University of Essex Rankings: World, National & Subject Ranks

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Updated on - Apr 19th, 2022 | 08:00 AM By Venushree Agarwal

The University of Essex (UE) is one of the topmost universities in the UK. Different agencies have ranked UE based on various indicators of excellence. Let us look at various national and global rankings of the university.

University of Essex Ranking Highlights

Given below are some of the highlights of the University of Essex rankings:

  • The University of Essex was ranked between 301-350 in the world by the Times Higher Education in 2021
  • It was placed at 278 by US News in the category of Best Global Universities in Europe in 2021 
  • UE was ranked at 411 by QS World University Rankings 2021
  • It was given 41st rank  in the UK by the Complete University Guide

University of Essex World Rankings

Most of the leading agencies have ranked the University of Essex on different parameters for the year 2021. Some of the world rankings provided by major ranking providers are given below:

Ranked By World Ranking 2021
Times Higher Education 301-350
QS- World University Ranking 411
US News 656

University of Essex National Rankings

The University of Essex is one of the top 100 universities in the UK. US News has given it a ranking of 48 among the Best Global Universities in the UK in 2021. Talking about the Best Global Universities in Europe, it has been ranked at 278 under this category by US news in 2021. UE has been given a national ranking of 50 for 2020-21 by the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR). The Guardian and The Complete University Guide are popular ranking providers in the UK and have ranked UE at 85 and 41, respectively.

University of Essex Rankings by Subject

US News has given subject rankings for the University of Essex in 2021. The table listed below summarizes some of these rankings:

Subject Ranking 2021
Arts and Humanities 212
Economics and Business 168
Computer Science 398
Social Sciences and Public Health 243