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In terms of universities "in general" as in in every subject area it offers, I would argue only Oxbridge would be considered truly elite in that sense and is unique worlwide. Yes some will argue the Ivies and MIT and Caltech etc but the admissions process in the US is so different and places greater emphasis on extra-curriculars. But I digress.
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Outside of Oxbridge maybe LSE and Imperial fit into that category but I hesitate when I mention them in that sense. Outside of say Medicine (and the same for other universities), the admissions process to LSE and Imperial are not 'rigorous' if you have the predicted grades or the grades to hand, notwithstanding an admissions test here or there as is commonplace across most universities.
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Edinburgh I would agree given its international and historical standing. St Andrews only at the undergraduate level and even then its reputation only really grew after a certain 'royal' attended there. It always had a solid reputation mind but was never viewed as elite (Medicine aside). Warwick as well, this is only for a few subject areas like Maths or Graduate-Entry Medicine, or Finance related courses. Other than that and at postgraduate level, not so much.
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Where St Andrews and Warwick do well domestically, the likes of UCL, Edinburgh, and King's, Manchester and even Bristol outperform them globally due to their research output. That doesn't make them any less prestigious of course, but the point I allude to is that defining prestige is really subjective and needs to be looked at within the context of the applicant's needs/objectives.
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Personally as a multi-faculty university I would say UCL is probably the best in the UK after Oxbridge, and probably on par with Edinburgh, Manchester, King's and maybe Bristol. I view LSE and Imperial as specialist schools.
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In terms of universities "in general" as in in every subject area it offers, I would argue only Oxbridge would be considered truly elite in that sense and is unique worlwide. Yes some will argue the Ivies and MIT and Caltech etc but the admissions process in the US is so different and places greater emphasis on extra-curriculars. But I digress.
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Outside of Oxbridge maybe LSE and Imperial fit into that category but I hesitate when I mention them in that sense. Outside of say Medicine (and the same for other universities), the admissions process to LSE and Imperial are not 'rigorous' if you have the predicted grades or the grades to hand, notwithstanding an admissions test here or there as is commonplace across most universities.
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Edinburgh I would agree given its international and historical standing. St Andrews only at the undergraduate level and even then its reputation only really grew after a certain 'royal' attended there. It always had a solid reputation mind but was never viewed as elite (Medicine aside). Warwick as well, this is only for a few subject areas like Maths or Graduate-Entry Medicine, or Finance related courses. Other than that and at postgraduate level, not so much.
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Where St Andrews and Warwick do well domestically, the likes of UCL, Edinburgh, and King's, Manchester and even Bristol outperform them globally due to their research output. That doesn't make them any less prestigious of course, but the point I allude to is that defining prestige is really subjective and needs to be looked at within the context of the applicant's needs/objectives.
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Personally as a multi-faculty university I would say UCL is probably the best in the UK after Oxbridge, and probably on par with Edinburgh, Manchester, King's and maybe Bristol. I view LSE and Imperial as specialist schools.
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