NOMADA DIGITAL | LinkedIn Research - Novuna Reveals Universities Churning out Today’s Business Leaders

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	X
1	Guardian ranking - 2023	Guardian ranking - 2022	University	Overall Guardian Score								Career or further study after 15 months of graduating (%)		Total Alumni based on LinkedIn 2017-2019	Total Founder based on LinkedIn 2017-2019	CEO based on LinkedIn	MD based on LinkedIn	Total of CEO & MD's	Total Alumni based on LinkedIn 2020-2022	Total Founder based on LinkedIn 2020-2022	Official Name

2	1	3	St Andrews	100	n/a	n/a	n/a	10.5	10	199	5.8	88		12,912	663	216	220	436	12962	533	University of St Andrews
3	2	1	Oxford	99.4	n/a	n/a	n/a	10.5	10	199	5.8	92	99	54,353	3,100	1,417	869	2,286	56,219	2,902	University of Oxford
4	3	2	Cambridge	98.1	n/a	n/a	n/a	11.6	9.9	207	5.6	92	99.3	61,931	3,533	2,210	1,664	3,874	63,835	4,374	University of Cambridge
5	4	4	London School of Economics	95.2	78.8	82	67.2	13.4	8.7	189	7.4	92	98	51,913	3,443	1,579	1,117	2,696	58,543	3,456	London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
6	5	7	Imperial College	89.3	83.1	85.8	60.6	11.7	9	198	5.1	95	98.2	29,791	1,776	600	399	999	33,767	1,682	Imperial College, London
7	6	5	Durham	87	80.7	83.9	65.6	13.7	6.5	185	6	88	98.5	24,577	908	286	340	626	26,450	768	Durham University
8	7	8	Bath	85.8	86.1	84.6	61.1	15.4	6.2	177	5.4	90	97.5	22,674	835	328	331	659	25,027	669	University of Bath
9	8	6	Warwick	84.2	82.9	84.6	69.8	14.2	7.1	173	4.7	88	97.6	29,733	1,243	368	363	731	31,531	1,021	University of Warwick
10	9	9	UCL	83.5	76.6	81.2	61.1	11.1	7.8	179	6.4	88	97.2	65,359	3,052	844	542	1386	73,047	2,652	University College London (UCL)
11	10	10	Loughborough	82.6	84.6	82.9	64.8	13.8	5.2	156	4.4	85	97.5	23,000	794	214	285	499	23,348	545	Loughborough University
12	11	11	Glasgow	82.1	81.5	84	61.6	13.7	5.8	206	6.2	82	96.3	32,071	867	288	341	629	34,872	734	University of Glasgow
13	12	12	Edinburgh	81.8	72	80.6	52.4	11.5	8.9	191	6.6	85	97.7	42,404	1,766	574	435	1009	44,632	1,526	The University of Edinburgh
14	13	20	Aberdeen	81.2	85.2	85.3	67.4	15	4.7	187	7.8	82	96.4	14,875	455	209	287	496	15,645	422	University of Aberdeen
15	14	13	Lancaster	80	83.1	84.1	66	14.8	7.6	150	5.3	84	97.8	25,698	848	326	343	669	24,998	611	Lancaster University
16	15	15	Exeter	76.3	79.6	82.3	62.8	16.2	3.5	161	5.7	83	96.7	33,668	1,156	423	381	804	36,931	930	University of Exeter
17	16	17	Southampton	76.2	79.2	82.6	66.4	12.6	5.9	155	5.3	81	96.7	28,725	789	228	222	450	26,607	477	University of Southampton
18	16	14	Bristol	76.2	74.6	81.1	58.8	14.1	7	167	5.7	85	98	34,828	1,223	359	326	685	36,983	924	University of Bristol
19	16	18	Strathclyde	76.2	83.3	84.9	64.9	19.1	6.9	204	3.8	85	95	22,656	542	231	323	554	21,694	437	University of Strathclyde
20	19	26	University of the Arts London	75.5	60.1	70.4	73.2	11.9	9.8	139	6.3	68	92.5	36,137	2,320	335	372	707	28,901	1,250	University of the Arts London (UAL)
21	20	16	Leeds	75.1	72.6	79.4	59.6	13.8	6.9	161	5.6	83	97.8	51,383	1,431	454	416	870	51,468	1,060	University of Leeds
22	21	18	York	75	78.9	82.6	65.2	15.1	5.1	150	4	83	98.1	22,908	652	309	345	654	24,845	609	University of York
23	22	25	Aston	74.5	75.7	78.5	62.6	17	5.8	133	6.1	82	96.2	14,443	407	213	256	469	17,727	363	Aston University
24	23	35	West London	73.7	80.6	84.5	77.7	12.9	5.7	120	6.9	73	88.4	16,582	609	273	271	544	18,513	411	University of West London
25	24	57	Surrey	72.8	82.2	83	68.6	16	4.9	142	3.6	86	95	20,079	694	214	241	455	17,785	456	University Of Surrey
26	24	36	UWE Bristol	72.8								79		31,633	988	350	389	739	32,384	721	UWE Bristol
27	26	24	Swansea	72.7	80.8	82.4	67.5	16.2	5.7	131	5.2	80	94.6	20,022	430	122	157	279	19,252	312	Swansea University
28	27	29	Birmingham	72.3	73.4	78.9	55.6	14.9	6.8	158	5.3	84	98	50,015	1,178	482	431	913	47,311	872	University of Birmingham
29	27	41	UEA	72.3	75.9	81	63.5	14.2	4.2	134	7	82	96.5	20,902	574	151	215	366	18,331	384	University of East Anglia (UEA)
30	29	23	King's College London	72.1	72.2	78.9	59.7	13.9	7.6	163	5.2	87	96.8	52,549	2,380	977	600	1577	61,826	2,384	Kings College London
31	30	27	Sheffield	72	79.1	82.9	65.6	14.9	5	150	4.7	82	96.8	38,142	945	293	402	695	34,152	633	The University of Sheffield
32	30	28	Manchester	72	71.3	77.2	57.8	14.3	8.1	163	5.1	84	97.7	61,724	1,826	602	458	1060	61,494	1,286	The University of Manchester
33	32	48	Keele	71.8	77.8	80.3	65.7	15.3	4	127	6.5	82	96.4	9,376	259	85	106	191	8,630	163	Keele University
34	33	22	Royal Holloway	71.7	78.3	80.2	66.7	16.2	5.2	128	6	77	96.1	16,485	728	219	256	475	15,953	540	Royal Holloway, University of London
35	34	34	Lincoln	71.6	78.4	80.3	69.3	16.1	3.9	125	5.5	74	95.7	17,338	347	137	230	367	17,558	247	University of Lincoln
36	35	30	Leicester	71.4	75.8	78.6	65	13.7	6	129	5.4	79	96.8	23,672	635	245	299	544	20,730	451	University of Leicester
37	35	38	Cardiff	71.4	74	79.4	61.2	14.5	6.6	148	4.5	85	96.1	34,216	804	244	310	554	32,040	568	Cardiff University
38	37	21	Chichester	71.3	79.2	83.5	71.6	15.2	3.5	131	5.9	70	92	5,179	156	87	165	252	4,670	152	University of Chichester
39	38	46	Bolton	71.2	78.4	83.3	76.3	16.4	7.3	119	4.9	70	89.5	7,319	163	147	225	372	7,968	183	University of Bolton
40	38	58	Ulster	71.2	80.5	80.9	71.1	20.3	4.4	131	6.8	77	94.9	23,845	428	288	363	651	25,207	368	Ulster University
41	40	40	Liverpool	71.1	75.2	80.2	63	13.8	7.6	144	5.7	80	96.9	42,419	1,103	468	430	898	36,572	702	University of Liverpool
42	40	64	Aberystwyth	71.1	85.2	86.1	79.7	15.6	5.8	127	3.3	70	93.6	8,533	168	41	66	107	6,075	107	Aberystwyth University
43	42	46	Oxford Brookes	70.8	73.1	76.4	64.6	14	4.8	122	4.9	78	95.6	32,796	990	485	428	913	27,939	687	Oxford Brookes University
44	42	64	Essex	70.8	74.7	76.4	64.6	16	6.5	112	7.5	76	93	19,737	636	323	345	668	19,300	525	University of Essex
45	44	31	Dundee	70.5	77.5	81.1	62.4	14.9	5	180	4.6	83	94.2	11,463	341	137	179	316	10,722	300	University of Dundee
46	45	36	Heriot-Watt	70.4	74.7	75.3	56.5	18	8.4	177	5.7	80	93.6	22,921	697	381	381	762	20,238	488	Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
47	46	41	Northumbria	70	70.9	75.8	68.9	15.7	4.2	135	6.5	79	92.4	33,595	865	425	417	842	33,601	643	Northumbria University
48	46	33	Queen's, Belfast	70	77.2	81	62.3	15.9	4.9	149	4.9	86	96.5	21,570	464	208	254	462	21,317	388	Queen's University Belfast
49	48	59	Derby	69.8	77.4	81.8	75.7	15.8	6.1	122	3.9	73	92.8	21,505	514	319	365	684	18,527	413	University of Derby
50	49	32	University for the Creative Arts	69.7	66.9	76.7	74.5	13.8	7.2	133	7.8	59	90.2	9,574	337	98	136	234	9,083	251	University for the Creative Arts (UCA)
51	50	92	Sunderland	69.5								71		15,351	389	221	314	535	14,367	328	University of Sunderland
52	51	38	Coventry	69.4	77.6	82.6	70.3	13.8	6.5	119	6.6	76	88.6	47,920	1,203	634	490	1124	46,204	899	Coventry University
53	52	69	Glasgow Caledonian	69.3	78.9	79.8	67.1	22.9	2.8	170	7	80	93.9	16,472	391	214	315	529	16,221	345	Glasgow Caledonian University
54	53	82	South Wales	69.2	71.6	78.6	71.1	15.3	5.4	126	5.3	71	90.7	22,272	632	415	425	840	18,863	477	University of South Wales
55	54	51	Queen Mary	69.1	74.2	78.5	60.4	14.6	5.7	145	5.9	80	97.5	32,709	1,336	517	398	915	35,952	1,108	Queen Mary University of London
56	55	45	Kingston	69	73.6	78.5	71.1	17	5.4	121	5.5	72	92.5	25,178	924	355	372	727	23,397	586	Kingston University London
57	55	50	Kent	69	74.9	79.4	64.5	17.7	4	124	6.5	76	95.5	24,569	792	259	334	593	20,270	521	University of Kent
58	55	70	Edge Hill	69	73.6	76.7	71.1	15.5	3.9	127	5.7	73	93.3	11,188	189	61	142	203	8,812	133	Edge Hill University
59	58	104	City	68.8	67.5	73.6	57	19.4	7.4	133	7.7	81	96.6	20,308	985	412	362	774	19,274	723	City, University of London
60	59	53	Hull	68.7	75.8	79.3	72.1	16.2	4.5	126	5.8	78	92.9	14,644	351	186	281	467	12,942	279	University of Hull
61	59	49	Stirling	68.7	80.2	83.2	69.9	18.6	3.1	173	3.5	77	95.2	10,587	324	154	214	368	9,769	281	University of Stirling
62	61	61	Reading	68.6	76.9	78.6	63.6	16.6	4.9	127	5.8	80	96.1	20,846	539	233	337	570	18,876	416	University of Reading
63	62	55	Nottingham Trent	68.4	77.5	79	71.8	15.3	4.3	123	3.5	72	94.6	39,384	923	396	410	806	41,760	706	Nottingham Trent University
64	63	52	Nottingham	68.2	75.2	80.5	60.2	15.8	6.5	152	4.2	85	97	47,943	1,399	473	400	873	43,206	944	University of Nottingham
65	63	55	Newcastle	68.2	68.8	76.5	56.9	14.7	5.8	148	5.1	82	97.1	35,263	854	268	328	596	30,925	573	Newcastle University
66	63	41	Plymouth	68.2	75.2	80.2	69	17.3	5.1	129	6.6	79	94.5	25,675	645	198	264	462	19,495	401	University of Plymouth
67	66	44	Sussex	68.1	75.3	79	61.4	17.3	6.3	135	4.1	74	95.9	24,806	931	392	370	762	22,950	806	University of Sussex
68	67	75	Portsmouth	67.8	74.7	77.9	69.4	16.8	6.7	116	5.9	75	93	34,061	664	364	407	771	30,067	506	University of Portsmouth
69	68	72	Staffordshire	67.7	75	80.9	74.6	17.7	6	123	5.6	73	90.1	19,054	544	250	310	560	16,612	391	Staffordshire University
70	69	67	Suffolk	67.4	76.3	83.7	75.7	15	6.9	111	4.6	83	90.8	4,786	101	169	225	394	6,015	175	University of Suffolk
71	70	n/a	Arts University Bournemouth	66.9	70.5	78.5	69.8	14.5	5.1	147	2.4	64	93.6	5,771	219	30	69	99	4,888	98	Arts University Bournemouth
72	70	77	Bucks New University	66.9	75.9	80.2	74.2	15.4	7.8	116	4.3	71	85.7	8,845	255	196	253	449	8,595	207	Buckinghamshire New University
73	70	104	St Mary's, Twickenham	66.9	81.4	84.8	74.3	16	2.3	114	6.5	73	86.1	5,649	233	85	127	212	5,274	189	St Mary's University, Twickenham, London
74	73	62	Cardiff Met	66.6	73.5	76.1	68.3	18.1	4.3	126	7.4	75	90.4	20,361	661	355	394	749	20,003	493	Cardiff Metropolitan University
75	74	90	Hertfordshire	66.3	74.9	78.2	69.2	16.5	4.1	113	6.6	75	92.2	28,573	775	571	412	983	33,694	571	University of Hertfordshire
76	74	80	Chester	66.3								75		13,254	394	194	290	484	11,488	265	University of Chester
77	74	74	Trinity Saint David	66.3	74.4	80.7	75	21.1	4.1	131	6.4	67	87.5	11,162	291	226	293	519	9,936	285	University of Wales Trinity Saint David
78	77	84	York St John	66.1	77.9	82.2	75.2	18	3.4	114	5.8	70	91.1	6,779	188	214	300	514	7,553	261	York St John University
79	78	59	Sheffield Hallam	65.9	69.9	76.5	66.9	17.7	5.6	119	6.1	78	93.3	34,339	577	272	351	623	30,818	474	Sheffield Hallam University
80	78	54	Huddersfield	65.9	71.7	75.1	70.8	14.7	4.5	126	5.9	71	92.3	16,567	379	167	230	397	15,298	258	University of Huddersfield
81	80	80	Teesside	65.6	71.7	79.3	73.4	17.1	6	123	5.3	80	90.6	15,011	315	171	270	441	15,664	250	Teesside University
82	80	79	Bradford	65.6	72.6	76.4	66.2	19.1	2.7	129	7.6	78	95.2	8,833	248	181	247	428	9,004	211	University of Bradford
83	82	86	Bangor	65.5	77.1	80.8	71.3	15.1	3.2	123	6.3	74	90.9	11,135	345	134	172	306	8,649	254	Bangor University
84	83	73	Edinburgh Napier	65.3	80.6	81.9	71.2	22.1	4.3	152	7.3	78	92.4	18,126	570	285	364	649	15,474	414	Edinburgh Napier University
85	84	62	Manchester Met	65.2	73.7	77.2	70.4	17.5	5.2	124	5.2	70	93.7	42,777	930	452	436	888	43,237	690	The Manchester Metropolitan University
86	85	88	Abertay	65.1	79.9	83	73.1	24.2	1.8	153	6.7	76	90.9	4,772	134	35	50	85	3,697	85	Abertay University (Dundee)
87	86	77	SOAS	64.6	72.5	79.7	62.1	14.6	8.2	139	5.7	75	91.4	10,806	806	360	372	732	9,968	662	SOAS University of London
88	87	75	Liverpool John Moores	64.4	76	77.8	66.7	18	3.1	132	4.7	73	92.6	27,305	472	497	441	938	34,002	692	Liverpool John Moores University
89	88	71	Gloucestershire	64.3	73.7	77.9	69.1	17.2	5.6	120	4.4	71	90.2	9,796	321	189	251	440	9,293	269	University of Gloucestershire
90	89	91	Bath Spa	64.2	74.3	79.2	73.6	16.6	5.5	125	4.6	66	92.7	9,784	357	87	151	238	9,051	239	Bath Spa University
91	89	94	Salford	64.2	69.1	75.5	68.9	17.9	3.9	125	6.7	76	91	27,012	753	537	530	1067	26,841	595	University of Salford
92	89	85	Queen Margaret	64.2	77.4	82.7	69.6	21.9	1.9	162	4.7	73	92.3	5,257	178	51	86	137	4,336	125	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
93	92	102	Brighton	63.9	64.5	74	62.9	18.1	5.3	116	6.2	77	91.4	18,170	587	126	250	376	13,452	337	University of Brighton
94	93	83	Robert Gordon	63.5	83.2	83.4	73.4	20.8	3.2	155	3.9	79	92.4	14,280	372	213	360	573	13,883	306	Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen)
95	94	66	Glyndwr	63.4	75.5	84.2	81.4	24.9	2.4	113	4.4	72	89.5	3,648	113	123	210	333	4,493	149	Wrexham Glyndwr University
96	95	101	Northampton	62.8	70.1	75.9	68.8	17.7	n/a	113	4.9	75	92.9	15,920	490	352	360	712	16,415	359	University of Northampton
97	96	113	London South Bank	62.4	69.7	76	67.3	17.5	5.8	110	5.8	72	91.5	18,085	555	255	295	550	16,415	398	London South Bank University
98	97	103	Falmouth	62.1	74.1	78.6	72.3	14.8	4.9	130	4.2	67	n/a	8,241	457	129	254	383	8,013	397	Falmouth University (Cornwall)
99	98	94	Greenwich	62	74.5	79.1	70.3	19.5	3.4	121	5.3	75	91.5	29,410	839	387	366	753	31,067	573	University of Greenwich
100	99	97	Liverpool Hope	61.9	75.4	79.1	73.1	16.3	2.2	116	5.1	67	92.9	4,582	100	35	55	90	3,680	69	Liverpool Hope University