Clearing 2014: top 30 UK universities in the World University Rankings

一月 1, 1990

As tens of thousands of students in England receive their A-level results this week, the annual scramble for university places for those who miss their grades, known as clearing, begins.

After last year’s results day, 345 universities had more than 34,000 courses available through clearing and 57,100 students were accepted on to courses through the clearing process.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings have become one of the most trusted and widely used sources for students all over the world making the most important decision of their lives – who to trust with their education.

The World University Rankings’ top 400 list features 49 UK institutions. Here is a filter of the overall world rankings, showing the top 30 UK universities:

Institution	World University Ranking 2013-2014
University of Oxford	=2
University of Cambridge	7
Imperial College London	10
University College London (UCL)	21
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)	32
King’s College London	38
University of Edinburgh	39
University of Manchester	58
University of Bristol	79
Durham University	=80
University of York	=100
Royal Holloway, University of London	102
University of Sheffield	=112
Queen Mary University of London	=114
University of Glasgow	=117
University of St Andrews	=117
University of Sussex	=121
Lancaster University	137
University of Leeds	=139
University of Warwick	141
University of Southampton	=146
University of Exeter	=148
University of Birmingham	153
University of Nottingham	=157
University of Leicester	=161
University of Liverpool	169
University of East Anglia	=174
University of Aberdeen	=188
University of Reading	=194
University of Dundee	196