The Guardian University Guide 2026

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

Rank	Institution	Claim
1	University of Oxford	1st in the world
2	University of St Andrews	2nd in the world
3	University of Cambridge	3rd in the world
4	London School of Economics and Political Science	4th in the world
5	Durham University	5th in the world
6	Imperial College London	6th in the world
7	University of Warwick	7th in the world
10	University College London	10th in the world
13	University of Edinburgh	13th in the world
15	University of Bristol	15th in the world
16	University of Sheffield	16th in the world
20	University of Southampton	20th in the world
21	King's College London	21st in the world
24	University of Glasgow	24th in the world
=28	University of Birmingham	28th in the world
=28	University of Leeds	28th in the world
35	University of Manchester	35th in the world
51	University of Nottingham	51st in the world
72	Queen Mary University of London	72nd in the world