Submitted by D. Mason on Wed, 17/05/2023 - 19:41
The University of Cambridge has been named the best UK university for politics in the 2023 Guardian league table.
With a perfect score of 100, Cambridge scored the highest among universities ranked on a wide variety of criteria including student satisfaction, staff numbers, spending and career prospects.
Here are the results for Cambridge politics:
| Guardian score/100 | Student to staff ratio | Spend per student/10 | Average entry tariff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 11.5 | 10 | 205 |
| Value added score/10 | Career after 15 months | Continuation |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 93 | 99.5 |
This score reflects the University's ongoing commitment to the highest quality teaching, wide ranging research, dynamic student life and unique opportunities available for students within politics. The subject of politics is centred around the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), which includes ten Centres focussing on both geographical and discipline based teaching and world leading research.
POLIS offers two routes for undergraduates to study politics at Cambridge - the Human, Social and Political Sciences course and the History and Politics course, in addition to thirteen postgraduate courses, either directly within the Department of Politics and International Studies or within one of our specialist Centres. Our work is inherently multidisciplinary and we have close links with many other departments including History, Sociology, Psychology, Law, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and Social Anthropology, allowing our students to access a diverse range of subjects and to explore individual interests.
Being ranked among the best in the world allows us to attract the most outstanding students and faculty and to create an atmosphere of excellence in learning and research. Nearly 600 undergraduates and more than 350 graduate students from over 30 countries are currently enrolled in programmes at POLIS, creating a vibrant community in an exceptional environment in which to learn and examine all aspects of the political discipline.