Reputation and rankings
We're consistently rated in the top five UK universities and in the top 10 worldwide.
League tables
Global rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016–17
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3rd in Europe and 8th in the world
QS World University Rankings 2016–17
- 9th in the world
Academic Ranking of Top 500 World Universities 2016
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5th in Europe and 22nd in the world
US News Best Global Universities
- 3rd in Europe and joint 19th in the world
UK rankings
The Times/Sunday Times GOOD University Guide 2017
- 5th in the UK
- 6th in the UK
- 5th in the UK
Subject rankings
Financial Times Global MBA Survey 2017
- 8th in UK; 16th in Europe; 45th in the world
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016–17 (global)
- Clinical, Pre-clinical and Health, 3rd in Europe (4th)
- Computer Science, 3rd in Europe (7th)
- Engineering and Technology, 3rd in Europe (joint 7th)
- Life Sciences, 3rd in Europe (9th)
- Physical Sciences, 4th in Europe (11th)
This page shows a selection of recent rankings from the UK and worldwide. For more detailed subject-based information, visit our full listing of League Tables.