Is Manchester Met a good university?

At Manchester Met you’ll find a student experience as individual as you are. We’ve been awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and named the 10th best university in the UK and 6th for course quality by Uni Compare (2025). 

You’ll join a diverse and welcoming student community in the heart of Manchester, the UK’s third best student city (QS Best Student Cities 2023).

  • Undergraduate fashion design student sketching a design on paper

    Study experience

    The opportunities and support we'll provide to help you succeed at university.

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  • A ceramics tutor talking to students about making a pot

    An outstanding place to learn

    What does overall Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023 mean? Find out more about the top-rated study experience you can look forward to.

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  • Manchester Met student outside offices in the city

    Career support

    Whether your next step is academic or professional, you can kick start your career with Manchester Met.

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93%
of our former students are either in employment or further education
Graduate Outcomes survey 2020/21
93%
of our former students are either in employment or further education
Graduate Outcomes survey 2020/21
I was blown away by all the facilities and by passionate tutors who want to share their wealth of knowledge and experience.
Tom Ibbott
BA (Hons) Primary Education
I was blown away by all the facilities and by passionate tutors who want to share their wealth of knowledge and experience.
Tom Ibbott
BA (Hons) Primary Education
Group of students walking past Aflecks Palace, Manchester

Discover Manchester

It's official - the QS Best Student Cities 2024 ranks Manchester as the third-best student city in the UK. Here, you can meet all kinds of like-minded people, make friends for life, and enjoy a whole catalogue of unforgettable experiences.
Guy Garvey
One of the things I love most about Manchester is this fresh influx of big brains every year, always around the time the summer is turning cold. I’ve written countless poems about the Manchester student body arriving.
Guy Garvey, Visiting Professor