The Complete University Guide has released its annual ratings of the best UK universities for computer science studies.

Cambridge, Imperial College London, Oxford, St Andrews and Bristol universities take the first five slots. The latter is the big mover among the elite, having shot up from eighth spot to fifth since the 2016 survey. Last year's number five, Durham University, has dipped to seventh.

Cambridge has the toughest admission standards, while St Andrews has the most-satisfied students and also comes out on top with a perfect score of 100 for “graduate prospects,” the guide's measure of how likely you are to get a job once you graduate. University College London comes in at sixth overall but tops the chart for research quality.

The complete table can be found here, but we don't think you should give it too much credence because we've always been told University offers experiences beyond burying one's head in the books.

To recognise that important piece of wisdom, The Reg went in search of Which?'s most recent survey of the top unis for nightlife. And once we found the data, we did a little mashery to produce the following list of the universities at which you can carouse and code, and come away satisfied on both fronts.

Rank University Comments 1 Manchester Shooting up the charts from 16th to 12th in the Guide, plus a Which? assessment that “Whatever your music taste, you will find a club or venue to cater for you” makes a Mancunian education an option for those seeking study/life balance. 2 Strathclyde Students appreciate this university's nicely short staggering distances between venues. Combine its big jump in the ratings from 28th to 17th and spending some years north of Hadrian's Wall starts to make sense. 3 Newcastle A respectable 18th place from the guide and student feedback that life on the Tyne is “cheap!” sounds like a fine way to ensure you emerge from university a rounded person. 4 Liverpool John Moores Students praised Liverpool's many after-hours options, but a nasty dip in the guide's rankings from 56th to 64th may mean you're better off elsewhere. 5 Glasgow Caledonian The guide tells us that Glasgow Caledonian jumped 12 spots to a ranking of 70th, a position that is still low on the list of Britain’s 102 CompSci schools but it apparently has excellent bars.

Our mashup is entirely unreliable, so feel free to share your own suggestions for the best institutions of higher learning at which to learn about logic and life. ®