TEF Year Four

The UK has a world-class higher education sector, with all universities and colleges quality assessed through robust systems. The TEF builds on this by identifying and rewarding excellence in undergraduate teaching and student outcomes, in addition to the high standards of academic quality already required.

Universities and colleges are awarded gold, silver or bronze, or a provisional rating (meaning they do not yet have enough data for a full award). Participation is currently voluntary.

These pages relate to the fourth year of TEF awards.

See all universities and colleges that currently hold an award

Award extensions

Year Four was the last TEF assessment exercise in its current form. The outcomes were published on 19 June 2019 and added to existing TEF awards. All TEF awards listed on this site are valid until 2021.

There is an independent review of the TEF currently underway. We expect to publish details about the future TEF exercise following the conclusion of this review.

What is the TEF?

Find out more about the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework

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