Best universities for Classics

Built only from official government data.

You may not agree with this order. We present the data as we find it, and we say plainly how much we think each measure is worth. Every weight is published, every figure is sourced and dated, and where we cannot prove something we leave it blank rather than fill it in. Complete transparency is the whole claim — disagree with the weighting, and you can see exactly what you are disagreeing with.

Subject17 universities · 84 of 100 courses scored

Tier 1 — strongest for this subject

5 universities

On our measures these are the strongest places in our catalogue to study this. They are listed alphabetically: the differences between them are smaller than the uncertainty in the data.

Tier 2

8 universities

Strong, and separated from Tier 1 by more than the margin of error.

Tier 3

4 universities

Solid, with a measurable gap to the tiers above.

Universities inside a tier are listed alphabetically, and there is no order within a tier — the differences are smaller than the data can carry, so publishing one would be inventing it. Open any university, or several at once, for the published figures behind it: earnings, satisfaction, research and the rest, on the same rows every time so they can be read side by side.

Courses we hold that are not in this table

None of these is a judgement on the course. A university marked not in this table at all is missing for one of the reasons below and for no other reason — never because it scored badly.

Cardiff University— not in this table at all

BA Ancient History — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

King's College London

BA Classics — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Classical Studies with English BA — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

University College London

Ancient Languages BA — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Dutch and Latin — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Latin and English — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Scandinavian Studies and Latin — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

University of Birmingham

BA Classics — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

University of Edinburgh

Ancient History and Greek — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Ancient History and Latin — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Classical Archaeology and Greek — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Classical Archaeology and Latin — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Classics and English Language — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Classics and Linguistics — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Greek Studies — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Scandinavian Studies and Classics — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

University of Glasgow

Celtic Studies MA (Hons) — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History/Celtic Civilisation — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History/Celtic Studies — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History/French — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History/English Literature — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History/Politics — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History/Italian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/Central & East European Studies — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/Classics — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/English Language — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/English Literature — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/Geography — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/Psychology — HESA classifies this as psychology, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/Mathematics — HESA classifies this as mathematical sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/italian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/Philosophy — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/Scottish History — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/Scottish Literature — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/Theology & Religious Studies — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Celtic Civilisation/Social & Public Policy — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Central & East European Studies/Classics — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics/Computing Science — HESA classifies this as computing, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics/English Literature — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics/French — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics/Geography — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Classics/Mathematics — HESA classifies this as mathematical sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics/Italian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics/Politics — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics/Psychology — HESA classifies this as psychology, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics/Russian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics/Sociology — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics/Social & Public Policy — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Gaelic/Celtic Civilisation — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Greek/Politics — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Greek/Social & Public Policy — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Greek/Spanish — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Latin/Business & Management — HESA classifies this as business and management, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Latin/Mathematics — HESA classifies this as mathematical sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Latin/Social & Public Policy — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Latin/Scottish Literature — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Latin/Spanish — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

University of Leeds

BA Classics — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Classical Literature and English BA — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

University of Manchester

BA Classics & Ancient History — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

University of Oxford

BA Classics & English — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

BA Classics & Modern Languages — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

Beginners' Modern Greek and Linguistics — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Beginners' Modern Greek and Czech (with Slovak) — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Beginners' Modern Greek — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Beginners' Czech (with Slovak) — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Beginners' Italian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Beginners' Portuguese — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Czech (with Slovak) — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and German — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and French — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Portuguese — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Modern Greek — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Italian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Spanish — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics II and English — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Russian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Modern Greek and Arabic — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Modern Greek and Beginners German — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Modern Greek and Beginners' Russian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Modern Greek and Czech (with Slovak) — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Modern Greek and Hebrew — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Modern Greek and Linguistics — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Modern Greek and Turkish — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Modern Greek and Persian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Modern Greek and Beginners' Czech (with Slovak) — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Modern Greek and Beginners' Italian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

University of Sheffield— not in this table at all

BA Classics — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

University of St Andrews

Ancient History - International Relations — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History and Comparative Literature — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History and English — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History and Economics — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History and French — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History and German — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History and Italian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History and Mathematics — HESA classifies this as mathematical sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History and Social Anthropology — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History and Persian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Ancient History and Spanish — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classical Studies and Persian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Comparative Literature — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and French — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and English — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Italian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Management — HESA classifies this as business and management, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Persian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Social Anthropology — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Classics and Spanish — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Greek and Social Anthropology — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Greek and Persian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Greek and Spanish — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Greek and Hebrew — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Latin and Mathematics — HESA classifies this as mathematical sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Latin and Persian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Latin and Russian — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Latin and Social Anthropology — HESA classifies this as social sciences, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Latin and Spanish — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

University of Warwick

Classics and English BA — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

Italian and Classics BA — HESA classifies this as language and area studies, so it is measured against that subject rather than this one.

University of York— not in this table at all

BA Classics — we have not yet matched this course to its official record.

A university missing from every list above is not ranked last — it is not ranked. Either we do not list it, or it has no Classics course in the official data at all. An absence means "we do not know", never "it is weak".

Not published: Other — not a discipline — a browsing bucket with no subject classification behind it, so there is nothing coherent to rank its courses against. We would rather leave a subject out than band it on too little.

Who decided this order?

We did, out of eight published government measures with every weight shown — and none of them is a survey of opinion. The next tab has all of it: what each measure contributes, what we deliberately left out, where the order stops being something the data can support, and the source and year of every figure.

Sources: Discover Uni (on_2026_09_29_12_31_32), the Longitudinal Education Outcomes dataset, Graduate Outcomes, the National Student Survey, and REF 2021. Snapshot on_2026_09_29_12_31_32-c6abef4e77df, computed 2026-10-05. Each source publishes annually or less often, so these tables change when a release lands and not otherwise.