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The Meta rank is based on the average of the three most influencal university rankings: ARWU, QS and THE
Institution
Country
ARWU
The ARWU ranking (Academic Ranking of World Universities or sometimes also referred to as the Shanghai Ranking) was first published in 2003 making it the oldest ranking of its kind. It is solely based on research.
QS
The QS World University Rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds are published annualy since 2004. QS puts strong emphasis on surveys among academics and recruiters.
THE
The Times Higher Education World University Ranking uses a broad variety of factors in their methodology. Excellence in research contributes more than 60% of the score.
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The average of ARWU, QS and THE.
1
3
University of Cambridge
UK
5
2
5
4.00
=
2
6
University of Oxford
UK
9
5
3
5.67
3
10
Imperial College London
UK
22
2
9
11.00
4
16
University College London
UK
20
5
22
15.67
5
25
University of Edinburgh
UK
45
17
36
32.67
6
31
King's College London
UK
59
16
40
38.33
7
33
University of Manchester
UK
38
30
52
40.00
8
42
University of Bristol
UK
63
29
74
55.33
9
61
London School of Economics and Political Science
UK
101-150
71
34
76.83
10
76
University of Glasgow
UK
101-150
55
94
91.50
11
90
University of Sheffield
UK
101-150
69
121
105.17
=
12
97
University of Birmingham
UK
101-150
64
148
112.50
13
99
University of Warwick
UK
151-200
61
103
113.17
14
102
University of Southampton
UK
101-150
94
132
117.17
15
108
University of Leeds
UK
101-150
97
146
122.83
16
111
University of Nottingham
UK
101-150
77
171
124.50
17
124
University of Liverpool
UK
101-150
123
157
135.17
18
131
University of Durham
UK
201-300
92
83
141.83
19
136
University of St Andrews
UK
201-300
88
111
149.83
=
20
139
Queen Mary University of London
UK
201-300
98
107
151.83
21
140
Cardiff University
UK
101-150
123
201-225
153.83
22
149
University of York
UK
201-300
120
113
161.17
23
151
University of Sussex
UK
151-200
200
111
162.17
24
174
University of Aberdeen
UK
201-300
137
178
188.50
25
175
University of Exeter
UK
201-300
161
154
188.50
26
186
Newcastle University
UK
201-300
127
201-225
196.83
27
187
University of East Anglia
UK
151-200
240
198
204.50
28
193
Lancaster University
UK
301-400
160
131
213.83
29
197
University of Leicester
UK
201-300
211
199
220.17
30
205
The University of Dundee
UK
201-300
230
201-225
231.17
31
224
The University of Reading
UK
301-400
202
201-225
255.17
32
228
Queen's University Belfast
UK
301-400
170
251-275
261.17
33
270
University of Bath
UK
401-500
179
301-350
318.33
34
286
Brunel University
UK
401-500
355
226-250
347.83
35
301
University of Essex
UK
401-500
370
301-350
382.00
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
UK
301-400
The Open University
UK
401-500
University of Surrey
UK
401-500
314