Top Universities in the UK by Rankings

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Updated On 22 May 2023 & Read Time 4 minutes

Overview

Explore top Universities in UK that offer quality education, specialised degrees, and industry exposure to ensure a fruitful employment journey after graduation. The benefit of studying at top universities is that the degrees provided by these universities are globally accepted and highly valued. Further, in this article, you can take a look at UK universities ranked by Times Higher Education Ranking UK, QS World ranking and ARWU rankings.

Table of Contents

Overview
Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings
Universities Comparison by Rankings
The Sunday Times Rankings
Conclusion

Times Higher Education (THE)

THE is an annual publication of university rankings which includes global rankings of universities based on areas like subject and reputation. Have a look at the Times Higher Education UK University Rankings 2023:

Universities	THE World University Rankings 2023
University of Oxford	1
University of Cambridge	3
Imperial College London	10
University College London	22
University of Edinburgh	29
King’s College London	35
London School of Economics and Political Science	37
University of Manchester	54
University of Bristol	76
University of Glasgow	82

Universities Comparison by Rankings

As you are making the most significant decision of your life, you should make it wisely. To help you pick the best university, we have done a comparative study of UK University Ranking, providing high-quality education. Go through the list given below and pick the university that best suits you:

UK University Rankings
Universities	QS Ranking 2023	THE Ranking 2022	ARWU Ranking 2022
University of Cambridge	2	5	4
University of Oxford	4	1	7
Imperial College London	6	12	23
University College London	8	18	18
University of Edinburgh	15	30	35
University of Manchester	28	50	38
King’s College London	37	35	48
London School of Economics and Political Science	56	27	101
University of Bristol	61	92	81
University of Warwick	64	78	101
University of Southampton	78	124	151
University of Glasgow	81	86	101
University of Leeds	86	127	151
University of Birmingham	91	105	101
Durham University	92	162	301
University of Sheffield	96	110	101
University of St Andrews	96	201	301
University of Nottingham	114	141	101
Newcastle University	122	146	201
Queen Mary University of London	125	117	201
Lancaster University	146	122	301
University of York	162	169	401
University of Exeter	163	143	101
Cardiff University	166	189	151
University of Bath	179	201	401

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The Sunday Times Rankings

The Sunday Times University Ranking 2023 was created on the basis of students' experiences, high-skilled jobs and course completion rates. To see the exact details, have a look at the table given below:

National Rank	Universities	2022 National student survey teaching quality (%)	2022 National student survey student experience (%)	Graduate prospects (% in high-skilled jobs or graduate-level study)	Completion rate (%)
1	University of Oxford	n/a	n/a	91.6	99
2	University of St Andrews	84	80.5	86.9	95.9
3	University of Cambridge	n/a	n/a	92.6	99
4	London School of Economics and Political Science	74.5	73.3	89.1	96.7
5	Imperial College London	74.9	77.2	95.2	97.9
6	Durham University	74.9	70.8	87.3	97.2
7	University College London	73.8	73.8	86.4	94.8
8	University of Bath	76.7	79.7	90.9	96.2
9	University of Warwick	77	75.1	86.3	95.6
10	University of Edinburgh	68.6	67	84.6	94.3
11	Loughborough University	75.7	79.2	85.4	93.4
12	Lancaster University	77.6	76.6	82.6	94.1
13	University of Exeter	75.3	75.5	83.8	94.9
14	University of Glasgow	73.3	71.7	81.4	89.9
15	University of Bristol	71.2	69	84.7	95.9
16	University of Southampton	75.4	74.1	80.7	93.3
17	University of York	75.9	73.6	82	93.9
18	University of Strathclyde	76.7	75.1	83.8	91.1
19	University of Aberdeen	79.4	78.6	79.9	89.9
20=	University of Birmingham	71.3	70.4	84.2	95.4
20=	University of Sheffield	76.3	75	80.1	93.1

Conclusion

To conclude, the aforementioned universities are, according to the UK University Ranking, institutions that will add value to your future. Studying at any of these universities will give you global exposure, quality education and other benefits; so that when you step out into the world you will be no less than anyone.

We hope we have cleared most of your doubts about the best universities in UK. If you have chosen to study in UK, we advise you to speak with our expert counsellors at Meridean Overseas Education Consultants (MOEC). If you cannot travel to the office, you can utilise our free online counselling service via the website. Our team of dedicated counsellors will provide you with the best guidance and support so you can enrol at top universities in UK. Please do not hesitate to contact us at application02@meridean.org or call us at 1800-1230-00011.