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The Best universities in the UK 2023

The Best universities in the UK 2023

University ranking provider Times Higher Education (THE) has recently published the Best universities in the UK 2023 – University Rankings which includes universities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 


THE UK University Rankings 2023: Top 20 universities in the UK

UK rank 2023

World rank 2023

UK University

City location 

1

1

University of Oxford

Oxford

2

3

University of Cambridge

Cambridge

3

10

Imperial College London

London

4

22

University College London

London

5

29

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

6

35

King’s College London

London

7

37

London School of Economics and Political Science

London

8

54

University of Manchester

Manchester

9

76

University of Bristol

Bristol

10

82

University of Glasgow

Glasgow

11

104

University of Warwick

Warwick

12

108

University of Birmingham 

Birmingham

12

108

University of Southampton

Southampton

14

114

University of Sheffield

Sheffield

15

122

Lancaster University

Lancaster

16

124

Queen Mary University of London 

London

17

128

University of Leeds

Leeds

18

130

University of Nottingham

Nottingham

19

137

University of Exeter

Exeter

20

139

Newcastle University

Newcastle

Check here for Full list of THE Best Universities in the UK 2023.

Of the top universities in the UK, about 20 are in London. Three universities in Scotland appear in the top 25: the University of Edinburgh, the University of Glasgow and the University of Aberdeen, while the best institution in Wales is Cardiff University, ranked 24th. For students looking to study in Northern Ireland, the best university in the ranking is Queen’s University Belfast.

(The Time Higher Education)

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