Want to get a high quality education and the fun of the vibrant life in a megapolis? It also offers, perhaps, the largest number of universities per city in the world.
To get familiar with different UK university rankings systems, please read our article on how to understand different university ratings.
| Rankings 2018 | University |
| 4 | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| 5 | Imperial College London |
| 7 | University College London |
| Rankings 2018 | University |
| 21 | King’s College London |
| 34 | Queen Mary, University of London |
| 35 | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| 38 | SOAS, University of London |
| 42 | City University London |
| 47 | Brunel, University of London |
| 51 | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| 53 | St George's, University of London |
| Rankings 2018 | University |
| 69 | University of Roehampton |
| 73 | Middlesex University |
| 79 | University of West London |
| 83 | University of the Arts, London |
| 93 | University of Greenwich |
| 95 | University of Westminster |
| 102 | Kingston University |
| 108 | London South Bank University |
| 114 | University of East London |
| 116 | Birkbeck, University of London |
| 120 | St Mary's University |
| 127 | London Metropolitan University |
Knowing that many students do prefer to study in London, some of UK universities have opened their London campuses:
| Rankings 2018 | University |
| 10 | Loughborough University London Campus |
| 23 | Newcastle University London Campus |
| 41 | University of Liverpool London Campus |
| 43 | Coventry University London Campus |
| 55 | Northumbria University London Campus |
| 79 | Glasgow Caledonian University London Campus |
| 102 | University of Sunderland London Campus |
| 118 | Anglia Ruskin University London Campus Business School (LCA) |
| 123 | University of Cumbria London Campus |
These are the main London universities but certainly not all of them, as there is a huge number of private education institution as well as specialised colleges and schools that are not listed above.
As we always advise our students, the choice of the university should be based on the rankings of the university in a specific subject rather than on the overall ranking.
The difference between the overall rankings of a university and the rankings of some of its subjects can be striking. For example, the University of Westminster occupies the 100th place in the overall ranking. However, in Media and Communications, and Fashion studies it’s one of the best universities in the UK.
If you wish to know which universities are the strongest in your area of interest, contact us for a free advice.
You can see rankings of all UK universities here.
Source: The Complete University Guide, 2018
