Why? Would think that it's underrated, along with many other 'city' universities e.g. Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Sheffield. Also because I'm going there after missing my offer.
I think the most overrated university, in the universe, has to be UCL.
It even overrates itself by having tonnes of vacancies this year - but doesn't make them available on clearing, only adjustment. Why, except for their own ego, they have this policy I don't know - the extraordinarily rude woman on their 'admissions hotline' couldn't give me any valid reason except for 'because it's UCL', despite me clearly meeting the offer for one of their courses. People call Oxbridge elitist - they don't know about UCL!
Shows how it has zero academic substance whatsoever and is simply an 'institution' with a nice building and 3 letters and people have the illusion that by simply having those 3 letters on their CV, will instantly give them a 'City' job, despite the appalling rent and student satisfaction situation currently.
I wish I had done more research before making them my insurance choice.