The Guardian newspaper has published its annual University Guide - with St Andrews University taking second spot overall, just behind Oxford.
The guide ranks the universities overall, as well as by course, using a series of metrics.
There are eight different scores, which are combined into an overall total out of 100.
The scores include what percentage of students are happy with their teaching and general feedback to the annual National Student Survey.
Researchers also looked at the student-to-staff ratio, how much universities spend on teaching each student, whether students’ academic performance improves at university (compared to their school exam results), how likely they are to finish their course, and how many sudents get graduate jobs 15 months after graduating.
Here are the 10 UK universities that performed best when it came to medicine - one of the most competitive courses to get into.
9. Swansea
The best place to study medicine in Wales - and the ninth best place in the UK - is the University of Swansea. It had the lowest percentage of student positive feedback from the top 10, with 68.1 per cent, but still scored a total of 79.4 points. | Google Maps
10. Dundee
The third and final Scottish university to make the top 10, according to the Guardian research, is the University of Dundee, in at number 10 with 78.5 points. It had the highest dropout rate, although a healthy 97.1 per cent of students still went on to complete the course. | Contributed
11. South Wales
The best place to study law in Wales - and the eighth best in the UK - is the University of South Wales, spread across a number of campuses, including one in Cardiff. It earned a score of 85.6, although it had the highest dropout rate, with 86.3 per cent of students finishing the course. | Google Maps