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Top Universities in United Kingdom: 105 Ranked Universities in 2026

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University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom •4,1112 Reviews

#4

Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

114 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom +1•4,455 Reviews

#5

Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

99 PhDs On-campus Online

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Imperial

London, United Kingdom +1•4,246 Reviews

#8

Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

26 PhDs On-campus Online

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UCL

London, United Kingdom +2•4,1115 Reviews

#11

Worldwide

•Top 0.2% Global Rank

14 PhDs On-campus Online

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Peking University

Oxford, United Kingdom +1•4,210 Reviews

#19

Worldwide

•Top 0.3% Global Rank

9 PhDs On-campus

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King's College London

London, United Kingdom +1•4,2117 Reviews

#32

Worldwide

•Top 0.5% Global Rank

85 PhDs On-campus Online

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The University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom +6•3,996 Reviews

#40

Worldwide

•Top 0.6% Global Rank

190 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom •4,396 Reviews

#64

Worldwide

•Top 1% Global Rank

83 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Glasgow

Glasgow, United Kingdom +1•4,395 Reviews

#67

Worldwide

•Top 1% Global Rank

102 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom +2•4,248 Reviews

#83

Worldwide

•Top 1.3% Global Rank

91 PhDs On-campus Online

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Aarhus University

Glasgow, United Kingdom +15•3,9220 Reviews

#91

Worldwide

•Top 1.4% Global Rank

20 PhDs On-campus

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Uppsala University

Cambridge, United Kingdom +10•4,2115 Reviews

#92

Worldwide

•Top 1.4% Global Rank

76 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Warwick

Coventry, United Kingdom +3•4,3133 Reviews

#93

Worldwide

•Top 1.4% Global Rank

26 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Southampton

Southampton, United Kingdom +3•4,496 Reviews

#96

Worldwide

•Top 1.5% Global Rank

35 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Sheffield

Sheffield, United Kingdom +2•4,396 Reviews

#99

Worldwide

•Top 1.5% Global Rank

39 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Nottingham

Nottingham, United Kingdom +6•4,3108 Reviews

#100

Worldwide

•Top 1.5% Global Rank

128 PhDs On-campus Online

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London School of Economics and Political Science

London, United Kingdom +10•4,476 Reviews

#102

Worldwide

•Top 1.5% Global Rank

34 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Leeds

Leeds, United Kingdom •4,455 Reviews

#104

Worldwide

•Top 1.6% Global Rank

31 PhDs On-campus Online

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Queen Mary University of London

London, United Kingdom +4•4,1118 Reviews

#118

Worldwide

•Top 1.8% Global Rank

46 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Liverpool

Liverpool, United Kingdom +3•4,4136 Reviews

#119

Worldwide

•Top 1.8% Global Rank

75 PhDs On-campus Online

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