University Of Oxford Takes Second Place in Complete University Guide 2027
The university of oxford was ranked second-best university in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2027, released on Tuesday 2 June 2026. The league table includes 130 institutions and is used by prospective students comparing UK universities, including those looking at Clearing options.
Complete University Guide 2027
The guide’s main table is built from ten measures: entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality, research intensity, academic services spend, facilities spend, continuation, student-staff ratio, graduate prospects – outcomes, and graduate prospects – on track. Oxford’s placement puts it just behind the top-ranked university in the national list.
League Table Measures
The ranking gives readers a single national comparison point across 130 institutions, but the measures behind it are more detailed than a simple overall order. Entry standards and student-staff ratio sit alongside research quality and graduate prospects, so the table combines admissions, teaching, research and post-degree outcomes in one result.
For students weighing offers or checking Clearing options, the Oxford result is straightforward: the university remains near the top of the UK table, but it sits at number two rather than first place in the 2027 guide. That leaves the headline question for applicants to answer with the rest of the league table, not this single line.
