University College London is one of the top 10 universities in the world. The research-based institute is a member of the Russell Group. UCL’s QS world University Rankings, 2025 is 9th in the world. The university has secured the 22nd position in the globe, according to THE World University Rankings, 2024. 

University College London ranks at 4th in the UK according to QS World University Rankings. The Guardian has placed the university at #9th in the UK, in its latest ranking. Medical Science, Natural Science and Engineering programs in UCL make it stand out among the world. UCL ranks at 4th and 6th in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology and Medicine, respectively, according to QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024. The university has secured the 20th position in the world for its Chemical Engineering courses.

Table of Contents

  1. World Rankings
  2. Engineering Rankings
  3. Medical Science Rankings
  4. Natural Science Rankings
  5. Business Rankings
  6. Humanities Rankings
  7. US News Subject Rankings
  8. Miscellaneous Rankings

University College London World Rankings

University College London ranks at 2nd in London, 4th in UK, and 9th in the world according to QS World University Rankings, 2025. The university has consistently remained among the top 10 institutes in the world according to QS World University Rankings. The university has scored 100 out of 100 in International student ratio according to QS. UCL has achieved 99.9 and 99 in International research network and International faculty ratio respectively, according to QS. Check out the world-ranking trends of University College London according to some renowned ranking agencies:

UCL World Rankings

Ranking Agency 2025 Rank 2024 Rank 2023 Rank 2022 Rank
QS World University Rankings #9 #9 #8 #8
Times Higher Education World University Rankings - #22 #22 #=18
U.S. News and World Report Best Global Universities - - #12 #16
The Guardian Rankings (UK Rank) - #9 #8 #9

University College London Engineering Rankings

The Electronic and Electrical Engineering program of the University College London has secured the 5th rank in UK according to The Guardian Rankings, 2024. UCL has achieved the 35th position in the world for Engineering and Technology, improving from 39th position in last year. The ranking trends of various engineering courses in University College London are as follows:

UCL Engineering Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021

QS World University Rankings by Subject

Computer Science and Information Systems

#22

#24

#22

#23

Engineering and Technology

#=35

#39

#37

#48

Civil and Structural Engineering

#=35

#42

#40

#51-100

Mechanical Engineering 

#=103

#101

#103

#111

Chemical Engineering 

#20

#19

#24

#24

The Guardian

Chemical Engineering

#19

#4

#12

#18

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

#5

#13

#24

#24

Computer Science and Information Systems

#6

#7

#6

#32

Mechanical Engineering

#2

#11

#4

#19

ARWU (Shanghai Rankings)

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

–

#27

#76-100

#39

Energy Science and Engineering

–

#76-100

#76-100

#76-100

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

–

#51-75

#76-100

#76-100

Marine/Ocean Engineering

–

#26

#17

#15

Civil Engineering

–

#42

#51-75

#76-100

Biotechnology

–

#46

#24

#24

Telecommunication Engineering

–

#13

#20

#46

Biomedical Engineering

–

#19

#35

#23

Computer Science and Engineering 

–

#45

#36

#33

University College London Medical Science Rankings

QS World University Rankings has placed the Pharmacy and Pharmacology program of UCL at 4th in the world for 3 years in a row, according to QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024. The university has secured the 6th position in the world for Medicine. Some other medical science and health program rankings of University College London are provided below:

UCL Medical Science Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021

QS World University Rankings by Subject 

Medicine

#6

#6

#7

#9

Dentistry 

#28

#17

#17

#12

Pharmacy and Pharmacology

#4

#4

#4

#7

The Guardian

Pharmacy and Pharmacology

#9

#13

#22

#22

Medicine

#12

#18

#23

#18

ARWU (Shanghai Rankings)

Clinical Medicine

–

#15

#16

#17

Public Health

–

#6

#7

#5

Dentistry and Oral Sciences

–

#15

#11

#11

Medical Technology

–

#4

#5

#6

Nursing

–

#51-75

#38

#40

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

–

#2

#3

#5

University College London Natural Science Rankings

UCL stands at 5th in the world for Psychology and at 7th in the world for Geography, according to QS WUR by Subject, 2024. The Guardian has offered UCL the 7th position in UK for its Mathematics program. The ranking trends of a range of natural science programs in University College London are as follows:

UCL Natural Science Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021
 

QS World University Rankings by Subject 

Geography 

#7

#6

#9

#9

Geophysics

#=16

#21

#29

#38

Mathematics

#42

#41

#39

#42

Chemistry

#21

#19

#32

#39

Psychology

#5

#5

#7

#10

Natural Sciences

#=35

#36

#37

#57

ARWU (Shanghai Rankings)

Oceanography

–

#76-100

#76-100

#101-150

Ecology

–

#51-75

#51-75

#51-75

Physics

–

#38

#42

#44

Geography 

–

#5

#4

#4

Earth Sciences

–

#35

#32

#32

Chemistry 

–

#101-150

#76-100

#76-100

Mathematics

–

#51-75

#51-75

#51-75

The Guardian

Biosciences

#8

#6

#7

#25

Mathematics

#7

#17

#7

#23

Physics

#13

#13

#12

#28

University College London Business Rankings

University College London has ranked among the top 10 in UK for both Accounting and Finance, and, Business and Management, according to The Guardian Rankings, 2024. Some other significant rankings of business programs in University College London according to leading ranking agencies are as follows:

UCL Business Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021

QS World University Rankings by Subject 

Business and Management Studies

#104

#101

#99

#94

Economics and Econometrics

#18

#17

#17

#16

Accounting and Finance

#45

#51

#55

#68

ARWU (Shanghai Rankings)

Management

-

#50

#76-100

#51-75

Business Administration

–

#101-150

#101-150

#151-200

Economics

–

#17

#16

#16

The Guardian

Accounting and Finance

#9

#11

#6

–

Business and Management

#8

#5

#3

#5

University College London Humanities Rankings

The University College London has consecutively topped the QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024, for its Education and Training program. UCL ranks at 10th in the world for Arts and Humanities, slightly improving from 11th place in last year. The ranking trends of several humanities courses in University College London, according to renowned ranking agencies, are as follows:

UCL Humanities Rankings

Ranking Body Program Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking 2022 Ranking 2021

QS World University Rankings by Subject

Education and Training

#1

#1

#1

#1

Arts and Humanities

#=10

#11

#11

#12

Library and Information Management 

#16

#17

#20

#19

English Language and Literature

#12

#12

#13

#13

Communication and Media Studies

#42

#36

#44

#44

History

#15

#12

#15

#19

The Guardian

Education

#12

#3

#1

#5

History

#9

#7

#7

#7

Law

#1

#4

#2

#2

ARWU (Shanghai Rankings)

Communication

–

#101-150

#151-200

#151-200

Law

–

#42

#32

#43

Education

–

#19

#22

#23

Sociology

–

#33

#34

#33

Public Administration

–

#11

#12

#15

Political Sciences

–

#19

#25

#30

University College London US News Subject Rankings

U.S. News and World Report has ranked several programs of University College London, based on the curriculum and course structure. According to the latest ranking by U.S. News and World Report, 5 of the programs in UCL rank among the top 10 position. Some of the significant rankings by subject, according to U.S. News and World Report, are as follows:

Subject Rankings

Arts and Humanities 

#4

Cell Biology

#14

Materials Science

#120

Infectious Disease

#8

Chemical Engineering

#95

Chemistry

#54

Civil Engineering

#70

Social Sciences and Public Health

#4

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Medical Imaging

#3

Public, Environmental, and Occupational Health

#5

Oncology

#19

Optics

#27

Physics

#51

Plant and Animal Science

#161

University College London Miscellaneous Rankings

University College London has a global reputation for academic and non-academic achievements. Some important UCL rankings according to esteemed ranking agencies are as follows:

Ranking Body Parameter Ranking

QS World University Rankings

Europe University Ranking

#4

Sustainability Ranking

#=189

U.S. News and World Report

Best Global Universities in Europe

#3

Best Global Universities in the UK

#3

THE World University Rankings

World Reputation Rankings

#25

Impact Rankings

#101-200

CWUR

National Rank

#3

Employability Rank

#660

Research Rank

#5

Education Rank

#33

Faculty Rank

#15

The US News has placed over 25 programs of the University College London among top 50 in the world in the latest rankings. Being a Russell Group institute, UCL holds a strong position in the world for its exceptional research activities. UCL is considered among the top 1% of all the universities in the world, based on its academics, infrastructure, international student ratio and many other metrics.

FAQs

Ques. Is UCL one of the top 10 universities?

Ans. Yes, UCL ranks among the top 10 universities in the world, according to the latest QS World University Rankings, 2025. UCL stands at 9th in the world according to QS WUR. The university also ranks among the top 10 in UK according to The Guardian. The rankings of University College London according to some esteemed ranking agencies are tabulated below:

Ranked By 2025 Ranking 2024 Ranking 2023 Ranking
QS World University Rankings #9 #9 #8
THE World University Rankings - #22 #22
U.S. News and World Report Best Global Universities - - #12
The Guardian - - #9

Ques. What is the Computer Science rank of University College London?

Ans. University College London has secured the 6th position in UK for Computer Science, according to The Guardian Ranking, 2024. The university witnessed a slight improvement from 7th position in last year. QS has placed Computer Science and Information Systems program of UCL at 2nd place in the world, reflecting an improvement from 24th in last year.

Ques. What are the Medical Science rankings of UCL?

Ans. University College London has ranked at 6th in Medicine according to QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024. Some other medical science and health rankings of UCL are as follows:

  • QS Pharmacy and Pharmacology: 4th
  • QS Dentistry: 28th
  • The Guardian Pharmacy and Pharmacology: 9th
  • The Guardian Medicine: 12th.

Ques. What are the Engineering rankings of UCL?

Ans. UCL ranks at #=35 in Engineering and Technology according to QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024. Some other significant engineering rankings of UCL are:

  • 20th in Chemical Engineering by QS WUR by Subject, 2024
  • 35th in Civil and Structural Engineering by QS WUR by Subject, 2024
  • 2nd in Mechanical Engineering by The Guardian Ranking, 2024
  • 5th in Electronic and Electrical Engineering by The Guardian Ranking, 2024.

Ques. Where does UCL rank in UK?

Ans. University College London ranks at 4th in UK according to QS World University Rankings, 2025. According to The Guardian UK rankings, UCL ranks at 9th in the UK. U.S. News and World Report has placed the university at 3rd position in both UK and Europe, in its latest rankings.

Ques. What is the ranking of University College London in Mathematics?

Ans. The Guardian has placed UCL at 7th place in UK for Mathematics, in 2024. University College London ranks at 42nd in the world for Mathematics, according to QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024. The university has secured the #51-75 place in Mathematics according to ARWU (Shanghai Rankings).

Ques. Does UCL have any top ranked subject?

Ans. Yes, UCL has its Architecture and Built Environment program ranked at first position in the world for 2 years in a row, according to QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024. UCL ranks at 1st place for Education and Training program consecutively.