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Well known Universities besides Oxford and Cambridge?

Hi guys,

I am an internaitonal student, was wondering what are some well known and prestigious universities in the UK besides Oxford and Cambridge?

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Reply 1

MidnightDream

Imperial, LSE and UCL are the only ones I can think of right now :smile:

Reply 2

The_Lonely_Goatherd

Those were the three I was gonna suggest! :yep:

It really depends why you are asking though. Certain unis will have strong reputations in certain subjects, e.g. Warwick for Maths :yes:

Reply 3

El Salvador

Imperial
London School of Economics
University College London
King's College London
University of Edinburgh
Institute of Education, University of London
University of St Andrews

Actually you can just choose from one the Russell Groups unless you want to go for IoE LDN (which is going to be merged with UCL anyway).

Reply 4

El Salvador

Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

Those were the three I was gonna suggest! :yep:

It really depends why you are asking though. Certain unis will have strong reputations in certain subjects, e.g. Warwick for Maths :yes:

S/he asked for it being prestigious though.

Reply 5

Josb

Original post by pateknautilus

Hi guys,

I am an internaitonal student, was wondering what are some well known and prestigious universities in the UK besides Oxford and Cambridge?

In London: LSE, UCL, ICL, King's college.

Elsewhere in England: Warwick, Bristol, Durham, Liverpool, Manchester.

Scotland: St Andrews (since the graduation of the royal prince), Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh.

However it depends of the subject (Math for Warwick, Physics for Manchester, Economics for LSE, etc.).

Reply 6

The_Lonely_Goatherd

Original post by clh_hilary

S/he asked for it being prestigious though.

Is Warwick not prestigious for Maths, then? I just assumed it was :tongue:

Reply 7

RedBrehon

Any of the Russell Group Universities - http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/our-universities/

Original post by pateknautilus

Hi guys,

I am an internaitonal student, was wondering what are some well known and prestigious universities in the UK besides Oxford and Cambridge?

Reply 8

El Salvador

Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

Is Warwick not prestigious for Maths, then? I just assumed it was :tongue:

They are well known with a good reputation, but when I read prestigious I think status and history.

Warwick is too green for that.

Perhaps Durham would be better but I know very little about it.

Reply 9

pateknautilus

Is Imperial well known?

Reply 10

Josb

Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

Is Warwick not prestigious for Maths, then? I just assumed it was :tongue:

From France, Warwick is known for being very strong in Maths - and I'm a history student.

Reply 11

The_Lonely_Goatherd

Original post by clh_hilary

They are well known with a good reputation, but when I read prestigious I think status and history.

Warwick is too green for that.

Perhaps Durham would be better but I know very little about it.

Fair enough. You and I have different measures of prestige then. Though to be fair, my measure of university prestige is "has Aunty X and Uncle Y in Sri Lanka, heard of this uni?" :teehee:

Not sure if Warwick fulfils that criteria, tbh :tongue:

Original post by pateknautilus

Is Imperial well known?

Yes, very well known. Or at least it's very well known in Sri Lanka (where I originate from), so I'd assume it's the same across the rest of the world :h:

Original post by Josb

From France, Warwick is known for being very strong in Maths - and I'm a history student.

Ah, cool! That's interesting to hear - cheers :smile:

Reply 12

RedBrehon

Any of the Russell Group Universities (which includes Oxford and Cambridge) - http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/our-universities/

Reply 13

pateknautilus

Is Warwick or LSE better than Imperial, reputation wise? Both internationally and in UK.

Reply 14

Josb

Original post by pateknautilus

Is Warwick or LSE better than Imperial, reputation wise? Both internationally and in UK.

It depends of your subject and level of study?

Reply 15

pateknautilus

I mean generally speaking

Reply 16

RedBrehon

Imperial one of the best places in the country for STEM. Warwick good for a number of subjects, including Maths, Law, Philosophy. LSE - London School of Economic and Political Science - good for Economics, Law, Political Science etc.

Reply 17

Josb

Original post by pateknautilus

I mean generally speaking

You'll be fine in either of them. :wink:

From France, I think LSE is more prestigious, but the choice of subjects is limited (only social sciences).

However, I really advise you not to make a choice solely on 'prestige'. I would even say the reputation of the department is more important.

Reply 18

RedBrehon

Imperial is consistently ranked alongside Oxford and Cambridge in University rankings. Recent top 10 Universities in World Ranking completed by the Times Educational Supplement had 1. Oxford, 2. Cambridge, 3. Imperial. 4. University College London, 5 LSE, 6. King's College London, 7. Edinburgh, 8. Manchester, 9. Bristol, 10. Durham.