At Coventry University Group, we are constantly striving to deliver quality teaching and learning and the best experience for our students.
Our teaching, staff, facilities and student experience have all been recognised as some of the best in the sector and we continue to build our reputation as a modern university with an excellent global standing.
We are proud of the outstanding achievements that have been made across these areas and are delighted to have been recognised by various Higher Education awarding bodies and well-known university guides.
Highlights
Rated Gold Overall
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023
5 QS Stars Overall Rating
QS Stars University Ratings
Rated Gold for Student Experience
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023
No.1 in the UK for International Student Diversity
QS Europe University Rankings 2024
Rated Silver for Student Outcomes
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023
Ranked 14th Modern University in the UK
The Complete University Guide 2026
Ranked 59th in the UK
The Complete University Guide 2026
2:1 Class University for Environmental and Ethical Performance
People and Planet University League 2024/25
Ranked 42nd in the UK
Guardian University Guide 2025
Ranked 54th in the UK
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
Queen’s Award for Enterprise
International Trade 2022
Ranked in the Top 50% of UK Universities for Research Power
Times Higher Education analysis of REF 2021
Complete University Guide
Coventry University is ranked joint 59th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2025. The guide also ranks the university as the 14th Modern University in the UK. We are joint 18th for Student Satisfaction and joint 11th in UK for Student: Staff Ratio. We were also featured in the top 35 across the following subject areas:
- 6th for Health Studies
- 10th for Paramedic Science
- 14th for Nursing
- 15th for Building
- 17th for Information Technology and Systems
- 19th for Nursing & Midwifery
- 21st for Food Science
- 23rd for Manufacturing and Production Engineering
- 23th for Counselling, Psychotherapy & Occupational Therapy
- 29th for Tourism, Transport, Travel and Heritage Studies
- 34th for Forensic Science
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
Our teaching was rated Gold Overall in the latest TEF, confirming the excellence of the undergraduate teaching carried out at Coventry University Group.
The TEF assesses and rates universities and colleges on the quality of their teaching by looking at measures including student satisfaction, student retention rates and graduate employment levels. Its award ratings of Gold, Silver and Bronze are valid for four years. The TEF Gold awarded to Coventry University Group reflects that, as a higher education provider, we deliver consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for our students, and that the provision is amongst the highest quality found in the UK.
The TEF panel praised our “embedded outstanding teaching, feedback and assessment practices that are highly effective and tailored to supporting students’ learning, progression, and attainment.” They concluded that Coventry offers “outstanding quality provision for all groups of students and courses,” including those from underrepresented backgrounds.
Guardian University Guide
We have been in the top 50 universities in the UK in the Guardian University Guide since 2019, are ranked 6th in the Midlands, and ranked in the top 20 across sixteeen subject areas in the latest 2025 guide:
- 1st for Mental Health Nursing
- 3rd for Journalism
- 4th for Construction, Surveying and Planning
- 5th for Aerospace Engineering
- 6th for Media and Film Studies
- 7th for Paramedic Science
- 7th for Children’s Nursing
- 8th for Fashion and Textiles
- 10th for Midwifery
- 10th for Interior Design
- 11th for General Nursing
- 11th for Product Design
- Joint 11th for Physiotherapy
- 17th for Mechanical Engineering
- 19th Health Professions
QS Star ratings
Coventry University was awarded a 5 QS Stars Overall Rating, the maximum rating, across all of the categories we were assessed on.
We earned 5 QS Stars for Employability, emphasising the outstanding employability opportunities provided by Coventry University Group for its students, which are reflected by its impressive graduate employment or further study rate of 80 per cent.
We achieved 5 QS stars for Research, highlighting the world-leading research undertaken across the group. In addition, Coventry University Group gained a Specialist Criteria ranking of five stars for Programme Strength in Mental Health Nursing.
QS awarded a five star rating across the following areas:
- Overall
- Teaching
- Employability
- Facilities
- Global Engagement
- Innovation & Knowledge Transfer
- Online Learning
- Good Governance
- Environmental Impact
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide
Coventry University was ranked 54th in the UK in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025, ranking highly across student surveys, teaching, student experience and graduate prospects, and maintaining our status as a high-performing institution.
We are ranked in the top 30 across the following subject areas:
- 21st for Art and Design
- 21st for Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism
- Joint 5th for Information Systems and Management
- Joint 8th for Sport Science
- 10th for Drama, Dance and Cinematics
- Joint 14th for Nursing
- 15th for Building
National Student Survey (NSS)
In the National Student Survey 2025, Coventry University was ranked within the top 20 Modern universities for the theme:
• Teaching on my course (=17th)
We were ranked within the top 10 Midlands HEIs in 3 themes:
• Teaching on my course (=6th)
• Learning opportunities (=9th)
• Assessment and feedback (9th)
Lastly, regarding subject areas, we were ranked 1st out of all England HEIs for 11 subjects across various themes:
• Children’s Nursing – Assessment and feedback
• Creative Writing – Teaching on my course, Student voice
• English Studies (non-specific) – Student voice
• Geography (non-specific) – Teaching on my course, Learning opportunities, Assessment and feedback, Academic support
• Health Studies – Teaching on my course
• Information Systems – Teaching on my course
• Medical Technology – Academic support, Learning resources
• Music – Learning resources
• Politics – Organisation and management
• Publicity Studies – Assessment and feedback, Academic support, Organisation and management, Student voice
• Social Policy – Student voice
