Find out where universities including University of Cambridge and University of Suffolk are ranked in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

The University of Cambridge takes the top spot in East Anglia in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

However, it was pushed off the podium into fourth place in the national rankings, with the University of Oxford taking third.

Meanwhile, Anglia Ruskin University is named runner-up for the University of the Year for Social Inclusion.

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 says it provides the definitive rankings for UK universities and the most comprehensive overview of higher education in Britain, making use of the latest data.

It features detailed online profiles for 134 universities covering research reputation to campus facilities, scholarships and bursaries, and nightlife.

The East Anglia rankings are:

1.University of Cambridge (national ranking 4)

2.University of East Anglia (national ranking 33)

3.University of Essex (national ranking 46=)

4.Norwich University of the Arts (national ranking 81)

5.University of Suffolk (national ranking 124)

6.Anglia Ruskin University (national ranking 130)

The University of Cambridge had an eight-year reign at the top of the league table until 2021, but, while now in fourth place nationally, the university leads in 18 of the subject tables, more than any other university.

It ranks joint fourth with Oxford in the analysis of career prospects.

The London School of Economics and Political Science takes the top spot for the first time in the guide’s 31-year history of domestic UK university ranking, followed by the University of St Andrews.

Helen Davies, editor of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, said: “The best universities — whether they were founded in the 15th century or 2005 — are local and global powerhouses of intellectual thought and creativity, from the arts to science, that can power economic regeneration and lead the way to a better life.

“But what and where to study — and how to pay for it — has never been tougher. This is where our comprehensive guide can help.

“This year we have tweaked our methodology to keep up with contemporary concerns around climate change and careers and have added in a sustainability metric, teaming up with People & Planet, and boosted the weighting of graduate prospects.

“The higher education sector is facing unprecedented challenges from debates on free speech to financial stability, but it is important to remember the force for good that going to university can be.

“See how the universities compare subject by subject, a guide on campus life, and what scholarships and bursaries may be on offer online.”