StudentCrowd University Awards 2023

Discover the results for StudentCrowd's 2023 Best University Awards

The results are in! We are so excited to be able to announce the winners of the StudentCrowd 2023 University Awards.

To create these UK university rankings, we analysed a whopping 24,041 verified student reviews submitted on StudentCrowd between June 2021 and May 2023, across 11 different categories that students rated out of 5 stars. These awards cover all of the most important aspects of university life and are the only awards based 100% on verified students studying in the UK using their ac.uk email address.

The Student Experience in 22/23

The past academic year has seen students encounter all kinds of issues, in particular the cost of living crisis. But, it has been fantastic to see how many universities are continuing to create a great student experience across the UK. It has been interesting to see how this has impacted our uni league tables and the student experience across the country.

Here is what one student had to say about the cost of living this year:

... It is expensive to stay in the UK but student union supported students through providing essentials to curb the current cost of living. One or the other events keep happening at the campus. Above all encourages to work together for the cause of sustainable future.

Now on to the winners…

Search through the categories below to reveal the top universities in 2023.

How were the winners selected?

Winners were selected based on their StudentCrowd rating over the 24-month period from May 2021 to May 2023. The average review scores are across our university, course and accommodation review categories. In order to be eligible for an award a university needs to have a total of 100 reviews across our three review areas.

See our previous winners here

See the 2022 winners here See the 2021 winners here

Why are these Awards the only ones that matter?

We at StudentCrowd believe the best people to tell you what university life is really like are students themselves. That's why we created the StudentCrowd platform, to give students an unfiltered space to share their unbiased experiences with other students. And it's not just us that think reviews are important. In 2020, UCAS discovered that “online reviews by students” was the 2nd most important resource for applicants choosing a university. University reviews are becoming central to university decision making for both UK and international students.

That's why when it comes to UK university rankings, StudentCrowd’s Best Universities league tables are one of the most sought-after league tables around. Our awards are the only university league tables to be based 100% on student opinion gathered through our verified student reviews. We only allow students to leave a review using an ac.uk email address. This means you can guarantee every review left on our site is a genuine student.