Bournemouth University is a globally recognized International University located in the town of Bournemouth, United Kingdom. BU offers more than 150 undergraduate courses while over 100 masters and doctoral degrees.

Bournemouth University has been recognized with a silver award by Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), 2017 for Quality Teaching. BU has also improved its position in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021 from 94th previous year to 68th this year out of total of 135 institutions.

Global Rankings of Bournemouth University

The Global rankings of Bournemouth University by some reputed Ranking Agencies are tabulated below:

Ranking Agency Rank, 2021
Times Higher Education #401-500
QS World University Ranking #751-800
US News and World Report #904

Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2021

Bournemouth University ranked in Top 500 as per Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2021. The following table shows a Breakdown of scores by Times Higher Education:

Parameters Score Weights
Teaching 33.5 30%
Research 20.3 30%
Citations 67.3 30%
Industry Income 33.6 7.5%
International Outlook 79.8 2.5%
Overall score 39.8–43.5 -

THE World Impact Rankings, 2020

Times Higher Education World Impact rankings shows the contribution of various Universities towards the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Bournemouth University ranked #90th in THE World Impact Rankings, 2020.

Some more impact rankings of 2020 are mentioned below:

  • Peace, justice and strong institution - #110-200
  • Climate action - #34
  • Responsible consumption and production - #10
  • Sustainable cities and communities - #101-200
  • Affordable and clean energy - #68
  • Gender equality #77

THE Young University Rankings 2020

As per Times Higher Education Young University Rankings, 2020, Bournemouth University ranked #95 in the world among universities under 50 years old.

QS World University Ranking, 2021

Bournemouth University ranked in Top 800 (#751-800) as per QS World University ranking 2021.

QS Top 50 Under 50, 2021

This ranking was first published in 2012, the QS Top 50 Under 50 ranks various global universities which are not more than 50 years old.

Bournemouth University has been placed in the top 150 with the rank #101-150 by QS Top 50 Under 50, 2021.

Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), 2020-21

Center for World University Ranking (CWUR) ranks several Universities based on based on various key parameters such as quality of education, employment of alumni, quality of faculty, and research performance.

As per the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), 2020-21 Bournemouth University ranked #1247 in World.

US News and World Report Ranking 2021

Bournemouth University has been placed at rank #904 in Best Global Universities while ranked #365 in best global universities in Europe by US News and World Report ranking, 2021.

The key parameters used by US News and World Report to calculate overall global rankings of Universities are tabulated below:

Ranking Indicators Ranks Weights
Global research reputation #997 12.5%
Regional research reputation #490 12.5%
Publications #1240 10%
Books #292 2.5%
Conferences #1033 2.5%
Normalized citation impact #488 10%
Total citations #1034 7.5%
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited #1038 12.5%
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited #630 10%
International collaboration - relative to country #1070 5%
International collaboration #518 5%
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited #965 5%
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited #613 5%

Bournemouth University has received a Global score of 38.6 by US News.

Bournemouth University National Ranking

The National ranking of Bournemouth University by some recognized ranking agencies are mentioned in the table below:

Ranking Agencies National rank 2021
Times Higher Education #49
QS Top University Ranking #65
US News and World Report ranking #63
Complete University Guide #86

As per the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), 2020-21 Bournemouth University has been placed at rank #70 in the United Kingdom.

As per Guardian University Guide 2021, Bournemouth University has improved its position by rising 17 places from #73 last year to #56 in 2021.

Bournemouth University Subject-Specific Rankings

Times Higher Education Subject-wise Ranking 2021,

  • Top 200 – Business and Economics
  • Top 400 – psychology and Social science
  • Top 600 – Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health, Life Sciences, and Computer Science

QS World University Ranking by subject, 2021

  • Top 10 - Hospitality & Leisure Management
  • Top 200 – Archaeology

US News and World Report Ranking by Subject, 2021

  • Top 300 - Social Sciences and Public Health (#251)

Guardian University Guide ranking by Subject 2021

  • As per Guardian University Guide 2021, Bournemouth University ranked #9 out of 57 in Journalism, Publishing, and Public Relations while ranked #10 out of 72 in Hospitality, Events Management and Tourism in the United Kingdom.
  • Bournemouth University has also been placed at rank #14 out of 28 institutions and ranked #19 out of 73 in Design and Craft in the UK.