For 2020 "The Guardian" newspaper ranked Kent 65th in the UK, while "The Sunday Times" Good University Guide 2018 put Kent in 25th place, as does "The Independent's" Complete University Guide. QS places Kent 46th in the UK and 366th in the world, while Times Higher Education places it 44th in the UK and in the 301-350 group worldwide. In "The Sunday Times" 10-year (1998–2007) average ranking of British universities based on consistent league table performance, Kent was ranked 48th overall in the UK. In 2015, Kent ranked ahead of 10 Russell Group universities according to the ranking of The Complete University Guide. In research, both "The Guardian" and "The Times" newspapers rank Kent 29th, with The Independent rating the university 28th for its overall research activity in 2014.