The Guardian University Guide 2026

Recorded placements 19

Institutions the Index records in this table. A placement here is a placement anywhere: the Index reports each institution's best, whatever its scope.

1. #1University of Oxford1st in the world
2. #2University of St Andrews2nd in the world
3. #3University of Cambridge3rd in the world
4. #4London School of Economics and Political Science4th in the world
5. #5Durham University5th in the world
6. #6Imperial College London6th in the world
7. #7University of Warwick7th in the world
8. #10University College London10th in the world
9. #13University of Edinburgh13th in the world
10. #15University of Bristol15th in the world
11. #16University of Sheffield16th in the world
12. #20University of Southampton20th in the world
13. #21King's College London21st in the world
14. #24University of Glasgow24th in the world
15. #28University of Birmingham28th in the world
16. #28University of Leeds28th in the world
17. #35University of Manchester35th in the world
18. #51University of Nottingham51st in the world
19. #72Queen Mary University of London72nd in the world