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Sort the table below by bages to find universties that excel in those areas. Each icon in the table represents a university strength. Hover or click over any badge to see what it means.

These UK universities are ranked among the world’s top 400 in the ARTU (Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities), which combines major global league tables to identify institutions with strong international recognition and consistently high standards across teaching, research, and facilities.

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University	University	Location	Global Leader	Research Power	Prestige	Outstanding Teaching	High Quality Teaching	Satisfied Students	International Mix	Specialist Institution	Student Favourite	ARTU Rank	Badges
Brunel University of London	Brunel University of London	London	TRUE	TRUE					1			382	3
Cardiff University	Cardiff University	Wales	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE							167	3
Durham University	Durham University	North East	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			174	7
Heriot-Watt University	Heriot-Watt University	Scotland	TRUE	TRUE					1			388	3
Imperial College London	Imperial College London	London	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			9	7
King's College London	King's College London	London	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	39	6
Lancaster University	Lancaster University	North West	TRUE	TRUE		TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			195	6
London School of Economics and Political Science	London School of Economics and Political Science	London	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			71	7
Loughborough University	Loughborough University	East Midlands	TRUE	TRUE		TRUE	TRUE	TRUE				359	5
Newcastle University	Newcastle University	North East	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	161	4
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London	London	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	137	5
Queen's University Belfast	Queen's University Belfast	Northern Ireland	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	211	3
Swansea University	Swansea University	Wales	TRUE	TRUE				TRUE				324	3
The University of Manchester	The University of Manchester	North West	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE		1			42	6
University College London	University College London	London	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE		1			14	6
University of Aberdeen	University of Aberdeen	Scotland	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE			TRUE	1			213	5
University of Bath	University of Bath	South West	TRUE	TRUE		TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			251	6
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham	West Midlands	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	90	7
University of Bristol	University of Bristol	South West	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE		1			62	6
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge	East of England	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	4	8
University of Dundee	University of Dundee	Scotland	TRUE	TRUE				TRUE	1			327	4
University of East Anglia	University of East Anglia	East of England	TRUE	TRUE			TRUE					244	3
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh	Scotland	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE				1			25	4
University of Essex	University of Essex	East of England	TRUE	TRUE			TRUE	TRUE	1			370	5
University of Exeter	University of Exeter	South West	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE		1			150	6
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow	Scotland	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE				1			82	4
University of Kent	University of Kent	South East	TRUE	TRUE			TRUE					324	3
University of Leeds	University of Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	112	5
University of Leicester	University of Leicester	East Midlands	TRUE	TRUE		TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			237	6
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool	North West	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			135	7
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham	East Midlands	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE					102	5
University of Oxford	University of Oxford	South East	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	7
University of Reading	University of Reading	South East	TRUE	TRUE			TRUE					227	3
University of Sheffield	University of Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE		TRUE	TRUE	1			96	6
University of Southampton	University of Southampton	South East	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	106	6
University of St Andrews	University of St Andrews	Scotland	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	186	8
University of Strathclyde	University of Strathclyde	Scotland	TRUE	TRUE				TRUE				335	3
University of Surrey	University of Surrey	South East	TRUE	TRUE			TRUE	TRUE	1			261	5
University of Sussex	University of Sussex	South East	TRUE	TRUE			TRUE	TRUE	1			201	5
University of Warwick	University of Warwick	West Midlands	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			73	7
University of York	University of York	Yorkshire and the Humber	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE					194	5

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Last Updated: January 2025 | Our Data Sources: TEF, NSS, REF 2021

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