The University Sunshine Rankings

Discover who Radiates Excellence in the University Sunshine Rankings!

The rankings are based on two key metrics: average annual sunshine (source: Met Office, nearest climate station), and the number of the letters S, U and N in the university's name. These metrics are weighted 99% and 1% towards the final ranking. The rankings are based on main campus postcodes only.

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The University Sunshine Rankings

Rank	University	Average annual sunshine (hrs)	S, U & N
1	THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER	1920.8	4
2	UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON	1887.9	4
3	UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH	1792.2	5
4	ARTS UNIVERSITY BOURNEMOUTH, THE	1766.7	7
5	BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY	1766.7	6
6	UNIVERSITY OF ST MARK & ST JOHN	1730.1	6
7	PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY	1730.1	4
8	UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SUFFOLK LTD	1707.7	7
9	SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY	1689.3	8
10	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON	1689.3	6
11	CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY	1683.3	7
12	UNIVERSITY OF KENT	1683.3	4
13	UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX	1681.5	5
14	ST. GEORGE'S, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON	1653.3	7
15	ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY, TWICKENHAM	1653.3	6
15	UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON	1653.3	6
17	ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY	1653.3	4
18	UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL	1651.4	3
19	BRUNEL UNIVERSITY	1632.6	5
20	ROYAL HOLLOWAY COLLEGE AND BEDFORD NEW COLLEGE	1632.6	2
21	UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL	1627	7
22	UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL	1627	4
23	NORWICH UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS	1610.5	5
24	FALMOUTH UNIVERSITY	1607.9	4
25	UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX	1602.9	7
26	BISHOP GROSSETESTE UNIVERSITY	1598.3	7
27	UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN	1598.3	5
28	ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY	1598.2	7
29	WRITTLE COLLEGE	1598.2	0
30	UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA	1592.6	5
31	KINGSTON UNIVERSITY	1591.6	6
32	UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE	1585.3	4
32	UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE	1585.3	4
34	OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY	1577.9	4
35	UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD	1577.9	3
36	LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY	1573.6	5
36	LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY	1573.6	5
36	NORTHERN SCHOOL OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE	1573.6	5
36	YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY	1573.6	5
40	UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS	1573.6	4
41	LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC	1573.6	3
41	UNIVERSITY OF YORK	1573.6	3
43	LEEDS COLLEGE OF ART	1573.6	1
44	UNIVERSITY FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS	1571.7	4
45	THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS	1566.5	5
45	LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY	1566.5	5
47	LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY	1566.5	3
47	EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY	1566.5	3
49	UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS	1564.3	6
50	UNIVERSITY OF SURREY	1564.2	5
51	UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER	1564	5
52	SWANSEA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY	1551.7	7
52	UNIVERSITY OF WALES: TRINITY SAINT DAVID	1551.7	7
54	SWANSEA UNIVERSITY	1551.7	6
55	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES/PRIFYSGOL DE CYMRU	1549.4	8
56	UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRIFYSGOL CYMRU	1549.4	6
57	ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA LIMITED	1549.4	4
57	CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY	1549.4	4
59	CARDIFF UNIVERSITY	1549.4	3
60	INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON	1540.4	10
61	LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL	1540.4	8
62	INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH: ROYAL CANCER HOSPITAL (THE)	1540.4	7
62	SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES	1540.4	7
62	LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & POLITICAL SCIENCE	1540.4	7
65	LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY	1540.4	6
65	THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER	1540.4	6
65	LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE	1540.4	6
65	SCHOOL OF PHARMACY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON(THE)	1540.4	6
65	UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, LONDON	1540.4	6
70	IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE	1540.4	5
70	UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON	1540.4	5
70	UNIVERSITY OF LONDON	1540.4	5
70	COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ART	1540.4	5
74	GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC & DRAMA	1540.4	4
74	THE ROYAL CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA	1540.4	4
74	MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY	1540.4	4
74	THE CONSERVATOIRE FOR DANCE AND DRAMA	1540.4	4
74	KING'S COLLEGE LONDON	1540.4	4
79	THE CITY UNIVERSITY	1540.4	3
80	ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC	1540.4	2
80	ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC	1540.4	2
82	THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE	1540.4	1
83	ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART(THE)	1540.4	0
83	HEYTHROP COLLEGE	1540.4	0
83	BIRKBECK COLLEGE	1540.4	0
86	UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER, THE	1536.9	4
87	UNIVERSITY OF READING	1522.9	4
88	NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY NEWCASTLE	1515	7
88	UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND	1515	7
90	NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY	1515	5
91	NEWMAN UNIVERSITY	1513.1	5
92	UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM	1513.1	4
92	UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM	1513.1	4
92	BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY	1513.1	4
95	UNIVERSITY OF EXETER	1513.1	3
96	UNIVERSITY OF HULL	1512.9	4
97	UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER	1507.3	5
98	UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE	1503.5	6
99	BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY	1499.6	7
100	UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON,THE	1498.9	5
101	UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE	1494.5	3
102	ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY	1493.2	5
103	BATH SPA UNIVERSITY	1492.7	4
104	UNIVERSITY OF BATH (THE)	1492.7	3
105	HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY	1478.3	4
106	THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM	1471.6	5
107	CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY	1471.6	4
107	OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)	1471.6	4
109	UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER	1453.7	4
110	UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM	1445.4	4
111	ASTON UNIVERSITY	1445.3	5
112	COVENTRY UNIVERSITY	1445.3	4
113	UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK	1445.3	3
114	SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY	1444.9	4
114	UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD	1444.9	4
116	BANGOR UNIVERSITY	1442.9	4
117	NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY	1440.1	6
118	UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, THE	1440.1	5
119	UNIVERSITY OF DERBY	1440.1	3
120	THE ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY	1435.7	4
120	UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN	1435.7	4
122	QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY, EDINBURGH	1426.6	7
123	EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY	1426.6	6
124	UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH	1426.6	5
125	SRUC	1426.6	2
126	UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE	1426.3	5
126	UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE	1426.3	5
128	LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY	1423.5	5
129	UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER	1423.5	4
129	DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY	1423.5	4
131	LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY	1410	8
131	TRINITY LABAN CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSIC AND DANCE LTD	1410	8
133	QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON	1410	7
134	UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON	1410	6
135	PRIFYSGOL ABERYSTWYTH	1417.1	2
136	RAVENSBOURNE	1410	4
136	UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH	1410	4
138	ROSE BRUFORD COLLEGE	1410	2
138	GOLDSMITHS' COLLEGE	1410	2
140	UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER	1407.3	5
141	THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA	1404.7	4
142	STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY	1382.9	5
143	UNIVERSITY OF KEELE	1382.9	3
144	MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY	1372.6	6
145	THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER	1372.6	5
146	ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC	1372.6	4
147	UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON	1364.3	4
148	TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY	1360	5
149	HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY	1342.7	3
150	UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD	1336.3	5
151	UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD	1336.3	3
152	UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE	1309.9	6
153	UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING	1280.4	5
154	UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND	1265	6
155	QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST	1246.9	7
156	STRANMILLIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE	1246.9	6
157	ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE	1246.9	5
158	UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS	1220.1	9
159	UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON	1212.4	4
159	UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD, THE	1212.4	4
161	GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY	1203.1	6
162	UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE	1203.1	4
162	UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW	1203.1	4
162	ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND	1203.1	4
165	GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART.	1203.1	2
166	GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY	1182.3	4