QS Rankings 2026

Best Universities in United Kingdom

Discover and compare the top 90 universities in United Kingdom by QS World Rankings 2026

Ranked Universities

Highest Rank

36.0

Avg. Score

34.0

Academic Rep.

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World	Local	University	City	Score	Academic	Employer
#=262	#31	University of Aberdeen	Aberdeen	49.3	40.1	34.8
#=262	#32	University of Surrey	Guildford	49.3	29.7	30.0
#278	#33	University of Sussex	Brighton	47.9	33.8	21.0
#=287	#34	Heriot-Watt University	Edinburgh	46.8	25.7	34.8
#292	#35	Swansea University	Swansea	46.2	34.7	54.7
#=310	#36	City St George’s, University of London	London	44.5	26.9	32.3
#326	#37	University of Leicester	Leicester	42.9	29.6	17.7
#374	#38	Oxford Brookes University	Oxford	40.0	38.7	62.3
#=381	#39	University of East Anglia (UEA)	Norwich	39.4	24.7	15.0
#=385	#40	Brunel University of London	London	39.1	17.6	25.2
#=388	#41	Birkbeck, University of London	London	38.5	15.5	5.9
#=395	#42	Aston University	Birmingham	38.1	18.1	27.1
#=397	#43	University of Kent	Canterbury	37.7	20.2	13.8
#=428	#44	University of Dundee	Dundee	35.9	25.5	21.3
#=456	#45	Essex, University of	Colchester	34.1	23.7	9.9
#=461	#46	Royal Holloway, University of London	London	33.9	22.8	11.8
#=511	#47	SOAS University of London	London	31.6	24.7	19.0
#=511	#48	University of Bradford	Bradford	31.6	14.0	11.2
#=517	#49	University of Stirling	Stirling	31.4	16.8	13.1
#524	#50	University of Huddersfield	Huddersfield	31.2	17.9	19.0
#=526	#51	University of Hull	Hull	30.9	13.2	14.3
#550	#52	Northumbria University at Newcastle	Newcastle upon Tyne	30.0	16.6	19.1
#558	#53	Coventry University	Coventry	29.5	16.0	18.5
#=566	#54	Bangor University	Bangor	29.3	12.8	10.5
#=609	#55	Nottingham Trent University	Nottingham	27.9	16.4	22.9
#=609	#56	Ulster University	Belfast	27.9	12.6	19.8
#=613	#57	University of Plymouth	Plymouth	27.8	13.8	14.2
#=635	#58	University of Portsmouth	Portsmouth	27.2	10.9	13.1
#=643	#59	Manchester Metropolitan University	Manchester	26.9	18.8	16.4
#=660	#60	Kingston University, London	Kingston upon Thames	26.5	20.7	24.6