QS World University Rankings — 2026

QS World ranks ~1,500 universities globally using a blend of academic and employer reputation surveys, citations, faculty/student ratios, and international outlook.

88 UK universities in this world ranking · data refreshed 21 May 2026

Showing 88 universities

Rank	University	Score
TEF G · #2	Imperial College London	99.4
TEF G · #4	University of Oxford	97.9
TEF G · #6	University of Cambridge	97.2
TEF G · #9	UCL (University College London)	95.8
TEF S · #31	King's College London, University of London	88.3
TEF S · #34	The University of Edinburgh	87.2
TEF S · #35	University of Manchester	86.4
TEF B · #51	University of Bristol	82.5
TEF B · #56	London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London	80.5
TEF B · #74	University of Warwick	75.2
TEF B · #76	University of Birmingham	73.8
TEF B · #79	University of Glasgow	73.4
TEF B · #86	University of Leeds	72.0
TEF B · #87	University of Southampton	71.2
TEF B · #92	University of Sheffield	70.9
TEF B · #97	University of Nottingham	69.4
#113	University of St Andrews	66.4
#137	Newcastle University	63.9
#157	Lancaster University	61.4
#169	University of York	59.4
#181	Cardiff University	57.8
#225	Loughborough University	53.3
#278	University of Sussex	47.9
#292	Swansea University	46.2
#326	University of Leicester	42.9
#374	Oxford Brookes University	40.0
#524	University of Huddersfield	31.2
#550	Northumbria University, Newcastle	30.0
741-750	Aberystwyth University	—
=395	Aston University, Birmingham	38.1
=566	Bangor University	29.3
=388	Birkbeck, University of London	38.5
1001-1200	Birmingham City University	—
801-850	Bournemouth University	—
=385	Brunel University of London	39.1
1201-1400	Canterbury Christ Church University	—
=310	City (City St George's, University of London)	44.5
=558	Coventry University	29.5
801-850	De Montfort University	—
=94	Durham University	70.1
851-900	Edinburgh Napier University	—
1001-1200	Glasgow Caledonian University	—
711-720	Goldsmiths, University of London	—
1401+	Harper Adams University	—
=287	Heriot-Watt University	46.8
801-850	Keele University	—
=660	Kingston University	26.5
1001-1200	Leeds Beckett University	—
851-900	Liverpool John Moores University	—
1001-1200	London Metropolitan University	—

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How QS World University Rankings is calculated

QS weights academic reputation (~30%), employer reputation (~15%), citations per faculty, faculty/student ratio, international faculty/student ratios, employment outcomes, and sustainability.

Official methodology →