As published in The Guardian University Guide 2016 on Monday, the University of Kent is now ranked 16th out of 119 UK universities, its highest league table position to date with a rise of four places.
The Departments of Modern Languages and English Language & Linguistics, are assessed under the category Modern Languages and Linguistics. Modern Languages and Linguistics was within the UK top 20, ranked at 15th in the UK overall. The subject area scored particularly well for course satisfaction, ranking 3rd in the UK.
The Guardian‘s league table ranks higher education institutions in Britain using a complex algorithm that takes in data from a variety of sources, including the National Student Survey, and a set of metrics including staff/student ratios, expenditure, entry scores and career prospects, among others.
The full Modern Languages and Linguistics rankings may be found here:
www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2015/may/25/university-league-tables-2016#S370