United Kingdom Ranking January 2026 – Webometrics Global Position

Explore United Kingdom’s January 2026 Webometrics ranking across global visibility, research excellence, openness, and academic performance. See how it compares worldwide.

Ranking	World Rank	University	Impact Rank	Openness Rank	Excellence Rank
1	4	University of Oxford	11	5	8
2	12	University of Cambridge	16	6	15
3	14	UCL University College London	38	8	9
4	33	Imperial College London	93	15	17
5	38	University of Edinburgh	49	57	62
6	61	King's College London	120	30	51
7	63	University of Manchester	98	46	76
8	82	University of Glasgow	109	1113	131
9	91	University of Leeds	115	122	146
10	99	University of Nottingham	151	105	130
11	111	University of Birmingham	215	15255	119
12	115	University of Warwick	111	164	211
13	118	Bristol University	197	90	144
14	127	Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne	144	138	189
15	130	University of Exeter	169	111	185
16	133	Queen Mary University of London	210	117	162
17	134	University of Southampton	195	3529	169
18	136	University of Sheffield	196	102	168
19	169	University of Liverpool	350	235	164
20	184	University of York	133	156	389
21	185	London School of Economics and Political Science	62	201	575
22	200	Cardiff University	310	181	225
23	221	University of Surrey	207	258	383
24	234	Queen's University Belfast	293	253	317
25	236	University of Leicester	233	282	358
26	255	University of Sussex	243	254	418
27	267	University of Bath	238	293	459
28	280	University of Saint Andrews	154	328	645
29	284	Lancaster University	397	247	365
30	285	University of Reading	263	356	511
31	287	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	570	168	289
32	300	University of East Anglia	309	275	499
33	306	University of Aberdeen	297	268	551
34	314	University of Strathclyde	346	353	487
35	318	Loughborough University	339	318	536
36	326	Durham University	617	218	355
37	362	University of Kent	298	459	729
38	376	Open University UK	192	444	949
39	386	Brunel University	516	424	594
40	388	University of Essex	357	457	756
41	399	University of Portsmouth	444	638	660
42	400	Northumbria University	631	477	524
43	411	University of Dundee	436	302	715
44	416	Swansea University	703	401	537
45	424	City University London	349	484	1024
46	432	Manchester Metropolitan University	541	562	708
47	442	Nottingham Trent University	575	657	692
48	455	Heriot-Watt University	454	446	5111
49	481	University of Plymouth	531	493	840
50	488	Aston University	643	572	769
51	511	Coventry University	636	792	798
52	516	Cranfield University	671	641	845
53	520	Liverpool John Moores University	1000	644	655
54	540	University of Hull	712	691	932
55	543	University of Stirling	530	611	1037
56	543	University of the West of England	513	736	1055
57	544	University of Hertfordshire	613	913	1032
58	547	University of Ulster	790	525	902
59	561	Keele University	729	703	950
60	589	De Montfort University	552	1104	1148
61	601	Bangor University	675	546	1128
62	615	University of Brighton	634	1066	1153
63	616	Royal Holloway University of London	974	21869	890
64	624	Bournemouth University	713	949	1138
65	628	Birkbeck University of London	574	710	1273
66	631	Sheffield Hallam University	504	1143	1386
67	637	University of Greenwich	771	1055	1152
68	639	University of Huddersfield	829	679	1049
69	640	Lincoln University	776	757	1123
70	649	University of Salford	648	896	1298
71	666	Napier University Edinburgh	845	1020	1133
72	680	Oxford Brookes University	626	844	1410
73	709	ARU Anglia Ruskin University	953	1633	1258
74	719	Aberystwyth University / Prifysgol Aberystwyth	621	850	1565
75	721	Middlesex University	742	1095	1359
76	722	University of Central Lancashire	743	993	1397
77	760	Institute of Cancer Research University of London	1877	668	926
78	776	University of Bradford	1211	854	1245
79	777	Saint George's University of London	2186	804	862
80	781	Goldsmiths University of London	424	1142	2106
81	807	Birmingham City University (University of Central England)	884	1411	1660
82	825	University of Westminster	766	1243	1845
83	831	Kingston University London	825	1122	1690
84	835	University of Derby	1124	1472	1403
85	859	Teesside University	1160	1225	1615
86	860	University of Wolverhampton	880	1420	1684
87	877	London South Bank University	1066	1458	1642
88	878	Leeds Beckett University (Leeds Metropolitan University)	1360	1291	1422
89	886	School of Oriental and African Studies University of London	542	1032	2280
90	905	Royal Veterinary College University of London	928	25610	1744
91	959	Glasgow Caledonian University	1472	1194	1668
92	1015	University of the West of Scotland (University of Paisley)	2119	1282	1427
93	1027	Robert Gordon University	1349	1656	2130
94	1028	University of East London	999	1583	2516
95	1083	London Metropolitan University	1096	2283	2609
96	1087	London Business School	658	1031	3245
97	1114	Edge Hill University	1600	1492	2021
98	1123	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	3628	1006	1447
99	1127	Staffordshire University	1250	2075	2435
100	1165	Canterbury Christ Church University	1717	2225	2451