Our Certifications
Awards & Certifications
Keele University is one of the UK’s top universities, offering excellence in teaching,
research and student experience.
- One of the Top 10 UK Universities for student satisfaction in 14 disciplines (National Student Survey 2025)
- Gold Award in the Teaching Excellence Framework (2017 & 2023)
- 80% of Keele’s research was classified as world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)
- #1 University in the UK, as voted by the students themselves (Student Crowd University Awards 2022)
- Global Sustainability Institution of the Year (Green Gown Awards International 2021)
- No.1 University in England for Forensic Science (Complete University Guide 2027)
- Top 10 in England for English Literature [National Student Survey (broad-based universities) 2026]
- No.1 in UK for Graduate Prospects Outcomes( Complete University Guide 2027)
- Keele Business School was named “Higher Education Provider of the Year” at the Midlands Education Awards 2026.
- Faculty of Law: Top 100 Worldwide for International Perspective (THE World University Subject Rankings 2023)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: Top 5 Schools of Medicine in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2025)
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences: Top 300 Worldwide (THE World University Subject Rankings 2022)
