The highly anticipated QS World University Rankings 2025 have been released in June 2024, showcasing the top universities worldwide. This year’s rankings highlight the global landscape of higher education and the leading universities shaping the future.

Every year The rankings are based on a variety of factors, including academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-student ratio, citations per paper, and international students. These metrics provide a comprehensive assessment of the universities’ overall quality and global impact.

QS World University Rankings 2025, Check UK universities list:

2025 Rank	Institution name	Location	Overall Score
2	Imperial College London	England, UK	98.5
3	University of Oxford	England	96.9
5	University of Cambridge	England	96.7
9	University College London (UCL)	England	91.6
27	The University of Edinburgh	Scotland, UK	83.3
34	The University of Manchester	England, UK	82
40	King’s College London	England	80.2
50	The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)	England	76
54	University of Bristol	Bristol, England	75.4
69	The University of Warwick	Coventry, England	68.2
78	University of Glasgow	Scotland	65
80	University of Birmingham	England	64.1
80	University of Southampton	Southampton, England	64.1
82	University of Leeds	Leeds, England	63.8
89	Durham University	Durham, England	61.7
104	University of St Andrews	St Andrews, Scotland	59.2
105	The University of Sheffield	Sheffield, England	59.1
108	University of Nottingham	Nottingham, England	58.5
120	Queen Mary University of London	United Kingdom	55.8
129	Newcastle University	England	54.5
141	Lancaster University	England	53.6
150	University of Bath	Bath, England	52.1
165	University of Liverpool	Liverpool, England	50.7
169	The University of Exeter	Exeter, England	50.1
172	University of Reading	Reading, England	49.9
184	University of York	York, England	48.2
186	Cardiff University	Cardiff, Wales	47.6
206	Queen’s University Belfast	Belfast, Northern Ireland	45.7
224	Loughborough University	Loughborough, England	43.6
236	University of Aberdeen	Aberdeen, Scotland	42.3
246	University of Sussex	East Sussex, England	41
256	Heriot-Watt University	Edinburgh, Scotland	39.9
281	University of Strathclyde	Glasgow, Scotland	37.9
285	University of Leicester	Leicester, England	37.2
285	University of Surrey	Guildford, England	37.2
298	Swansea University	Swansea, Wales	36.5
332	University of East Anglia (UEA)	Norwich, England	33.6
342	Brunel University London	Uxbridge, England	33
352	City, University of London	London, England	32.4
380	University of Kent	Canterbury, England	30.8
408	Birkbeck, University of London	London, England	29.1
416	Oxford Brookes University	England	28.6
418	University of Dundee	Dundee, Scotland	28.5
423	Aston University	Birmingham, England	28.1
452	University of Stirling	Stirling, Scotland	26.4
472	University of Essex	Colchester, England	25.3
474	Bangor University	Bangor, Wales	25.2
477	Royal Holloway University of London	Egham, England	25.1
501	University of Huddersfield	Huddersfield, England	24.1
508	SOAS University of London	London, England	23.9
516	University of Hull	Kingston upon Hull, England	23.6
526	Coventry University	Coventry, England	23.3
531	University of Bradford	Bradford, England	23.1
535	Northumbria University at Newcastle	Newcastle upon Tyne, England	22.9
559	Ulster University	Belfast, Northern Ireland	22.3
592	Nottingham Trent University	Nottingham, England	21
601-610	Kingston University, London	United Kingdom	–
601-610	Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)	United Kingdom	–
631-640	University of Portsmouth	United Kingdom	–
661-670	Aberystwyth University	United Kingdom	–
661-670	University of Plymouth	United Kingdom	–
681-690	Goldsmiths, University of London	United Kingdom	–
691-700	University of Greenwich	United Kingdom	–
711-720	De Montfort University	United Kingdom	–
721-730	Middlesex University	United Kingdom	–
741-750	University of the West of England	United Kingdom	–
741-750	University of Westminster	United Kingdom	–
771-780	Bournemouth University	United Kingdom	–
791-800	Keele University	United Kingdom	–
801-850	Edinburgh Napier University	United Kingdom	–
801-850	Liverpool John Moores University	United Kingdom	–
801-850	London South Bank University	United Kingdom	–
801-850	University of Brighton	United Kingdom	–
851-900	University of Hertfordshire	United Kingdom	–
851-900	University of Lincoln	United Kingdom	–
901-950	Robert Gordon University	United Kingdom	–
901-950	University of East London	United Kingdom	–
901-950	University of Salford	United Kingdom	–
951-1000	Queen Margaret University , Edinburgh	United Kingdom	–
951-1000	University of Central Lancashire	United Kingdom	–
1001-1200	Birmingham City University	United Kingdom	–
1001-1200	Canterbury Christ Church University	United Kingdom	–
1001-1200	Glasgow Caledonian University	United Kingdom	–
1001-1200	Leeds Beckett University	United Kingdom	–
1001-1200	London Metropolitan University	United Kingdom	–
1001-1200	Sheffield Hallam University	United Kingdom	–
1001-1200	The University of Northampton	United Kingdom	–
1001-1200	University of Derby	United Kingdom	–
1001-1200	University of Wolverhampton	United Kingdom	–
1201-1400	Harper Adams University	United Kingdom	–

Asian universities are still making great progress; a few of them are ranked in the top 50 worldwide. Universities with a solid academic reputation and substantial research output are regularly ranked highly. Organisations that promote global alliances and cooperation are becoming more well-known.

For researchers, policymakers, and potential students, the QS World University Rankings 2025 provide insightful information. These rankings, which highlight the top universities globally, can assist people in making well-informed choices regarding their academic and professional trajectories.