UK, world and European rankings

Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities

The University is rated 9th in the UK, 25th in Europe, and 81st in the world in an annual academic ranking of the top 500 universities worldwide published in November 2009 by China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Researchers evaluated the universities using several research performance indicators, including the number of highly cited researchers, academic performance, articles in the periodicals Science and Nature, and the number of Nobel prize winners.

UK 2009 - Shanghai Jiao Tong University rankings

Europe 2009 - Shanghai Jiao Tong University rankings

World 2009 - Shanghai Jiao Tong University rankings

THE-QS World University Rankings

The University is rated 82nd in world in the 2009 Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings.

These rankings were derived using a combination of reputational surveys, staff:student ratios, the proportion of international staff and students, and research citations.

At last count, UNESCO recognised over 9,000 universities in the world. The reality is that there are closer to 30,000. By appearing in the top 100, places The University in the top 95th percentile of all universities in the world.

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