UK universities are some of the best in the world, producing many successful people over the years. Universities are also great centres for research, responsible for making scientific breakthroughs - the first computer was even created at Manchester University!
But which UK university produces the highest earners? We’ve taken the average salaries of graduates from each university and ranked them so you can find out where your university sits when it comes to alumni earnings.
| Location | University | Average Salary |
| London | Imperial College London | £29,000 |
| London | London School of Economics & Political Science | £28,500 |
| London | Royal Veterinary College | £27,400 |
| Cambridge | University of Cambridge | £26,500 |
| London | St George’s, University of London | £26,000 |
| London | King’s College London | £25,000 |
| Loughborough | Loughborough University | £25,000 |
| Bath | University of Bath | £25,000 |
| Oxford | University of Oxford | £25,000 |
| Warwick | University of Warwick | £24,900 |
| London | City University London | £24,000 |
| London | University College London | £24,000 |
| Bristol | University of Bristol | £23,600 |
| Durham | Durham University | £23,500 |
| London | Queen Mary University of London | £23,000 |
| Surrey | University of Surrey | £23,000 |
| London | Brunel University London | £22,000 |
| Newcastle | Newcastle University | £22,000 |
| Twickenham | St Mary’s University, Twickenham | £22,000 |
| Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | £22,000 |
| Birmingham | University of Birmingham | £22,000 |
| Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | £22,000 |
| Glasgow | University of Glasgow | £22,000 |
| Nottingham | University of Nottingham | £22,000 |
| Southampton | University of Southampton | £22,000 |
| St Andrews | University of St Andrews | £22,000 |
| Glasgow | University of Strathclyde | £22,000 |
| London | SOAS London | £21,800 |
| Dundee | University of Dundee | £21,800 |
| Stirling | University of Stirling | £21,800 |
| London | London South Bank University | £21,700 |
| Exeter | University of Exeter | £21,700 |
| Liverpool | University of Liverpool | £21,700 |
| Manchester | University of Manchester | £21,600 |
| Sheffield | University of Sheffield | £21,600 |
| Lincoln | Bishop Grosseteste University | £21,500 |
| Cardiff | Cardiff University | £21,500 |
| Brighton | University of Brighton | £21,500 |
| Reading | University of Reading | £21,500 |
| Birmingham | Aston University | £21,000 |
| Birmingham | Birmingham City University | £21,000 |
| Bournemouth | Bournemouth University | £21,000 |
| Bristol | Bristol University West of England | £21,000 |
| Coventry | Coventry University | £21,000 |
| Ormskirk | Edge Hill University | £21,000 |
| Glasgow | Glasgow Caledonian University | £21,000 |
| Newport | Harper Adams University | £21,000 |
| Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University | £21,000 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | Keele University | £21,000 |
| Lancaster | Lancaster University | £21,000 |
| Leeds | Leeds Trinity University | £21,000 |
| London | Middlesex University | £21,000 |
| Oxford | Oxford Brookes University | £21,000 |
| Plymouth | Plymouth University | £21,000 |
| Aberdeen | Robert Gordon University | £21,000 |
| Lancaster & Carlisle | University of Cumbria | £21,000 |
| Hatfield | University of Hertfordshire | £21,000 |
| Ipswich | University of Suffolk | £21,000 |
| London | University of West London | £21,000 |
| Leeds | University of Leeds | £20,900 |
| London | Kingston University | £20,800 |
| Cirencester | Royal Agricultural University | £20,700 |
| Buckingham | University of Buckingham | £20,700 |
| London | University of Greenwich | £20,500 |
| York | York University | £20,400 |
| Leicester | University of Leicester | £20,200 |
| Canterbury | Canterbury Christ Church University | £20,000 |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Napier University | £20,000 |
| London | London Metropolitan University | £20,000 |
| Newcastle | Northumbria University | £20,000 |
| Nottingham | Nottingham Trent University | £20,000 |
| Belfast | Queen’s University Belfast | £20,000 |
| London | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama | £20,000 |
| London | Royal Holloway | £20,000 |
| Sheffield | Sheffield Hallam University | £20,000 |
| Swansea | Swansea University | £20,000 |
| Norwich | University of East Anglia | £20,000 |
| Hull | University of Hull | £20,000 |
| Canterbury | University of Kent | £20,000 |
| Portsmouth | University of Portsmouth | £20,000 |
| London | University of Roehampton | £20,000 |
| Brighton | University of Sussex | £20,000 |
| Paisley | University of the West of Scotland | £20,000 |
| Westminster | University of Westminster | £20,000 |
| Winchester | University of Winchester | £20,000 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool John Moores University | £19,200 |
| Birmingham | Newman University | £19,200 |
| Dundee | Abertay University | £19,000 |
| High Wycombe | Buckinghamshire New University | £19,000 |
| Leicester | De Montfort University | £19,000 |
| Edinburgh | Queen Margaret University | £19,000 |
| Essex | University of Essex | £19,000 |
| London | Courtauld Institute of Art | £18,800 |
| Northampton | University of Northampton | £18,500 |
| Manchester | University of Salford | £18,400 |
| Derby | University of Derby | £18,300 |
| London | Goldsmiths University | £18,200 |
| Manchester | Manchester Metropolitan University | £18,200 |
| London | University of East London | £18,100 |
| Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth University | £18,000 |
| Cambridge | Anglia Ruskin University | £18,000 |
| Bournemouth | Arts University Bournemouth | £18,000 |
| Bangor | Bangor University | £18,000 |
| London | Birkbeck, University of London | £18,000 |
| Cardiff | Cardiff Metropolitan University | £18,000 |
| London | Central Saint Martins University of the Arts | £18,000 |
| Huddersfield | Huddersfield University | £18,000 |
| Leeds | Leeds Beckett University | £18,000 |
| London | London College of Fashion | £18,000 |
| Southampton | Southampton Solent University | £18,000 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Staffordshire University | £18,000 |
| Middlesbrough | Teesside University | £18,000 |
| Northern Ireland | Ulster University | £18,000 |
| Farnham | University For The Creative Arts | £18,000 |
| Bradford | University of Bradford | £18,000 |
| Preston | University of Central Lancashire | £18,000 |
| Chester | University of Chester | £18,000 |
| Chichester | University of Chichester | £18,000 |
| Gloucestershire | University of Gloucestershire | £18,000 |
| Lincoln | University of Lincoln | £18,000 |
| South Wales (Multi Location) | University of South Wales | £18,000 |
| Plymouth | University of St Mark & St John | £18,000 |
| Worcester | Worcester University | £18,000 |
| York | York St John University | £18,000 |
| Birmingham | University College Birmingham | £17,900 |
| Writtle | Writtle University College | £17,500 |
| Luton | University of Bedfordshire | £17,000 |
| Sunderland | University of Sunderland | £17,000 |
| Inverness | University of the Highlands and Islands | £17,000 |
| Bath | Bath Spa University | £16,700 |
| Norwich | Norwich University of the Arts | £16,400 |
| Falmouth | Falmouth University | £16,000 |
| Wrexham | Glyndwr University Wrexham | £16,000 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool Hope University | £16,000 |
| Bolton | University of Bolton | £16,000 |
| Wolverhampton | University of Wolverhampton | £16,000 |
| South West Wales | University of Wales Trinity Saint David | £15,600 |
We then wanted to split it down into each of the university groups:
The 1994 Group
| Location | University | Average Salary |
| Loughborough | Loughborough University | £25,000 |
| Bath | University of Bath | £25,000 |
| Warwick | University of Warwick | £24,900 |
| Durham | Durham University | £23,500 |
| Surrey | University of Surrey | £23,000 |
| St Andrews | University of St Andrews | £22,000 |
| London | SOAS London | £21,800 |
| Reading | University of Reading | £21,500 |
| Lancaster | Lancaster University | £21,000 |
| York | York University | £20,400 |
| Leicester | University of Leicester | £20,200 |
| London | Royal Holloway | £20,000 |
| Norwich | University of East Anglia | £20,000 |
| Brighton | University of Sussex | £20,000 |
| Essex | University of Essex | £19,000 |
| London | Goldsmiths University | £18,200 |
| London | Birkbeck, University of London | £18,000 |
Red Brick
| Location | University | Average Salary |
| Bristol | University of Bristol | £23,600 |
| Birmingham | University of Birmingham | £22,000 |
| Liverpool | University of Liverpool | £21,700 |
| Manchester | University of Manchester | £21,600 |
| Sheffield | University of Sheffield | £21,600 |
| Leeds | University of Leeds | £20,900 |
Million+
| Location | University | Average Salary |
| London | London South Bank University | £21,700 |
| Lancaster & Carlisle | University of Cumbria | £21,000 |
| Leeds | Leeds Trinity University | £21,000 |
| London | Middlesex University | £21,000 |
| London | University of West London | £21,000 |
| Canterbury | Canterbury Christ Church University | £20,000 |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Napier University | £20,000 |
| London | London Metropolitan University | £20,000 |
| Paisley | University of the West of Scotland | £20,000 |
| Dundee | Abertay University | £19,000 |
| London | University of East London | £18,100 |
| Cambridge | Anglia Ruskin University | £18,000 |
| Southampton | Southampton Solent University | £18,000 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Staffordshire University | £18,000 |
| Luton | University of Bedfordshire | £17,000 |
| Inverness | University of the Highlands and Islands | £17,000 |
| Sunderland | University of Sunderland | £17,000 |
| Bath | Bath Spa University | £16,700 |
| Bolton | University of Bolton | £16,000 |
Russell Group
| Location | University | Average Salary |
| London | Imperial College London | £29,000 |
| London | London School of Economics & Political Science | £28,500 |
| Cambridge | University of Cambridge | £26,500 |
| London | King’s College London | £25,000 |
| Oxford | University of Oxford | £25,000 |
| Warwick | University of Warwick | £24,900 |
| London | University College London | £24,000 |
| Bristol | University of Bristol | £23,600 |
| Durham | Durham University | £23,500 |
| London | Queen Mary University of London | £23,000 |
| Birmingham | University of Birmingham | £22,000 |
| Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | £22,000 |
| Glasgow | University of Glasgow | £22,000 |
| Newcastle | Newcastle University | £22,000 |
| Nottingham | University of Nottingham | £22,000 |
| Southampton | University of Southampton | £22,000 |
| Exeter | University of Exeter | £21,700 |
| Liverpool | University of Liverpool | £21,700 |
| Manchester | University of Manchester | £21,600 |
| Sheffield | University of Sheffield | £21,600 |
| Cardiff | Cardiff University | £21,500 |
| Leeds | University of Leeds | £20,900 |
| York | York University | £20,400 |
| Belfast | Queen’s University Belfast | £20,000 |
Sources:
http://university.which.co.uk/ https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/universities/ https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Types_of_University http://www.millionplus.ac.uk/who-we-are/members http://russellgroup.ac.uk/about/our-universities/
