Coventry University ranked in UK's top 20 institutes

According to the Guardian and their league tables, Coventry University has crept past many Russell Group institutions to reach the highest position ever achieved by a former polytechnic.

Overall, Coventry reached number 15 in the league table. Although Cambridge remained first on the list for the fifth year running, Coventry came in higher than institutions including Birmingham, Edinburgh, York, Leeds, Glasgow, Cardiff, Nottingham and Newcastle.

The Guardian’s league tables rank universities according to several factors, including, spending per student, the student/staff ratio, graduate career prospects and how satisfied final-year students are with their courses, based on results from the annual National Student Survey.

Leicester and Aston University didn't do as well in this year’s rankings with both falling outside of the top 30. Reasons for the falls included deteriorated student satisfaction and worsened value-added scores.