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Reply 40

golden tribe

Oxford
Cambridge
Imperial
Lse
Ucl
Bristol
Edinburgh
Kcl
Manchester
Warwick

Reply 41

Dilzo999

Cambridge
Oxford
LSE
Imperial
UCL
Warwick
The rest I don't give a **** about choose your pick.

Reply 42

BWV1007

Oxford
Cambridge
Imperial
LSE
UCL
KCL
Edinburgh
Bristol
Durham
Manchester

Reply 43

golden tribe

Original post by daalchaval

KCL 100% in the top 10. Ranked 16 in the world in the recent QS world rankings. No idea why the domestic rankings always puts it in the 20s range.

Domestic league is nonsense to be honest. It takes into account things like student satisfaction, feedback etc. The international rankings however are more of an indication of how good an institution is, it takes in t ö account things like noble price winners, world class research, studies. Places like kings, Edinburgh and manchester are ranked low under places like Lancaster, Kent etc. Those are decent uni's but it shows you how unrealistic the tables are. When those 3 uni's are in the top 30 best unis

Reply 44

Jen88may

I am studying history at the university of Sheffield, it's great and has been ranked 1st for student satisfaction for a few years now? I would look at subject, course content, location and overall the student satisfaction. ☺️

Reply 45

TheGuyReturns

http://www.nairaland.com/141689/rough-guide-best-most-reputable

Reply 46

Hulkamaniac

Original post by Morrisseya

Obviously it varies by subject. But, in your opinion, what are the top 10 universities in the UK, overall? (Re: prestige/job prospects/everything).

In terms of prestige globally which is what counts the most then the UK really only has Oxbridge and LSE. Imperial and UCL some might argue too, but their reps have been incredibly over inflated. King's is viewed highly, Edinburgh has a historically good rep because of its role in the age of enlightenment and the fact many US colleges were founded by Edinburgh grads. Glasgow has produced a fair few PMs so I rate them highly.

My top 10:

1) Cambridge
2) Oxford
3) LSE
4)Imperial
5) UCL
6) King's College London
7) Edinburgh
8)Bristol
9) Glasgow
10) Nottingham/Warwick

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 47

Kaiju

1. Wolverhampton
2. Wolverhampton
3. Wolverhampton
4. Wolverhampton
5. Wolverhampton
6. Wolverhampton
7. Wolverhampton
8. Wolverhampton
9. Wolverhampton
10. Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton also deserves a special mention for narrowly missing the top ten.

Reply 48

Sandtrooper

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I actually can't decide!

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Reply 49

L'Evil Fish

Depends... Personal preference or just understanding

Cambridge
Oxford
Bristol
Imperial (meh, I'd hate it but)
Durham
Bath
St Andrews
Warwick
UCL
York

That's for Chemistry ish.

Maths would be similar I think, as would compsci.

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Reply 50

Sandtrooper

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

Depends... Personal preference or just understanding

Cambridge
Oxford
Imperial (meh, I'd hate it but)
Bristol
Durham
Bath
St Andrews
Warwick
UCL
York

That's for Chemistry ish.

Maths would be similar I think, as would compsci.

Why would you hate Imperial?

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Reply 51

L'Evil Fish

Original post by Edminzodo

Why would you hate Imperial?

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Just... The place, the way it is, the people

Reply 52

Sandtrooper

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

Just... The place, the way it is, the people

Hmm. I've actually heard this opinion before so I see what you mean.

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Reply 53

Magnus Taylor

My personal top ten would be:
1. Oxford
2. Cambridge
3. Imperial
4. LSE
5. Durham
6. St. Andrews
7. Warwick
8. UCL
9. Kings
10. Bristol

Reply 54

TheTechN1304

Oxford = Cambridge
LSE
Imperial
UCL
Durham
St. Andrews
Edinburgh
Bristol
Warwick

Reply 55

Schrödingers Cat

Original post by Birkenhead

By what measure are Birmingham, Nottingham and Bath superior to Edinburgh, Bristol and St Andrews? These rankings are such utter childish nonsense. Universities can only really be said to exist in groupings.

I'd say that they are all good reason I didn't choose any Scottish universities is that they are easier to get into, and I would probably swap Bristol with bath on consideration actually

Reply 56

Citipati

I presume it would be better to hold them in "batches", as ones outcompete others frequently making it a draw.
Batch 1
Oxbridge
Batch 2
Durham. LSE. Imperial
Batch 3
St. Andrews. UCL. KCL.
Batch 4
Warwick. Bristol.
Batch 5
Exeter. Lancaster. Edinburgh.
Batch 6
Manchester. Birmingham. Rest of Russell group.

I have not seen them all, so my opinion is pretty flawed.

Reply 57

Tarte Tatin

Original post by Birkenhead

Anyone who places any value in the overall league table rankings of universities should re-assess their suitability to be in higher education at all.

Subject rankings are more worthwhile, but are still skewered by things irrelevant to an undergraduate experience like research rating and other factors like student satisfaction which are not objectively compared but subject entirely to the student's expectations prior to beginning the course (such that those at Heriot-Watt are more satisfied than those at Imperial College London). The way more valid factors like graduate prospects are measured is also irritating, since they rarely take account of the type of work being done after the course, and we are consequently expected to believe that Oxford and Cambridge endow their graduates with significantly poorer graduate prospects than other universities.

Ultimately, they're a group of steaming turds that should not impact anyone's university choices.