Where it ranks in the Unifresher Rankings 2027, what it’s really like to study there, and what halls and living costs look like.
Warwick is a big campus university on the southern edge of Coventry, about three miles from the city centre. The name confuses a lot of people: it's not in the town of Warwick. First years live on campus, in halls a walk from lectures, the Students' Union, the sports centre and Warwick Arts Centre.
After first year, most students move to Leamington Spa, Kenilworth or Coventry and travel in by bus. It's a Russell Group university with around 28,000 students, a hard-working reputation and lots of societies. Campus rooms start at £128 a week for 2026/27, but en-suites cost £189–£255.
Known for
The University of Warwick is 37th out of 124 UK universities in the Unifresher Rankings 2027, with an overall score of 52.1, above the UK median of 48.5. Our rankings are built around the student experience, combining employability, freshers experience, happiness, nightlife, sustainability, inclusion, innovation and societies. That means big research names don’t automatically top the table. See how we score universities.
Marker shows the UK median across all ranked universities.
| Rank | University | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | University of Southampton | 52.6 |
| 36 | University of Surrey | 52.5 |
| 37 | University of Warwick | 52.1 |
| 38 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 52 |
| 39 | University of Sheffield | 52 |
Each award ranks all 124 universities on one part of student life. Click through for the full table.
8th of 124 · Value Score 72.6
11th of 124 · Employability Score 43.8
12th of 124 · Balance Score 56.4
16th of 122 · Careers Score 41.7
30th of 124 · Affordability Score 63.2
31st of 124 · Innovation Score 62
46th of 124 · Freshers Score 58.8
47th of 124 · Social Score 52.7
51st of 124 · Inclusion Score 63.2
58th of 124 · Sustainability Score 53.5
64th of 124 · Nightlife Score 48.4
65th of 124 · Societies Score 48.7
76th of 124 · Wellbeing Score 48.9
76th of 123 · Happiness Score 44.2
101st of 124 · Safety Score 26.4
Coventry as a student city
Ranked 51st of 72 UK university cities in our Best University Cities 2027 ranking, with a score of 47.2.
The University of Warwick appears in 34 of our subject league tables. Here’s where it places in each, best first.
| Subject | Rank | Table size | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 13th | of 54 | 120 |
| Performing Arts | 9th | of 37 | 100 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 19th | of 77 | 150 |
| Business and Management | 29th | of 114 | 185 |
| Civil Engineering | 15th | of 58 | 120 |
| Economics | 22nd | of 85 | 149 |
| Statistics | 7th | of 27 | 75 |
| Biochemistry | 16th | of 60 | 128 |
| Neuroscience | 7th | of 26 | 76 |
| Data Science | 14th | of 50 | 109 |
| Subject | Rank | Table size | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 29th | of 102 | 167 |
| Drama, Theatre and Performance | 19th | of 60 | 120 |
| Film Production | 28th | of 87 | 161 |
| PPE | 10th | of 31 | 79 |
| Law | 33rd | of 97 | 147 |
| Criminology | 33rd | of 94 | 155 |
| Physics | 16th | of 45 | 101 |
| Psychology | 39th | of 108 | 154 |
| Linguistics | 10th | of 27 | 63 |
| Sociology | 32nd | of 86 | 146 |
| Teaching | 30th | of 79 | 139 |
| Electrical Engineering | 26th | of 67 | 119 |
| Biomedical Science | 38th | of 93 | 134 |
| History | 32nd | of 76 | 123 |
| Mathematics | 28th | of 61 | 107 |
| English Language and Literature | 25th | of 54 | 99 |
| Chemistry | 21st | of 44 | 90 |
| Finance 2026 table | 5th | of 10 | – |
| Engineering (General) | 15th | of 30 | 66 |
| Politics | 40th | of 78 | 113 |
| Media and Communication | 44th | of 79 | 115 |
| Classics | 12th | of 20 | 56 |
| Cyber Security | 35th | of 58 | 90 |
| Teacher Training 2026 table | 10th | of 10 | – |
Subject tables compare universities on graduate earnings, student satisfaction, teaching quality and academic support. Scores aren’t comparable between subjects.
Warwick SU, in the middle of campus, runs the clubs, societies, bars and club nights, plus advice and support. Warwick Arts Centre brings cinema, theatre, comedy and music to campus, and there's a large sports centre too. Because first years all live on campus, social life is concentrated there in your first year. From second year, many students move to Leamington Spa, which has its own student bars and nights out. Coventry city centre is about three miles away for bigger shopping and gigs.
University halls cost £128–£255 per week (2026/27 first-year undergraduate campus rooms, mostly 40-week contracts) (2026/27 prices).
First-year accommodation guarantee
New full-time first-year undergraduates are guaranteed an offer of university-allocated accommodation (on campus or with a partnership provider off campus) if they submit their accommodation application online by 18 August 2026 and hold an unconditional firm offer at Warwick by 18 August 2026, whether Warwick was originally their firm or insurance choice. Campus rooms are allocated by a computer ballot after 18 August that matches students to one of their seven preferences. Application date doesn't affect the ballot.
| Hall | Area | Rooms | From | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rootes | Central campus | shared bathroom | £128/wk | The cheapest option: small standard rooms £128 and standard rooms £130 a week (£5,120–£5,200 for 40 weeks). |
| Tocil | Central campus | shared bathroom | £136/wk | 574 rooms. Kitchens shared by up to 12 students; bathrooms shared between four. |
| Cryfield Standard | Cryfield Village | shared bathroom | £142/wk | 253 rooms in Cryfield Village, on the edge of campus. |
| Claycroft | Central campus | shared en-suite (two students per bathroom) | £189/wk | 679 rooms; each bathroom is shared by just two students. £7,560 for 40 weeks. |
| Heronbank | Lakeside Village | en-suite | £207/wk | 701 rooms around courtyard gardens. £8,280 for 40 weeks. |
| Jack Martin | Central campus | en-suite | £222/wk | 425 en-suite rooms, centrally located. |
| Arthur Vick | Central campus | en-suite | £253/wk | 396 en-suite rooms in the middle of campus. |
| Bluebell | Central campus | en-suite | £255/wk | The most expensive first-year option: 505 rooms with kitchens shared by up to 8. £10,200 for 40 weeks. |
Prices are the university’s published weekly starting prices and can change. Always check the official accommodation site before applying.
The classic Warwick second-year town: Regency streets, lots of student houses, bars and nights out. A bus ride from campus.
A smaller, quieter and leafier town close to campus.
Closest to campus and often cheaper, with easy buses. Earlsdon has good pubs and cafés.
Top tip
Apply online before 18 August. Applying earlier doesn't improve your chances, because everyone who meets the conditions goes into the same ballot. You pick seven preferences. Around 65% of campus rooms are en-suite and demand for them is high, so only list shared-bathroom halls you'd be happy with. Anyone not placed on campus gets a room with a partnership provider off campus. For later years, the university points students to Warwick Studentpad.
Campus rents for 2026/27 run from £128 a week (Rootes) to £255 (Bluebell), and around two-thirds of campus rooms are en-suite at £189 or more. All campus halls are self-catered, so budget for food too. The university's living-costs page doesn't publish a weekly estimate; it points students to its online budget calculator instead. Coventry and Leamington rents are generally lower than in the South East.
Getting around
Campus is about three miles from Coventry city centre. Regular buses link campus with Coventry, Leamington Spa and Kenilworth, which is how most second and third years get in. Canley and Coventry stations are the nearest railway stations. Coventry has fast trains to Birmingham and London.
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The University of Warwick is 37th out of 124 UK universities in the Unifresher Rankings 2027, with an overall score of 52.1. Its strongest results are for value for money (8th), employability (11th), work-life balance (12th).
No. Despite the name, the campus is on the southern edge of Coventry, about three miles from the city centre and on the border with Warwickshire. The historic town of Warwick is a few miles further south.
Yes, if you apply online by 18 August and hold an unconditional firm offer by then (even if Warwick was your insurance choice). You're guaranteed an offer of university-allocated accommodation, which could be on campus or with a partner provider off campus.
For 2026/27, first-year campus rooms cost from £128 a week (Rootes, shared bathroom) to £255 a week (Bluebell, en-suite), mostly on 40-week contracts. All campus halls are self-catered.
By a computer ballot after 18 August. You list seven preferences, and the date you applied doesn't matter. About 65% of campus rooms are en-suite and demand often exceeds supply, so you could end up in a shared-bathroom hall.
Most move off campus to Leamington Spa, Kenilworth or parts of Coventry such as Canley and Earlsdon, and get the bus in. Leamington is the best-known student town.
Yes. Warwick is one of the 24 Russell Group research-intensive universities.
About this guide. Rankings data comes from the Unifresher Rankings 2027 (methodology). Facts, hall prices and costs come from the university and official sources listed below. Last updated 23 October 2026.
