10 September 2024
The Daily Mail University Guide has ranked the University of Reading as the best university in the UK to study both Business, and Architecture, Building and Planning.
The number one positions in both subject areas have been calculated by the latest Daily Mail University Guide, using scores that combine measures of good job prospects, teaching excellence, student support and student experience in those subject areas.
Overall, the University of Reading was ranked at 42 from 119 universities in the UK.
Reading is ranked as the top university to study Business out of 84 UK universities that offer it as a subject, and the best for Architecture, Building and Planning from 43 institutions.
Other notable subject-level success includes:
Professor Parveen Yaqoob, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading, said: “Studying at Reading gives our students and graduates the skills and experiences to thrive. We take our long-term commitments seriously, putting environmental sustainability at the heart of our mission.
“Whether you study business, arts, science or social science, we put your future, and all our futures, first.”
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