Celebrating another year of incredible success, the University of West London (UWL)’s degree courses have once again been rated as some of the best in London and the UK in this year’s Guardian University Guide.

As well we being ranked 35^th university in the UK for overall score in the Guardian University Guide 2022, UWL was ranked as fifth modern university nationally for overall score – setting it firmly among the best performing higher education institutions.

And recognising excellent teaching and learning, scores place UWL it as first in London for satisfaction with teaching, third in London for course satisfaction and top in England for satisfaction with assessment and feedback.

UWL was also rated top modern university in London for overall score in five subject areas - Media and Film Studies, Music, Psychology, Business, Management and Marketing, and Civil Engineering.

Professor Peter John CBE, Vice-Chancellor of UWL, said:

Over the past year we have faced incredibly challenging circumstances, but our staff and students have gone above and beyond to continue the high quality teaching and learning that makes UWL so special.

These rankings not only confirm the success of that work, but cements our place as an institution of real excellence as we continue to provide some of the best training in London, and across the UK across a whole host of subject areas.

Here are just some of the high-performing subject areas highlighted in this year’s Guardian guide:

Accounting and Finance

• 1^st in London for course satisfaction.
• 1^st in London for satisfaction with assessment and feedback.
• 1^st in London for satisfaction with teaching.

Building and Town and Country Planning

• 1^st in the UK for course satisfaction.
• 1^st in the UK for satisfaction with assessment and feedback.
• 1^st in the UK for satisfaction with teaching.

Civil Engineering

• 1^st modern university in the UK for overall score in the Guardian University Guide 2022.
• 2^nd in the UK for course satisfaction (1^st in London)
• 1^st in the UK for satisfaction with assessment and feedback.
• 1^st in the UK for satisfaction with teaching.

Design and Crafts

• 4^th in London for course satisfaction.
• 2^nd in London for satisfaction with assessment and feedback.
• 4^th in London for satisfaction with teaching.
• 4^th in London for student to staff ratio.

Film Production and Photography

• 3^rd in the UK for overall score in the Guardian University Guide 2022 (1^st in England).
• 1^st in the UK for student to staff ratio.
• 1^st in the UK for spend per student

Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism

• 2^nd in London for overall score in the Guardian University Guide 2022.
• 2^nd in London for career prospects.
• 1^st in London for course satisfaction.
• 1^st in London for satisfaction with assessment and feedback.
• 1^st in London for satisfaction with teaching.
• 1^st in London for spend per student
• 2^nd in London for student to staff ratio.

Nursing

• 1^st in London for course satisfaction.
• 1^st in London for satisfaction with assessment and feedback.
• 1^st in London for satisfaction with teaching.

^{* A modern university is an institution that was awarded University status in or after 1992.}