The University of Liverpool has entered the top 20 of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 - its highest position in more than a decade.
The University climbs five places to 18th in the national league table, placing it second in the North West.
The ranking marks another milestone in Liverpool's upward trajectory across both domestic and international league tables.
It follows a strong performance in the Guardian University Guide 2026, where the University rose six places to 21st earlier this week.
Both successes build on improvements across all areas of the 2025 National Student Survey (NSS), in which Liverpool outperformed both the Russell Group and the wider higher education sector overall.
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide assesses 133 universities across a wide range of measures, including student satisfaction, teaching excellence, research quality, degree completion rates, and graduate employment prospects.
Alongside the overall institutional rise, the guide also highlights Liverpool's strengths across individual subjects, with [XX] featured in the rankings and [XX] achieving top-ten positions nationally.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Tim Jones said: "Breaking into the top 20 of The Times and Sunday Times Good University guide is an important milestone for the University and follows on from our rise in the Guardian rankings earlier this week.
"This latest recognition is a further indicator of our strengthening reputation at home and internationally.
"I am delighted with these latest results which reflect the support, commitment and hard work of our entire University community, whose work is making Liverpool one of the leading universities in the UK."
Helen Davies, editor of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, said:
"It is exciting to see universities across the UK working to deliver extraordinary medical and technical breakthroughs, lead economic regeneration and inspire. New degrees are launching to meet the interests of today's students and equip the next generation to power industry and progress positive change, such as programmes in electrical and electronic engineering with robotics, and AI and public policy."
Click here to view The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
