Lancaster University
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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England
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Lancaster
Est. 1964
About
Lancaster University is a collegiate public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several new universities created in the 1960s.
Ranked Top 200 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 100 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
QS
157
77
61.4
2026
THE
=184
16
59.7
2026
ARWU
301-400
—
2025
US News
=267
35
60.1
2026
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Key Facts
16,935
Students
14.9 : 1
Student-Staff Ratio
34%
Int'l Students
48 : 52
Female : Male
Historical Trend
QS
THE
ARWU
US News
:
Score:
Top Subjects
2
Linguistics
29
Ecology
31
Remote Sensing
39
English Language & Literature
42
Education
46
Water Resources
51-75
Artificial Intelligence
51-75
Statistics
51-75
Business Administration
51-75
Hospitality & Tourism Management
51-100
Geography
51-100
Marketing
51-100
Statistics & Operational Research
61
Arts & Humanities
71
Modern Languages
Subject Rankings
QS
37 subjectsARWU
36 subjectsTHE
11 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 42 | 65.2 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 61 | 60.7 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 90 | 57.2 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 101–125 | 53.3 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 126–150 | 52.6 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 176–200 | 50.8 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 176–200 | 53.7 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 201–250 | 47.1 | 2026 |
| Clinical & Health | 201–250 | 46.6 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 201–250 | 49.6 | 2026 |
| Law | 201–250 | 37.7 | 2026 |
US News
16 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics and Business | =90 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | =138 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Plant and Animal Science | 143 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Geosciences | =157 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Physics | 174 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | =184 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | =188 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Public, Environmental and Occupational Health | 198 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Space Science | =246 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | =249 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology | =284 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Mathematics | =313 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =407 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | =677 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Materials Science | =733 | 60.1 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =769 | 60.1 | 2026 |