UK universities take most spots in latest European rankings

The latest Times Higher Education (THE) ranking includes forty six United Kingdom universities among the highest two hundred higher learning establishments in Europe. They were scored on key factors together with teaching, research, influence and outlook for the longer term.

The United Kingdom is home to the top three universities in Europe, namely, Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London. University College London, the London School of Economics and Political Science, Edinburgh University and King's College London also make the top ten, with ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology appearing at number four, making it the highest-ranked university outside of the UK, followed by University College London (5th), London School of Economics and Political Science (6th), the University of Edinburgh (7th) and King’s College London (8th), Karolinska Institute (9th) and LMU Munich (10th).

Other UK universities to make the top 50 were Manchester (18th), Bristol (23rd), Durham (24th), Glasgow (28th), Warwick (31st), St Andrews (35th), Exeter (38th), Sheffield (40th), Queen Mary, University of London (41st), and Southampton (joint 48th).

However, nipping at the UK's heels are German universities, with thirty six places within the high two hundred. Its highest-rated university, LMU Munich, came in at number 10. Once it involves worldwide performance, however, the US dominates, occupying six of the highest 10 spots within the world rankings. The California Institute of Technology knocks Oxford off the highest spot and pushing Cambridge into fourth place.

Top 20 European universities

1. University of Oxford, UK
2. University of Cambridge, UK
3. Imperial College London, UK
4. ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland
5. University College London, UK
6. London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
7. University of Edinburgh, UK
8. King's College London, UK
9. Karolinska Institute, Sweden
10. LMU Munich, Germany
11. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
12. KU Leuven, Belgium
13. Heidelberg University, Germany
14. Wageningen University and Research Center, Netherlands
15. Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
16. Technical University of Munich, Germany
17. Ecole Normale Superieure, France
18. University of Manchester, UK
19. University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
20. Utrecht University, Netherlands

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