League Tables
UCL and league table performance
League tables of universities are compiled using varying methodologies. The table below shows how UCL has performed in a selection of national and international league tables over the past six years.
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
QS World Rankings |
25 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
7 |
4 | ||
Times Higher World Rankings |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 22 |
17 |
17 |
||
The Sunday Times |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
||
The Guardian |
7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
5 |
5 | 6 | 5 |
Complete University Guide (Independent) |
n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
The Times Good University Guide |
6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
20 |
21 |
Note on these rankings: International rankings, including the QS, Times Higher and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Rankings run with the academic year. As such 2011–12 is listed as 2011.
The rest of the rankings are categorised by the year given to them by the respective publications, although they are released a year before this. So, for example, the 2013 Complete University Guide was released in 2012.
Click here to read UCL President and Provost, Malcolm Grant, writing in The Guardian about University world rankings
Listen to UCL President and Provost, Malcolm Grant, talking about university league tables and their significance for students below:
