Key takeaways
- UK's booziest uni is Durham
- Students spent an average of £59.70 per month on alcohol last year.
21. Cambridge
We guess you guys were busy studying last year because Cambridge is the least booziest UK university on our list. University students here spent just £16.60 a month on drinking or the equivalent of 4.41 pints based on the average price per pint in the city! Cambridge might be intensive when it comes to studying, but there’s certainly less distraction as the most sober university in the UK. It’s also the least hardest partying uni in the UK – go figure!20. Southampton

19. Edinburgh

18. London

17. Oxford
In 2021, Oxford was the 6th booziest uni in the UK, where students were drinking around nine pints a month. Now, Oxford university students come in 17th place with alcohol expenditure averaging £36.20 at around nine pints. This is only 20p difference and around the same amount of alcohol. It just goest to show other unis have got much boozier!16. Coventry
Number 16 on our list of the booziest unis in the UK is Coventry. University students here spent £29.10 on alcohol per month on average. However, beers are cheaper in this city, at just £2.50 a pint. Meaning that students here managed to get more booze for their buck, with the average equating to 11.6 pints a month, or just under 3 a week.15. Bristol

14. Canterbury
Students at Canterbury spent £52 on drinking in 2023, that’s £20 higher than in 2021. It works out at over 15 pints a month. Seems fine to us? Hopefully these are coming in after assignments or who knows what lectures are going to be marking! Canterbury university students drink more than the average when looking just at expenditure. But they’re less than the average when we take into account the price of a pint, ranked in 14th place for 2023.13. Birmingham

12. Sheffield
Sheffield is next up spending £40.80 a month on alcohol which with low drink prices, equates to 15.69 pints a week. Pints in Sheffield are only £2.60, so uni students, you made a great choice by studying here!11. Manchester

10. Glasgow
Now we’re hitting the top 10 booziest unis of the UK. And in 10th place is Glasgow. It seems that you’re much more likely to party if you go to university in Glasgow compared to Edinburgh. Students here spent an average of £50.70 on booze. That’s just over 18 pints of beer a month, or four and a half a week. It doesn’t sound so bad when you put it like that?9. Leeds
Everyone loves a party, and that couldn’t be more true than at Leeds. With so many bars and clubs to choose from it’s no surprise that Leeds uni students spend, £50.70 on alcohol. That’s the same as Glasgow university students, but it works out at just under 19 pints due to slightly cheaper drink prices.8. Leicester

7. Cardiff

6. Newcastle
Go Newcastle! No dry January for you. Students in this UK city didn’t spend as much as other cities per month, but got more bang for their buck. Spending £38.60 a month – the exact same as in 2021 – Newcastle uni students managed to get 23 pints of beer (two more than in 2021). Erm, is the cost of living crisis not a thing in Newcastle then?5. York
Students in York spent £68.50 on average on alcohol in 2023. That’s 22.8 pints based on the average drink price of £3. Wow, that’s like drinking a pint for three weeks and having the last month to recover.4. Nottingham
We know students in Notts love a party and they averaged £69.80 in 2023. That’s just under 23 and a half pints (or a few too many bottles of Echo Falls). Nottingham is in 4th place of the booziest unis in the UK, which is pretty impressive!3. Exeter
Now down to the final three! The third booziest uni in the UK is Exeter – are you surprised? Actually, two years ago Exeter was the second. But even though they’re spending double the amount, students here aren’t drinking as much as two other unis. However, the monthly spending of £72.10 still gets them £24 pints, which is quite a large amount.2. Liverpool

1. Durham


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Aminah is a dedicated content expert and writer at Unifresher, bringing a unique blend of creativity and precision to her work. Her passion for crafting engaging content is complemented by a love for travelling, cooking, and exploring languages. With years spent living in cultural hubs like Barcelona, Sicily, and Rome, Aminah has gained a wealth of experiences that enrich her perspective. Now based back in her hometown of Manchester, she continues to immerse herself in the city's vibrant atmosphere. An enthusiastic Manchester United supporter, Aminah also enjoys delving into psychology and true crime in her spare time.
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