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 <a href="/rankings/country/">global rankings by country</a> coverage (Europe).
| # | University | QS 2026 | 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 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 99.2 |
| 4 | Imperial College London · London | 2 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 99.1 |
| 5 | University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh | 34 | 29 | 37 | 39 | 97.8 |
| 6 | King's College London · London | 31 | 38 | 61 | 36 | 97.2 |
| 7 | University of Manchester · Manchester | 35 | 56 | 46 | 68 | 96.9 |
| 8 | University of Glasgow · Glasgow | 79 | 84 | 101-150 | 62 | 94.1 |
| 9 | University of Bristol · Bristol | 51 | · | 98 | 105 | 94.1 |
| 10 | University of Nottingham · Nottingham | 97 | · | 101-150 | 153 | 91.7 |
| 11 | University of Liverpool | 147 | 143 | 101-150 | 137 | 91.5 |
| 12 | The University of Warwick · Coventry | 74 | · | 101-150 | 182 | 91.5 |
| 13 | University of Southampton · Southampton | 87 | 129 | 151-200 | 118 | 91.4 |
| 14 | University of Leeds · Leeds | 86 | 118 | 151-200 | 133 | 91.4 |
| 15 | University of Birmingham · Birmingham | 76 | · | 151-200 | 94 | 91.3 |
| 16 | The London School of Economics and Political Science | 56 | 52 | 151-200 | 234 | 91.3 |
| 17 | The University of Sheffield · Sheffield | 92 | · | 151-200 | 166 | 89.9 |
| 18 | University of Exeter | 155 | · | 151-200 | 127 | 89.5 |
| 19 | Queen Mary University of London | 110 | · | 201-300 | 94 | 88.2 |
| 20 | Newcastle University | 137 | 144 | 201-300 | 170 | 88.1 |
| 21 | Durham University · Durham | 94 | 175 | 201-300 | 292 | 86.7 |
| 22 | Cardiff University | 181 | 225 | 201-300 | 192 | 86.3 |
| 23 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | · | · | 201-300 | 118 | 84.5 |
| 24 | University of Sussex | 278 | 225 | 201-300 | 259 | 84.2 |
| 25 | University of York | 169 | · | 201-300 | 302 | 83.8 |
| 26 | University of Aberdeen | 262 | 225 | 201-300 | 371 | 83 |
| 27 | Lancaster University | 157 | · | 301-400 | 267 | 81.3 |
| 28 | University of Leicester | 326 | · | 301-400 | 166 | 80.1 |
| 29 | University of St Andrews · St Andrews | 113 | · | 301-400 | 403 | 79.7 |
| 30 | University of Reading | 194 | 225 | 401-500 | 385 | 78.7 |
| 31 | University of Surrey | 262 | 225 | 401-500 | 326 | 78.6 |
| 32 | University of Bath | 132 | 275 | 401-500 | 403 | 78.6 |
| 33 | University of East Anglia | 381 | 275 | 301-400 | 423 | 77.8 |
| 34 | Queen's University Belfast | 199 | · | 301-400 | · | 77.5 |
| 35 | University of Dundee | 428 | 325 | 301-400 | 399 | 76.8 |
| 36 | SOAS University of London | 511 | 450 | · | · | 76 |
| 37 | Aston University | 395 | 450 | · | 594 | 76 |
| 38 | University of Essex | 456 | 325 | 401-500 | 628 | 71.1 |
| 39 | University of Kent | 397 | 450 | 401-500 | 618 | 70.4 |
| 40 | City St George’s, University of London | 310 | 325 | 701-800 | 319 | 69.3 |
| 41 | Swansea University | 292 | 325 | 701-800 | 427 | 68.2 |
| 42 | University of Strathclyde | 251 | 375 | 701-800 | 427 | 68.1 |
| 43 | Brunel University London | 385 | 450 | 601-700 | 525 | 66.7 |
| 44 | Bournemouth University | 801-850 | 450 | · | 797 | 65.5 |
| 45 | Loughborough University | 225 | 325 | 801-900 | 521 | 65.3 |
| 46 | University of Huddersfield | 524 | 550 | · | 1041 | 64.8 |
| 47 | UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) | 721-730 | 700 | · | · | 64.4 |
| 48 | Keele University | 801-850 | 550 | · | 822 | 63.4 |
| 49 | Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) | · | 700 | · | 772 | 63.2 |
| 50 | University of Bradford | 511 | 550 | · | 1151 | 63.1 |
| 51 | Bangor University | 566 | 550 | 501-600 | · | 63 |
| 52 | Heriot-Watt University | 287 | 450 | 701-800 | 937 | 60.3 |
| 53 | Oxford Brookes University | 374 | 900 | · | 1117 | 60.2 |
| 54 | Coventry University | 558 | 700 | · | 1144 | 60 |
| 55 | Edinburgh Napier University | 851-900 | 700 | · | 841 | 59.7 |
| 56 | Liverpool John Moores University | 851-900 | 550 | 601-700 | 533 | 59.3 |
| 57 | Birkbeck, University of London | 388 | 325 | 801-900 | 884 | 58.8 |
| 58 | University of Stirling | 517 | 550 | 701-800 | 775 | 58.2 |
| 59 | De Montfort University | 801-850 | 700 | · | 1060 | 56.9 |
| 60 | University of Brighton | 801-850 | 700 | · | 1084 | 56.5 |
| 61 | Aberystwyth University | 741-750 | 700 | · | 1164 | 56.5 |
| 62 | Middlesex University | 801-850 | 550 | · | 1238 | 56.4 |
| 63 | University of Hull | 526 | 550 | 801-900 | 727 | 56.2 |
| 64 | University of Lincoln | 801-850 | 700 | · | 1111 | 56.1 |
| 65 | Royal Holloway, University of London | 461 | 450 | 801-900 | 913 | 55.9 |
| 66 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 643 | 700 | 601-700 | · | 55.9 |
| 67 | Nottingham Trent University | 609 | 700 | 801-900 | 525 | 55.8 |
| 68 | University of Portsmouth | 635 | 450 | 901-1000 | 558 | 55.7 |
| 69 | University of Plymouth | 613 | 550 | 701-800 | · | 55.6 |
| 70 | Goldsmiths, University of London | 711-720 | 550 | · | 1419 | 55.3 |
| 71 | London Metropolitan University | 1001-1200 | 700 | · | · | 55 |
| 72 | London South Bank University | 901-950 | 700 | · | 1171 | 53.4 |
| 73 | Robert Gordon University | 951-1000 | 900 | · | · | 53.1 |
| 74 | Ulster University | 609 | 700 | 801-900 | 891 | 51.2 |
| 75 | Northumbria University | · | 450 | 701-800 | · | 51.2 |
| 76 | University of Greenwich | 801-850 | 700 | 701-800 | 937 | 50.5 |
| 77 | University of Salford | 901-950 | 900 | · | 1162 | 50.2 |
| 78 | Kingston University | 660 | 900 | · | 1534 | 48.4 |
| 79 | University of Hertfordshire | 901-950 | 700 | 801-900 | 897 | 47.2 |
| 80 | Teesside University | · | 700 | · | 1484 | 45.4 |
| 81 | Glasgow Caledonian University | 1001-1200 | 900 | · | 1309 | 44.8 |
| 82 | The Royal Veterinary College | · | 550 | 801-900 | · | 43.7 |
| 83 | Sheffield Hallam University | 1001-1200 | 900 | · | 1393 | 43.4 |
| 84 | University of Westminster | 801-850 | 900 | · | 1687 | 43.1 |
| 85 | University of Derby | 1201-1400 | 700 | · | 1489 | 41.8 |
| 86 | Leeds Beckett University | 1001-1200 | 900 | · | 1512 | 41.5 |
| 87 | Birmingham City University | 1001-1200 | 900 | · | 1545 | 40.9 |
| 88 | University of Wolverhampton | 1001-1200 | 900 | · | 1667 | 38.9 |
| 89 | The Open University | · | 900 | 901-1000 | 891 | 38.5 |
| 90 | Cranfield University | · | · | 801-900 | 817 | 37.1 |
| 91 | University of Roehampton | · | 900 | · | 2083 | 27.5 |
| 92 | University of Central Lancashire | 1001-1200 | · | 901-1000 | 1514 | 24.7 |