De Montfort University is a public institution that places a strong emphasis on career-building skills and has been featured in the best 1000 universities in the world according to well-known ranking agencies. It has been among the top 25 universities in the UK with the best employment rates and has been named as one of the best young universities in the world by the influential Times New Higher Magazine and also has an overall score of 4.2 stars according to student reviews on study portals.

De Montfort University is also among the Top 10 popular universities in the UK for home and EU students.

De Montfort University Ranking Highlights

  • #1174 in Best Global Universities
  • #458 in Best Global Universities in Europe
  • #77 in Best Global Universities in the United Kingdom

De Montfort University Global Rankings

QS - World University Rankings

De Montfort University ranks in between 800-1000th position as mentioned in QS World Rankings, 2021. QS World follows a set pattern of ranking criteria which is as under:

Metric Points Score
International Students 90.9
International Faculty 61.6

US News & World Report

US News ranks institutions from different countries using the 13 indicators that assess the global and regional reputation of the University along with its academic performance. These indicators help the students assess the university better and explore their higher education options. De Montfort University has been ranked #1174 in Best Global Universities.

Following is a breakup of the University’s performance on the basis of indicators specified by Global University Rankings US News & World Report:

Ranking Indicators De Montfort University Rankings Weight
Global Score 31.5 -
Global Research Reputation #1134 12.5%
Regional research reputation #546 12.5%
Publications #1515 10%
Books #354 2.5%
Conferences #1009 2.5%
Normalized citation impact #609 10%
Total citations #1302 7.5%
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited #1219 12.5%
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited #580 10%
International collaboration - relative to the country #1337 5%
International collaboration - relative to the country #695 5%
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited #1084 5%
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited #601 5%

Times Higher Education Ranking

Times Higher Education has ranked De Montfort University #601-800 in Rankings, 2021. It uses the following parameters for ranking purposes-

Parameters Score
Teaching 17.1
Research 13.8
Citations 53.6
Industry Income 33.5
International Outlook 81

Comparison of De Montfort University World Rankings 2021 with few renowned universities by QS.

University QS Rankings
University of Leicester #242
University of Hertfordshire #801-1000
Coventry University #541-550
Nottingham Trent University #751-800
University of Bedfordshire #801
De Montfort University #701-750

De Montfort University Ranking in UK

De Montfort University has been ranked #77 Best Global Universities in the United Kingdom and has outperformed many other universities in the United Kingdom such as:

  • Goldsmiths University London: #78
  • University of Bradford: #79
  • University of Westminster: #80
  • Sheffield Hallam University: #81
  • University of Huddersfield: #82
  • University of Greenwich: #83
  • Kingston University: #86

Subject-Specific Rankings

Times Higher Education

Subject wise ranking for the De Montfort University as ranked by Times Higher Education is as follows:

Subject Ranking
Clinical, Pre Clinical & Health 601+
Engineering & Technology 251-300
Physical Sciences 601+
Business & Economics 301-400
Computer Science 201-250

The world ranking 800-1000th for De Montfort University has remained the same for two consecutive years 2020 and 2021 which shows a stable graph for the university and makes it prosperous for the students to pursue their higher education. It has a good overall score of international students which makes it a good place for international students to pursue their studies.

The university has a high employment rate and is beneficial for the students needing urgent jobs and who are in urgent need of finances.