Located on a beautiful 560-acre parkland campus in North West England, Lancaster University offers the best of both worlds: a vibrant and busy campus set within the natural tranquillity of the Lancashire countryside.
We are a thriving community of international students, staff, alumni and partners; a truly global university with collaborations around the world and teaching partnerships in China, Germany, Ghana and Malaysia. Every year we welcome thousands of international students to Lancaster from over 120 different countries giving our community a broad cultural base and a vibrant make-up.
Highly ranked in the UK and globally recognised. Our students graduate with the skills, knowledge and experience to excel in the global market, joining our community of over 150,000 alumni around the world.
Lancaster University is ranked 10th in the UK by The Complete University Guide 2027
Lancaster University has been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
5 star internationally recognised
Lancaster University has been awarded 5 Stars for overall performance in the globally renowned QS World Ratings. The evaluation features 5 Stars rating for each category – teaching, employability, global engagement, research, facilities, subject ranking and environmental impact.
The QS Stars rating system assesses universities worldwide for best practices. Lancaster is one of only 16 UK institutions with an overall five-star rating, and one of 129 universities worldwide.
In the 2026 National Student Survey, students responded positively about their teaching and learning experience at Lancaster University.
94.6% of students said teaching staff were good at explaining things
91.3% rated learning resources positively
90.6% rated academic support positively.
Top 5
Lancaster City has been named among the best 5 places to live in the UK for under 35s (The Times 2026)
