Top Ranking UK Universities

Learn more about the highest ranking universities in the UK, in accordance with the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020.

UK universities are ranked on a number of factors including student satisfaction, graduate prospects, entrance qualifications, degree result achieved, student/staff ratio, services and dropout rate.

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Top 20 UK Universities

#1 University of Cambridge

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Ranking	1
Location	Central England
Established	1209
Famous For	Economics, Law, Science

#2 University of Oxford

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Ranking	2
Location	South England
Established	1096
Famous For	Humanities, Law, MBA

#3 University of St Andrews

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Ranking	3
Location	Scotland
Established	1413
Famous For	International Relations, Computer Science, Physics

#4 London School of Economics and Political Science

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Ranking	4
Location	London
Established	1895
Famous For	Economics, Law, Social Science

#5 Imperial College London

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Ranking	5
Location	London
Established	1907
Famous For	Science, Engineering, Medicine

#6 Durham University

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Ranking	6
Location	North England
Established	1832
Famous For	Law, Business, Engineering, English

#7 Loughborough University

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Ranking	7
Location	Central England
Established	1909
Famous For	Sports, Engineering, Business

#8 University College London

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Ranking	8
Location	London
Established	1826
Famous For	Medicine, Science, Law

#9 University of Bath

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Ranking	9
Location	South England
Established	1966
Famous For	MBA, Engineering, Humanities

#10 University of Warwick

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Ranking	10
Location	Central England
Established	1965
Famous For	Economics, International Studies, WMG

#10 Lancaster University

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Ranking	10
Location	North England
Established	1964
Famous For	Art & Design, Drama, Management

#12 University of Exeter

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Ranking	12
Location	South England
Established	1955
Famous For	Business, IT, Economics

#13 University of Bristol

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Ranking	13
Location	South England
Established	1876
Famous For	Engineering, Medical Sciences, Arts

#14 University of Glasgow

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Ranking	14
Location	Scotland
Established	1451
Famous For	Economics, MBA, Law

#15 University of Leeds

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Ranking	15
Location	North England
Established	1904
Famous For	Business, Engineering, Marketing

#15 University of Southampton

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Ranking	15
Location	South England
Established	1862
Famous For	Business, Engineering, Biology

#17 University of Edinburgh

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Ranking	17
Location	Scotland
Established	1583
Famous For	MBA, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering

#18 University of Manchester

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Ranking	18
Location	North England
Established	1824
Famous For	Business, MBA, Marketing

#19 University of Birmingham

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Ranking	19
Location	Central England
Established	1900
Famous For	Engineering, Economics, Medicine

#20 University of York

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Ranking	20
Location	North England
Established	1963
Famous For	Business/Management, TESOL, Economics, Biology, Psychology

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