It’s the League Table of 2024 League Tables. But who is on top?

We’ve had quite a few distinctive league tables on the site in 2024. From US universities which should really be in the UK to giant deckchairs and from  top FOI requests to very tall university buildings there is a great deal of nonsense to enjoy. 

But which are the most viewed rankings of the year? Here’s a very special and almost festive ranking of rankings. 

10 Blasts from the Past: The all new Top 10 Ranking of UK University Museums

University museums are great. They provide facilities and opportunities to students, researchers and the wider public but are often under-appreciated. Time therefore for an all new ranking of the UK’s best university museums.

9 Ranking Regalia: New Top 10 of UK University Maces

With graduation season always happening somewhere you can bet that many universities will have their shiny regalia on show. But which institutions have the best bling? Who has the most magnificent mace? 

8 Utterly Fantastic – The 2025 Fictional Universities Ranking

The latest league table of totally made up institutions. Once again we have the most accurate, precise, data rich and exciting ranking of fictional institutions to present. Who could have guessed who would be top of the unreal pile?

7 The All New Top FOI Ranking

Whilst Freedom of Information requests remain a significant regulatory burden on universities there are always some entertaining ones to deal with. It’s therefore time for a new ranking of fave FOIs.

6 The Professor Boaty McBoatface League Table

Research vessels occupy a distinctive part of the higher education seascape. It was inevitable then that we would float an all new international ranking of research ships.

5 Full Service – Your Definitive UK University Motorway Services Ranking

The 2024 edition of this exciting and novel UK HE league table featuring universities which also happen to share a name with motorway service stations.

4 The University Ranking that can only get worse

One day it may be the only league table that matters – a ranking of UK universities by their height above sea level. This one caused some controversy when it first appeared and is no doubt even less relevant today.

3 Top of the Quads

Everyone loves a university quad. What could be more timely then than an exciting new ranking of the best UK university quads. Ever.

2 US universities which really should be in the UK

Some US institutions share their titles with UK locations which currently lack a university but might quite like one. A new top 10 of US universities which really should be warming up some HE cold spots in the UK

1 Rock around the clock: the 10 greatest university clock towers

Everyone loves a university clock tower. With their seemingly infinite variety of heights, styles, clock faces and chimes there is so much to enjoy in looking and listening to them and they can be a real centrepiece for a campus. In short, there’s nothing not to like. It’s a highly credible ranking of the best ever university clock towers.

That top 10 in full:

Bubbling under…

Just outside the top 10 we have The All New Uni Giant Deckchair Ranking, the World’s Tallest Unis and the All New HE Apiculture Ranking – better luck next year!