 1237 student reviews.

Hallam also sits above University College London (UCL) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

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