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Best Universities in United Kingdom 2027

A consensus ranking of 94 universities in United Kingdom, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our global rankings by country coverage (Europe).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#
University
QS 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
University of Oxford · Oxford
4
1
6
4
99.7
2
University of Cambridge · Cambridge
6
5
4
5
99.7
3
University College London · London
8
17
14
7
99.2
4
Imperial College London · London
2
8
26
11
99.1
5
University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh
35
29
37
39
97.8
6
King's College London · London
37
38
61
36
97.1
7
University of Manchester · Manchester
40
56
46
68
96.8
8
University of Glasgow · Glasgow
80
84
101-150
62
94.7
9
University of Bristol · Bristol
57
·
98
105
94
10
University of Nottingham · Nottingham
97
·
101-150
153
92.5
11
The University of Warwick · Coventry
68
·
101-150
182
92.5
12
University of Birmingham · Birmingham
68
·
151-200
94
92.3
13
University of Liverpool
139
143
101-150
137
92.2
14
University of Leeds · Leeds
77
118
151-200
133
92.1
15
The London School of Economics and Political Science
62
52
151-200
234
91.9
16
University of Southampton · Southampton
111
129
151-200
118
91.8
17
The University of Sheffield · Sheffield
82
·
151-200
166
90.8
18
University of Exeter
136
·
151-200
127
90.6
19
Queen Mary University of London
103
·
201-300
94
90
20
Newcastle University
149
144
201-300
170
89.2
21
Durham University · Durham
85
175
201-300
292
88.1
22
Cardiff University
179
225
201-300
192
87.5
23
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
·
·
201-300
118
87
24
University of York
158
·
201-300
302
85.6
25
University of Sussex
273
225
201-300
259
85.5
26
University of Aberdeen
288
225
201-300
371
83.9
27
Lancaster University
164
·
301-400
267
82.8
28
University of Leicester
314
·
301-400
166
82
29
University of St Andrews · St Andrews
115
·
301-400
403
81.3
30
Queen's University Belfast
174
·
301-400
·
80.6
31
University of Surrey
246
225
401-500
326
80
32
University of Reading
196
225
401-500
385
79.9
33
University of Bath
125
275
401-500
403
79.9
34
University of East Anglia
381
275
301-400
423
79
35
University of Dundee
447
325
301-400
399
77.8
36
SOAS University of London
458
450
·
·
77.3
37
Aston University
416
450
·
594
75.7
38
University of Essex
438
325
401-500
628
72.6
39
University of Kent
415
450
401-500
618
71.4
40
City St George’s, University of London
361
325
701-800
319
69.9
41
University of Strathclyde
230
375
701-800
427
69.6
42
Swansea University
322
325
701-800
427
69.1
43
Brunel University London
353
450
601-700
525
68.4
44
Loughborough University
203
325
801-900
521
66.9
45
Bournemouth University
801
450
·
797
65.9
46
University of the West of Scotland
·
700
·
·
65
47
SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College)
·
700
·
·
65
48
University of Huddersfield
521
550
·
1041
64.8
49
Bangor University
567
550
501-600
·
64.7
50
Keele University
801
550
·
822
63.8
51
UWE Bristol (University of the West of England)
761
700
·
·
63.5
52
University of Bradford
497
550
·
1151
63.4
53
Heriot-Watt University
325
450
701-800
937
61.1
54
Edinburgh Napier University
801
700
·
841
61
55
Liverpool John Moores University
851
550
601-700
533
60.8
56
Birkbeck, University of London
354
325
801-900
884
60.4
57
Coventry University
581
700
·
1144
59.6
58
Oxford Brookes University
411
900
·
1117
59.5
59
University of Stirling
560
550
701-800
775
58.9
60
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)
1001
700
·
772
58.8
61
Manchester Metropolitan University
600
700
601-700
·
58.3
62
University of Lincoln
701
700
·
1111
58.1
63
London Metropolitan University
1001
700
·
·
57.5
64
Royal Holloway, University of London
485
450
801-900
913
56.9
65
University of Hull
575
550
801-900
727
56.8
66
Nottingham Trent University
639
700
801-900
525
56.7
67
University of Portsmouth
662
450
901-1000
558
56.6
68
De Montfort University
851
700
·
1060
56.5
69
University of Plymouth
691
550
701-800
·
55.9
70
Aberystwyth University
801
700
·
1164
55.6
71
Goldsmiths, University of London
701
550
·
1419
55.5
72
University of Brighton
901
700
·
1084
55.2
73
Middlesex University
901
550
·
1238
55.2
74
London South Bank University
901
700
·
1171
53.8
75
Northumbria University
·
450
701-800
·
53.7
76
Ulster University
595
700
801-900
891
52.6
77
Robert Gordon University
1001
900
·
·
52.5
78
University of Greenwich
791
700
701-800
937
52.1
79
University of Hertfordshire
851
700
801-900
897
49.4
80
University of Salford
1001
900
·
1162
49
81
Kingston University
686
900
·
1534
48
82
Glasgow Caledonian University
1001
900
·
1309
46.5
83
The Royal Veterinary College
·
550
801-900
·
46.2
84
Teesside University
·
700
·
1484
45.4
85
Sheffield Hallam University
1001
900
·
1393
45.1
86
University of Derby
1201
700
·
1489
43.5
87
Leeds Beckett University
1001
900
·
1512
43.1
88
University of Westminster
851
900
·
1687
42.7
89
Birmingham City University
1001
900
·
1545
42.6
90
University of Wolverhampton
1001
900
·
1667
40.5
91
The Open University
·
900
901-1000
891
40.1
92
Cranfield University
·
·
801-900
817
39.5
93
University of Central Lancashire
1001
·
901-1000
1514
28
94
University of Roehampton
·
900
·
2083
25.4

About United Kingdom higher education

The United Kingdom has one of the oldest and most prestigious university systems, with Oxford and Cambridge dating back over 800 years. UK universities are known for their intensive, specialised degree programs (typically 3-year undergraduate) and world-leading research output. The Russell Group represents 24 leading research universities.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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