Most famous british university after Oxbridge?
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LSE due to the large amount of exposure it get's through educating world politicians and heads of state. Half the Jamaican prime ministers went there so everybody knows about it there. Imperial and UCL and King's are the next well known but they are more unknown outside specialist circles.
So in order I would say
LSE
Kings
Imperial
UCL
So in order I would say
LSE
Kings
Imperial
UCL
Original post by hassi94
Yeah but it's not just me. I'm just an example. They are not famous universities, you're deluding yourself if you think otherwise
It's just you.
I never stated they were famous.
Unless you are a GSCE student or a non-British student, if you know about the league tables you should know about them, at least about QM.
Canada--McMaster Uni; Toronto; McGill: UBC; Queen's Kingston.
USA--Private: Harvard. Chicago. Yale. Columbia
. Public: UCLA, Berkeley, Uni of Pennsylvania; Penn State; Michigan.
USA--Private: Harvard. Chicago. Yale. Columbia
. Public: UCLA, Berkeley, Uni of Pennsylvania; Penn State; Michigan.
Original post by eaglestone
Canada--McMaster Uni; Toronto; McGill: UBC; Queen's Kingston.
USA--Private: Harvard. Chicago. Yale. Columbia
. Public: UCLA, Berkeley, Uni of Pennsylvania; Penn State; Michigan.
USA--Private: Harvard. Chicago. Yale. Columbia
. Public: UCLA, Berkeley, Uni of Pennsylvania; Penn State; Michigan.
Apologies, I'm not asking for the most famous unis in those countries, just the most famous British unis after Oxbridge in those places
Original post by Wave
LSE due to the large amount of exposure it get's through educating world politicians and heads of state. Half the Jamaican prime ministers went there so everybody knows about it there. Imperial and UCL and King's are the next well known but they are more unknown outside specialist circles.
So in order I would say
LSE
Kings
Imperial
UCL
So in order I would say
LSE
Kings
Imperial
UCL
How much more known is LSE than imperial in the countries op mentioned? Marginal? Or by a long shot?
Original post by Ruvermillion
How much more known is LSE than imperial in the countries op mentioned? Marginal? Or by a long shot?
Notice he's only saying LSE is more known than Imperial because of its recent famous alumni, not because of its better reputation.
Original post by erklam
At my US uni, no one had heard of UCL. Neither back home in Europe. I think that, sadly, it also has to do with the name. University College London is just not a memorable name with three such generic words.
At the same time, everyone I talked to in the US seemed to know King's College London. Some of you might not beleive me but this was my personal experience. I talked to over 40 students in the US and King's College London rang a bell for all of them. Of course, St. Andrews did as well (but I think that while St Andrews is known by almost everyone in the US, it is not so well known in other parts of the world).
At the same time, everyone I talked to in the US seemed to know King's College London. Some of you might not beleive me but this was my personal experience. I talked to over 40 students in the US and King's College London rang a bell for all of them. Of course, St. Andrews did as well (but I think that while St Andrews is known by almost everyone in the US, it is not so well known in other parts of the world).
Based on the myriad students I met from the US during my time at UCL, I would say that you just spoke to the wrong people lol.
A good way to measure this is to look at how many international students a university has. The 'Golden Triangle' of universities are very well known (Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, LSE, and King's), as are many of the Russell Group universities and 1994 Group (Queen Mary has a very high number of international students so one can infer that it is well-known internationally for instance).
No I'm just asking because I get the impression that imperial isn't really famous outside of
Europe and doesn't really have a wow factor or a global brand name. I'm looking to work or a big company (maybe tech or financial I haven't decided yet) in the states or east Asia. Now I have an imperial offer, I may switch to LSE next year
Europe and doesn't really have a wow factor or a global brand name. I'm looking to work or a big company (maybe tech or financial I haven't decided yet) in the states or east Asia. Now I have an imperial offer, I may switch to LSE next year
Original post by Dagnabbit
For mathematics, arguably Warwick is the third most famous but then for engineering you could argue that Imperial is the third most famous. For agriculture, the title would go to Reading.
Southampton is top for engineering.
I'm from Singapore and I can say with conviction that locally
Imperial, LSE, Warwick, St Andrews, Edinburgh, King's College are all well known. Durham is getting more widely known, as are Bristol, Southampton, QMUL, Nottingham.
CSM is also well known but doesn't sound like that's quite your ballpark :P
Imperial, LSE, Warwick, St Andrews, Edinburgh, King's College are all well known. Durham is getting more widely known, as are Bristol, Southampton, QMUL, Nottingham.
CSM is also well known but doesn't sound like that's quite your ballpark :P
Original post by lukas1051
Places such as Imperial and LSE are known well amongst employers internationally, but to your average person I don't think they're very well known. When I tell people I'll be firming imperial they have no idea. I'd say one of the big universities such as Manchester or Nottingham
My friend who has an MSc from Imperial has been asked in job interviews quite a few times what is imperial/is it any good etc - which is pretty surprising as you'd think most employers would know it.
As an aside, someone else who graduated from Royal Holloway had an interview where the employer thought she'd gone to Holloway Prison
KCL does surprisingly well amongst the European internationals I know. Make of that what you will. St Andrews, largely for the royal connection, amongst the Americans.
LSE, UCL, Warwick or Durham for instance are not really known by the average person. St. Andrews has gotten famous due to the royal wedding. Before that nobody had ever heard from them. Edinburgh is known and people usually have also heard of King's and Imperial. All other universities aren't really known by the average person. As soon as you talk to other students that attend foreign universities you will figure that the top 10 in Britain is quite well known.
Original post by HighestKungFu
A good way to measure this is to look at how many international students a university has. The 'Golden Triangle' of universities are very well known (Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, LSE, and King's), as are many of the Russell Group universities and 1994 Group (Queen Mary has a very high number of international students so one can infer that it is well-known internationally for instance).
have you got a table of those?
Imo St andrews in the usa and probably lse everywhere. Ucl suffers imo for sounding like its a university college, which most places is a feeder college to a more famous uni.
If i was hired as brand consultant I'd suggest the following;
imperial - london institute of technology
ucl - london university
liverpool john moores - liverpool john lennon
Original post by Joinedup
If i was hired as brand consultant I'd suggest the following;
ucl - london university
If i was hired as brand consultant I'd suggest the following;
ucl - london university
"London University, University of London"
Riiiight.
Original post by Joinedup
have you got a table of those?
Imo St andrews in the usa and probably lse everywhere. Ucl suffers imo for sounding like its a university college, which most places is a feeder college to a more famous uni.
If i was hired as brand consultant I'd suggest the following;
imperial - london institute of technology
ucl - london university
liverpool john moores - liverpool john lennon
Imo St andrews in the usa and probably lse everywhere. Ucl suffers imo for sounding like its a university college, which most places is a feeder college to a more famous uni.
If i was hired as brand consultant I'd suggest the following;
imperial - london institute of technology
ucl - london university
liverpool john moores - liverpool john lennon
I chuckled at the John Lennon comment :P
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