Best universities for maths

Imperial College London comes top for maths, with a median salary of £40k 15 months after graduating and 96% of graduates in professional jobs. University of St Andrews, University of Warwick and Oxford University complete the top four.

64 unis ranked£31.5k typical early salary73% in graduate jobs

#1 for maths100

Imperial College London

Satisfaction89%better than 70% of maths unis
Stay on course93%better than 69% of maths unis
Graduate jobs96%better than 96% of maths unis
Early salary£40kbetter than 96% of maths unis

Half of students who started had more than 226 UCAS points, counting all their qualifications

Ranked 2 to 5

2University of St Andrews8992% satisfied, £38k salary
3University of Warwick8790% satisfied, £35.8k salary
4Oxford University8688% satisfied, £41.2k salary
5UCL8486% satisfied, £38.3k salary

Scores are out of 100 and relative to other unis offering maths. Data: Discover Uni, September 2026.

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Happiest studentsAberystwyth University97%positive about their course
Highest early salaryOxford University£41.2kmedian, 15 months after graduating
Best for graduate jobsUCL98%of working graduates in professional jobs
Best if you’re aiming below ABBAberystwyth University47/100half of starters had under 113 UCAS points

Full maths ranking

Tap a column to sort. Bars show where each uni sits between the lowest and highest for maths. ^* Ranked on fewer than five measures because some data isn’t published. ~ estimate = we couldn’t get the university’s own offer, so it’s estimated from similar courses. Check the course page.

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Region Fits my grades Placement year Year abroad Foundation year

	University
1	Imperial College London12 courses	AAA	100	89%	93%	96%	£40k	226
2	University of St Andrews40 courses	AAA+ others	89	92%	95%	90%	£38k	234
3	University of Warwick13 courses	A*AB+ others	87	90%	93%	87%	£35.8k	215
4	Oxford University4 courses	AAA+ others	86	88%	98%	83%	£41.2k	226
5	UCL21 courses	AAA+ others	84	86%	92%	98%	£38.3k	190
6	London School of Economics and Political Science9 courses	A*AA	78	88%	96%	88%	£38.5k	184
7	Durham University6 courses	AAA	76	90%	92%	85%	£35k	204
8	University of Bath19 courses	AAA+ others	64	86%	92%	86%	£33k	196
9	University of Bristol18 courses	AAA+ others	63	87%	94%	84%	£32.5k	179
10	Lancaster University40 courses	AAA+ others	58	91%	94%	77%	£31k	161
11	University of Cambridge^*1 course	AAA	56	86%	97%	–	–	225
12	University of Birmingham17 courses	AAA+ others	55	90%	92%	79%	£31k	152
13	University of Exeter13 courses	AAA–AAB	52	84%	93%	82%	£34k	162
14	Loughborough University23 courses	AAA–A*AB+ others	50	87%	95%	78%	£31k	154
15	University of Lancashire^*2 courses	120 UCAS points	48	95%	100%	–	–	152
16	Aberystwyth University^*26 courses	ABB–BBB+ others	47	97%	87%	75%	–	113
17	University of Kent (Part of London and South East University Group)8 courses	ABB+ others	43	92%	95%	71%	£32k	105
18	University of Portsmouth^*4 courses	BBB–BBC	43	92%	88%	–	–	104
19	University of Manchester18 courses	A*AA+ others	42	84%	90%	79%	£31k	171
20	University of Edinburgh16 courses	AAA–AAB+ others	42	80%	93%	80%	£35k	213
21	University of Sheffield6 courses	AAA	41	87%	91%	82%	£28k	162
22	University of Lincoln12 courses	BBC–BCC+ others	41	90%	93%	80%	£30k	116
23	University of Strathclyde14 courses	BBB+ others	40	92%	83%	65%	£31k	203
24	King's College London10 courses	A*AA+ others	40	85%	89%	76%	£32.2k	167
25	Keele University10 courses	BBB+ others	36	90%	92%	72%	£30k	110
26	London Metropolitan University^*2 courses	CCE+ others	35	93%	87%	–	–	68
27	University of Glasgow40 courses	AAB–BBB+ others	34	84%	87%	76%	£31.4k	207
28	University of Chester^*2 courses	BBC–BCC	33	87%	85%	–	–	123
29	Aston University4 courses	ABB	32	88%	86%	90%	£28k	117
30	Manchester Metropolitan University2 courses	BBC	32	87%	92%	70%	£31.5k	102
31	University of Hertfordshire^*4 courses	112 UCAS points+ others	30	90%	60%	–	–	135
32	University of Reading8 courses	ABC+ others	30	89%	90%	62%	£30k	123
33	Heriot-Watt University16 courses	BBB+ others	30	86%	82%	72%	£32.3k	198
34	University of Essex13 courses	~ABB–BBCestimate	30	90%	82%	65%	£32k	116
35	Royal Holloway, University of London13 courses	ABB–ABC+ others	28	86%	94%	70%	£29k	122
36	University of Southampton17 courses	AAA+ others	28	80%	94%	73%	£33k	157
36	University of Nottingham9 courses	A*AA–AAA+ others	28	82%	93%	68%	£34k	154
38	Queen's University Belfast14 courses	A*BB–AAB	27	83%	94%	61%	£32.5k	169
39	University of Northumbria at Newcastle^*5 courses	96–112 UCAS points	27	88%	82%	–	–	91
40	University of York19 courses	AAA+ others	27	80%	95%	74%	£31.5k	149
41	University of Plymouth^*7 courses	112 UCAS points	24	84%	95%	65%	–	90
42	Newcastle University9 courses	AAB	24	85%	90%	69%	£28.7k	137
43	Liverpool Hope University^*1 course	~BBB–BBCestimate	24	82%	90%	–	–	91
44	Cardiff University17 courses	AAB–BBB+ others	24	81%	91%	75%	£31k	129
45	Brunel University of London^*12 courses	ABB	24	86%	84%	67%	–	106
46	University of Sussex^*11 courses	ABB+ others	22	84%	75%	–	–	124
47	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group)4 courses	~BBB–BBCestimate	20	89%	88%	55%	£31k	84
48	University of East Anglia14 courses	AAB+ others	19	86%	79%	71%	£29k	124
49	Swansea University23 courses	ABB–BBC	18	88%	86%	55%	£28.5k	116
50	University of Hull^*3 courses	BBC	18	78%	85%	–	–	107
51	University of Leeds14 courses	AAA–AAB+ others	18	80%	85%	70%	£32k	155
52	University of Liverpool22 courses	ABB+ others	17	86%	92%	61%	£28k	137
53	University of Aberdeen^*16 courses	BBC	16	83%	77%	55%	–	185
54	City St George's, University of London11 courses	ABB+ others	15	84%	83%	45%	£35k	102
55	University of Surrey22 courses	AAB–ABB+ others	15	89%	76%	65%	£25.5k	124
56	Liverpool John Moores University6 courses	BBC	14	93%	74%	67%	£24k	108
57	Queen Mary University of London29 courses	ABB	14	81%	84%	71%	£32k	135
58	University of Dundee11 courses	–	12	88%	63%	73%	£30k	156
59	University of Leicester11 courses	ABB+ others	11	78%	82%	73%	£32k	118
60	Sheffield Hallam University^*3 courses	BBC+ others	10	68%	75%	75%	–	104
61	UWE, Bristol1 course	112 UCAS points	9	84%	90%	50%	£27k	116
62	University of Stirling^*11 courses	BBB+ others	9	78%	76%	75%	–	173
63	Nottingham Trent University23 courses	~BBB–BBCestimate	4	87%	81%	60%	£26.5k	95
64	University of Derby^*1 course	BBB	0	73%	60%	–	–	96

What maths graduates earn

Typical (median) earnings for maths graduates, across the universities we rank.

£31.5kAfter 15 months
£30kAfter 3 years
£38.5kAfter 5 years

Highest earnings five years after graduating

Imperial College London£68k
University of Cambridge£63.5k
London School of Economics and Political Science£61k
Oxford University£59.7k
UCL£56.1k

The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure. Pay also depends on where people live. Compare earnings across all subjects or see what you’d repay on your student loan.

What the measures mean

Student satisfaction: Average share of final-year students answering positively across the seven themes of the National Student Survey: teaching, learning opportunities, assessment, support, organisation, resources and student voice.
Stay on course: Share of students still studying or having qualified a year after starting. Lower numbers mean more people drop out.
Graduate-level jobs: Of graduates in work 15 months after finishing, the share in professional or managerial roles.
Salary after 15 months: Median salary of graduates in full-time work in the UK, 15 months after finishing.
Entry points (median): The middle UCAS tariff score of students who started: half had more, half had less. It counts all their qualifications (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels, music grades and so on), so it usually sits above the published offer, especially at selective universities. It shows how competitive entry is. Always check the real offer on the university’s course page.

See exactly how the overall score is calculated

Not ranked yet

These offer maths but don’t yet have enough published data to rank fairly, often because the course is new or small.

University of Brighton, Coventry University, Richmond, The American International University in London, University of West London, University of Sunderland, Birkbeck, University of London, University of London, University of the West of Scotland, Ulster University, Edge Hill University