Oxford Brookes University in the top 40 UK universities

OBU has risen 13 places in the annual Guardian University Guide, from 51st to 38th place.

With a rise of 13 places compared to the previous year, Oxford Brookes University, one of Metropolitan College’s strategic partners in delivering high-quality academic programmes, secured the 38th position among the best universities in the UK in The Guardian University Guide 2025 rankings.

The Guardian University Guide 2025 evaluated 122 UK universities, assessing both their overall performance and the quality of their academic programs across various disciplines.

Professor Alistair Fitt, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, said: “I am delighted and extremely proud that Oxford Brookes University has risen up the ranks in the latest Guardian University Guide. To be ranked in the top 40 UK universities and to have so many of our subjects in the top 10 is fantastic. Our colleagues work hard to ensure students acquire knowledge and skills to equip them for excellence in their chosen careers, and these results are testament to that”.

Metropolitan College collaborates with Oxford Brookes University in delivering programs of study in subject areas where the university also achieved high rankings. Specifically:

• Hospitality: 8th position
  MSc International Hospitality, Events and Tourism Management
• Architecture: 12th position

  BArch (Hons) Architecture
  MArch Architecture and Urban Design

• Literature: 33rd position

  MA Creative Writing

• Accounting and Finance: 45th position 

  BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance
  MSc Accounting and Finance

In addition, Metropolitan College, in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University, offers programs of study in Law, Rehabilitation Sciences, Information Technology for Business, Real Estate Management, and Human Resources Management. Learn more about each one of them here.