The Best UK University Rankings 2024

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Top Universities in the UK – League Table & Ranking 2024

Are you looking for the top universities in the UK? Do you want to find the top-rated universities in the UK to complete your studies?

The University of Oxford topped the Best UK Universities 2024 table, while three of the five best universities are from London. Here is a list of the best UK universities according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024.

UK Rank 2025World University
Rank 2025
UniversityCity/town
11University of OxfordOxford
2=5University of CambridgeCambridge
312Imperial College LondonLondon
4=18UCLLondon
527London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon
6=30University of EdinburghEdinburgh
7=35King’s College LondonLondon
850University of ManchesterManchester
9=78University of WarwickWarwick
10=86University of GlasgowGlasgow
1192University of BristolBristol
12=105University of BirminghamBirmingham
13110University of SheffieldSheffield
14=117Queen Mary University of LondonLondon
15=122Lancaster UniversityLancaster
16124University of SouthamptonSouthampton
17=127University of LeedsLeeds
18141University of NottinghamNottingham
19=143University of ExeterExeter
20=146Newcastle UniversityNewcastle
21=151University of SussexBrighton
22=158University of AberdeenAberdeen
23=162Durham UniversityDurham
24169University of YorkYork
25=178University of LiverpoolLiverpool
26182University of East AngliaNorwich
27=185University of LeicesterLeicester
28189Cardiff UniversityCardiff
=29201–250University of BathBath
=29201–250Brighton and Sussex Medical SchoolBrighton
=29201–250University of DundeeDundee
=29201–250Queen’s University BelfastBelfast
=29201–250University of ReadingReading
=29201–250St George’s, University of LondonLondon
=29201–250University of St AndrewsSt Andrews
=29201–250University of SurreyGuildford
37251–300Swansea UniversitySwansea
=38301–350Anglia Ruskin University ARUEast Anglia
=38301–350University of EssexEssex
=40351–400Birkbeck, University of LondonLondon
=40351–400Bournemouth UniversityBournemouth
=40351–400Brunel University LondonLondon
=40351–400City, University of LondonLondon
=40351–400University of KentKent
=40351–400Loughborough UniversityLoughborough
=40351–400Royal Holloway, University of LondonLondon
=40351–400University of StirlingStirling
=48401–500Aston UniversityBirmingham
=48401–500Bangor UniversityBangor
=48401–500Goldsmiths, University of LondonLondon
=48401–500Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool
=48401–500Middlesex UniversityLondon
=48401–500Northumbria UniversityNorthumbria
=48401–500University of PlymouthPlymouth
=48401–500Royal Veterinary CollegeLondon
=48401–500SOAS University of LondonLondon
=48401–500SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College)Edinburgh
=48401–500University of StrathclydeStrathclyde
=48401–500University of the West of EnglandBristol
Source: THE 2025 Rankings

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