Lancaster University

Receive a degree from a top UK university Globally ranked.

By studying at Lancaster University Leipzig, you will receive a degree from an internationally acclaimed UK university while studying on a European campus.

Lancaster University is among the best in the UK. A top 15 university in the three major UK league tables, the university is also highly ranked in international league tables such as the QS World Rankings.

Rankings

• Top 10 in the Complete University Guide 2026
• Top 15 in major UK league tables. Has been ranked in the Top 15 for over 15 years in three major UK league tables – The Complete University Guide, The Guardian University Guide and The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide
• 157th out of more than 1,000 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2026
• Awarded 5 Stars for performance in the prestigious QS World Ratings (2025-2028). The evaluation features 5 Star ratings for each category – teaching, facilities, subject rankings, employability, good governance, environmental impact, research, innovation and knowledge transfer and global engagement.

Lancaster University’s operation in Leipzig has been approved by the Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts.

Passionate About Research

Lancaster is a research-intensive university, with 91% of our research is independently rated as ‘internationally excellent’ or ‘world-leading’ in the UK Government’s Research Excellence Framework (REF, 2021).

Interdisciplinary Research

Discover what drives Lancaster University researchers and what they love about working at the University.