Four recently published international ranking tables reveal that UK higher education institutions remain among the best across the world, along with US universities. The survey was carried out by The Times Higher
Education, Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, U.S. News, and Quacquarelli Symonds.

The Times Higher Education Report reveals that UK universities have continued their outstanding performance worldwide by appearing 16 times in the list. In this report, the 1st place in the ranking was attributed to Oxford University. Cambridge University occupies 5th place.

The Shanghai Index ranked Cambridge University on its podium (3rd) and Oxford University not far behind (7th) while Kings College London ranks 35th.

In Quacquarelli Symonds’s table, Oxford University is ranked 2nd and Cambridge 3rd. They are followed by Swiss universities (Zurich being 8th and Lausanne 14th).

Similarly to previous years, there is no EU-based university except Sciences et Lettres (Paris) which is ranked 44th while UK universities are ranked much higher: Imperial College London (7th), University College London (8th), Edinburgh (16th), Manchester (26th), and Kings College London (35th).

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Author: Sebastien Meuwissen