Reputation and rankings
Imperial is regularly ranked amongst the top 10 best universities in the world and is The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024's University of the Year for graduate employment.
Career outcomes
Graduate prospects are a consistent area of strength for Imperial, with our graduates benefitting from a degree that is valued by employers across the world.
University of the Year for Graduate Employment (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024)
Research impact
Imperial has a greater proportion of world-leading research than any other UK university, according to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.
The results show that Imperial ranks top in the UK overall – with a greater proportion of 4* “world-leading” research than any other UK university. Plus, Imperial ranks:
League tables
Global rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024
- 3rd in Europe
- 8th in the world
QS World University Rankings 2024
- 3rd in Europe
- 6th in the world
Academic Ranking of Top 500 World Universities 2022
- 6th in Europe
US News Best Global Universities 2022-2023
- 4th in Europe
- 13th in the world
UK rankings
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
- University of the Year for graduate employment
- 1st for research quality
- 5th in the UK
The Guardian University Guide 2024
- 1st for graduate prospects
- 2nd in London
- 6th in the UK
The Complete University Guide 2024
- 2nd in London
- 5th in the UK
Daily Mail University Guide 2024
- 1st in the UK