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Welcome to the University of Exeter

Education for a Positive Future

Your degree, your direction. With flexible ways to shape your studies, including our new Minors: Future Skills Pathways our undergraduate courses are designed to prepare for your future.

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Research

University of Exeter ranked among the world’s top 150 universities

The latest QS World University Rankings place us 136 globally, rising 19 places and our highest ranking to date, reflecting the strength and impact of our research and teaching. Our work is making a measurable difference in building a more positive future.

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Find a University of Exeter expert

Explore how our research and partnerships tackle pressing global challenges. Find your next collaborator among our experts.

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Impact

Top 20 in the world for our progress towards delivering the UN SDGs.

Our commitment to a Greener, Healthier and Fairer Future has been recognised in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026, where we are named one of the top 20 institutions for our progress towards delivering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We achieved our strongest performance in SDG12, Responsible Consumption and Production, ranking 2nd globally.

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Top 150 in the world1

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Top 15 in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 and the Complete University Guide 2027

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Exeter graduates in the UK’s top 15 for most targeted by leading employers2

1136th in the QS World University Rankings 2027 2 The Graduate Market in 2026 report by High Fliers Research,
3Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026

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Education

Exeter hailed University of the Year for its outstanding support for social mobility.

Exeter has been named ‘University of the Year’ at the prestigious national Social Mobility Awards celebrating outstanding support for social mobility.

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Exeter’s ‘solid gold’ standard for teaching excellence amongst best in the UK.

The University is amongst an elite group of Higher Education institutions to be recognised as consistently providing outstanding teaching, learning and student outcomes to secure the ‘Gold Overall’ standard in the TEF assessment.

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