Big rise for Goldsmiths in benchmark The Times and The Sunday Times rankings

Improvements across the board have seen Goldsmiths, University of London rise 12 places in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017.

Goldsmiths is ranked 54 out of more than 100 universities surveyed in the annual research – up from 66 last year.

And the new figures show a regional rise for the university – with Goldsmiths now in the top 10 of Higher Education institutions in London.

Patrick Loughrey, Warden of Goldsmiths, said: “I’m delighted that we’ve risen in the rankings – they are the benchmark against which many students measure universities. 

“The figures also reflect the hard work undertaken by colleagues across campus and our commitment to putting the student experience at the very heart of everything we do.

“I want to thank everyone for their efforts both in the past and future as we look to build on these very positive results."

Figures released ahead of the full publication of the report show that Goldsmiths has made improvements in every measure.

Data from the National Student Survey shows that Teaching Excellence has risen to 77.4 while Student Experience has gone up to 76.8.

Graduate prospects showed the biggest rise – going up nearly 4 points to 59.8.

The completion rate has also risen to 84.

The full results of The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016 will be published on Sunday 25 September 2016.

The rankings success follows figures from the Times Higher Education (THE) showing that Goldsmiths is in the top third of universities worldwide.

The THE World University Rankings 2016-17 ranked Goldsmiths in the 301-350 bracket out of nearly a thousand institutions around the globe surveyed for the annual report. 

According to the THE figures, Goldsmiths is ranked in the top third of UK universities at number 38 in the country.