Top 10 London UK University Rankings - Ultimate Guide

When applying to UK universities, London has a lot of top universities (including Russell Group unis) to choose from. I break down the top 10 London university rankings to help students choose which university is best for them.
Where is Imperial, LSE , UCL, Queen Mary, SOAS in the university rankings…find out in this video!

I looked at various inputs and came up with this London university rankings as a result based on experiences I’ve had, past performance of universities and experiences graduates have shared with me about their time at the university.

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Strand campus tour | King's College London

Welcome to Birkbeck, University of London

Founder's Building, Royal Holloway, University of London

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Rankings:
Uni 10: 0:49
Uni 9: 1:57
Uni 8: 3:15
Uni 7: 4:21
Uni 6: 5:20
Uni 5: 5:09
Uni 4: 7:05
Uni 3: 8:20
Uni 2 &1: 9:13

[gayatrivirmani]

I was at Birkbeck. I agree with the social scene there. However, the teaching quality is extremely great. Happy to see it being recognised.

[shortydebs]

I’m a SOAS LLB Law graduate! I’m now working in third party risk in an investment bank after working in the legal field for 12+ years. A few of my friends from SOAS also work in investment banking (risk and compliance). SOAS is brilliant for its diverse subjects and quality of teaching. New subscriber here…I found your videos as I was searching credit risk related information as I’m currently trying to make a move from third party risk to credit risk. Really informative videos btw so thank you!

[brandmanager]

I agree with you about Birkbeck’s social life. However, I don't agree with the ranking. Birkbeck is clearly ahead of the city and others in terms of global reputation and rankings. Birkbeck doesn't believe in biased domestic rankings. As you rightly mentioned Birkbeck has a different approach to its entry criteria. I have come across most of Birkbeck’s post-Grad coming from the top 5 UK universities to do their degrees. Also, Birkbeck teachers are active industry-leading research experts. A very high percentage of them have PhD degrees from Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Yale, Stanford UCL, LSE, and other top international universities. So, you can not compare Birkbeck with other traditional universities. Also, Birkbeck University London second oldest university in London. It has 5-7 Nobel laureates and one British Prime and many Internationally famous figures who studied and taught lessons here. Birkbeck has many joint courses with UCL- imperial & LSE which many people don't know. Therefore, I'm sorry to say that your ranking of Birkbeck is wrong. That's the very reason, Birkbeck doesn't believe in the UK rankings.

[Beantbeantbeant]

Royal Holloway is great for undergrad History as over half of all lectureres went to Oxbridge, it is the only university in the UK with a Holocaust Research Institute that lets you get hands on archive study (which is recognised internationally) and is one of only a handful of universities that teach Late Antiquity at undergraduate level. The only other that I know of is Oxford.

[salmaniqbal]

Nice video, I wish I had seen this video before I applied to university

[draculacat]

Just got my offer letter for QMUL, waiting out for UCL but I'm already quite satisfied

[hschsc]

Between LSE and Imperial, I will leave it like this. I am from the US. If you ask the median American somewhat college educated family what Imperial is, they will generally have next to no clue what it is. If you ask LSE, odds are is that they will certainly know. The only 3 schools that I have found to be generally known in the US are Oxford, Cambridge, and LSE.

[cbylszz]

Royal Holloway is alot better than city university

[clipss]

Hey man, I would really appreciate your opinion on applying to bayes business school considering I have good grades. Do you think it’s a good option for someone who wants to pursue the field of Finance and entrepreneurship in the future ?

Thanks

[famesx]

How does the university of London work? I have Birkbeck as one of my options but royal Holloway is what I want if I go into clearing. Both have “uni of London” in their name. Is it like Oxford having a load of smaller colleges?

[ziddirajpoot]

Hello team TML,

I am an IT Management professional contemplating an MS from UK this September that can then be followed by a possibly relevant career.

I am focusing London since it is the tech hub of the UK. I have shortlisted the below four universities/courses with budget being the major consideration here. Can you please comment on these choices in terms of university repute in tech market?

1. MS Management of Business Information Technology (Greenwich University)
2. MS Digital Business (Westminster University)
3. MS International Business Management with Project Management (London Metropolitan University)
4. MS Business Project Management (London South Bank University)

Will highly appreciate a prompt response as I need to make a decision and apply asap considering Sep intake is fast closing out.

Cheers!

[ishagoswami]

Hi! Thank you so much for your video! Can you tell me a little bit more about the Journalism courses at the City, University of London? I ask in terms of teaching and job opportunities as well as exposure. I am hoping to apply. Please help me out :)

[magicworld]

Which University you prefer for Ms in data science?
Greenwich University or heriot-watt University

[aashutoshmishra]

hi, is llb law in city university good? and can you tell me more about it

[thearcherprey]

What do you think of BSc Computer Science at City? Is there any recommendations for international students who just average grades for Computer Science?

[ananyaanil]

Hi. How is the course Mres psycholgy at Birkbeck. Is it good to study psychology programs. Pls do reply

[sachinps]

Hey, thanks for the great video. What do you think of the Msc in Environment, Politi
cs and Developemt Program at SOAS

[TheOrkunalp]

Hello, should I choose Msc International Business at SOAS or Msc Management at Brunel?

[shalvishah]

What do you think of SOAS when it comes to MSc Economic Policy or MSc International Business. I have also received an kffer from University of Manchester, a bit confused between both. What would be your suggestion?