The United Kingdom is known for its universities: British universities consistently rank first in international rankings. The finest institutions in the UK are also among the greatest in the world: the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge are consistently ranked first, with Imperial College, UCL, the University of Edinburgh, and the London School of Economics following closely after. It’s no surprise that the UK draws so many overseas students each year, given its outstanding academic reputation.

While studying in top universities in the UK is more expensive than anyplace else in Europe, it is almost surely a move that will help your academic or professional future, especially if you obtain a degree from one of the top-ranked universities.

Some of the TOP Universities names with rankings are given below:

University	QS Ranking 2022	THE Ranking 2022	ARWU Ranking 2022
University of Oxford	2	1	7
University of Cambridge	3	5	3
Imperial College London	7	12	25
University College London	8	18	17
University of Edinburgh	16	30	38
University of Manchester	27	50	35
King’s College London	35	35	47
London School of Economics and Political science	49	27	151
University of Warwick	61	78	101
University of Bristol	62	92	78
University of Glasgow	73	56	151
University of Southampton	77	124	154
Durham University	82	162	301
University of Birmingham	90	105	101
University of St.Andrews	91	201	301
University of Leeds	92	127	101
University of Sheffield	95	110	101
University of Nottingham	103	141	101
Queens Mary University of London	117	117	201
Lancaster University	132	122	301
Newcastle University	134	146	201
University of Exeter	149	143	151
Cardiff University	151	189	151
University of York	151	169	401
University of Bath	166	201	301
University of Liverpool	189	178	101
University of Reading	202	201	301
University of Aberdeen	205	158	201
Queen’s University Belfast	216	201	401
University of Sussex	226	151	151
Loughborough University	231	351	501
University of Leicester	236	185	301
Heroit-Watt University	270	501	801
University of Surrey	272	201	301
University of Strathclyde	302	401	401
University of East Anglia	307	182	201
University of Dundee	322	201	301
City, University of London	330	351	–
Birkbeck, University of London	332	351	–
Royal Holloway, University of London	334	351	801

How do University Rankings Work?

• The QS World University Rankings are one of the most widely used and cited rankings. The QS rating is mainly based on its academic survey, which polls thousands of academics across the world regarding university reputation.
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (also known as the THE Rankings) gather a variety of data. Through citations (the number of times a university’s research is cited elsewhere), equal weight is given to teaching quality, research excellence, and research impact.
• Shanghai Jiao TongUniversity’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (often abbreviated as ARWU) focuses on research output and quality, as evaluated by the number of published and referenced scientific articles and the number of employees or graduates who have won the Nobel Prize or Fields Medal.