Rankings of universities in UK
November 11, 2017
EasyUni Staff
THE World University Rankings
In 2013 the THE World University Rankings ranked 31 British universities among the World’s top 200. Figured up, THE ranked 48 universities from UK into the top 400. This clearly illustrates that the UK together with US has the best ranked universities across the globe.
QS World University Rankings
In 2013 QS released a university ranking with 18 British universities among the World’s best 100. Totalled up this university ranking illustrates that more than 50 of the country’s universities are ranked amongst the 500 best universities worldwide.
UK’s universities are especially well-versed in courses like:
- Politics & international studies
- Education
- Geography
- History
The ShanghaiRanking / Academic Ranking of World Universities
Like QS and THE World University Rankings, the ShanghaiRanking shows that many British universities are ranked among the World’s best 100, too. Figured up, 37 universities in the United Kingdom are amongst the top 500.
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