For students starting university later this month, university is a diverse place with people from different backgrounds – making it a great opportunity to make new friends or even meet the love of your life!
With nearly a third of students finding love whilst at uni, The Knowledge Academy surveyed 3500 participants in the 30 top universities in the UK, revealing the best universities for falling in love and finding a life-long partner! 
The Knowledge Academy can reveal that the best university for students falling in love is the University of York, with over 63.3% of students admitting that they have met their romantic partner whilst studying there! According to the survey, 85.51% of relationships at University of York are short term (less than a year) , meaning that students here may focus more on the present rather than a long-term commitment.
Ranking second is the University of Manchester, where 61.7% of participants revealed they were in a romantic relationship whilst studying at university. Not only is this university popular for falling in love, but it was also found that around one in five (21%) of participants also ended up marrying their university partner.
University of Bristol ranks as the third best university to fall in love, with 57.4% of participants disclosing that they have been lucky in love at this university. Known for its quirky, creative and vibrant background through street art and music, participants reported that they had been engaged in both long and short-term relationships throughout their university life.
The likelihood of marrying a romantic partner from university is overall much lower statistically, with an average of only 12.17% revealing they married their university love.
Falling first place, Queen’s University Belfast has been found to be the best university for finding the right person to marry, with 21.5% of participants marrying their university love, the highest out of all 30 universities analysed.
Following closely behind, the University of Oxford ranks in second place with 21.1% of participants revealing that they married their university love. In third place is the University of Manchester with 20.87%. It is also the only university ranked both in the top three for finding a romantic partner and a marital partner, so it truly is the best for long-lasting love. Maybe it should claim the title of the new city of Love ?!?!.
The top 10 UK universities for falling in love
| Rank | University | Met a Romantic Partner at University (%) |
| 1 | University of York | 63.3% |
| 2 | University of Manchester | 61.7% |
| 3 | University of Bristol | 57.4% |
| 4 | University of Leeds | 57.0% |
| 5 | University of Southampton | 56.9% |
| 6 | University of Edinburgh | 56.5% |
| 7 | Durham University | 55.9% |
| = 8 | University of Oxford | 52.3% |
| = 8 | University of Liverpool | 52.3% |
| 10 | University of Cambridge | 48.4% |
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