League tables
Imperial College London is rated as one of the world’s best universities.
This page shows a selection of recent rankings from the UK and worldwide. For more detailed subject-based information, visit our full listing of League Tables.
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Global rankings
THE TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2016-17
- 3rd in Europe and 8th in the world
The Times Higher Education World's Most International Universities 2017
- 1st in the UK, 5th in the world
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17 subject rankings
- Clinical, pre-clinical and health, 3rd in Europe (4th)
- Computer Science, 3rd in Europe (7th)
- Engineering and technology, 3rd in Europe (7th joint)
- Life Sciences, 3rd in Europe (9th)
- Physical Sciences, 4th in Europe (11th)
QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2018
- 8th in the world
ACADEMIC RANKING OF TOP 500 WORLD UNIVERSITIES 2016
- 5th in Europe, 22nd in the world
US News Best Global Universities
- 3rd in Europe, 19th in the world
REUTERS - TOP 100 INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITIES 2016
- 2nd in Europe, 12th in the world
UK rankings
The Times/Sunday Times GOOD University Guide 2017
- 5th in the UK
The Guardian University Guide 2018
- 6th in the UK
The Complete University Guide 2018
- 5th in the UK
Imperial College Business School
Financial Times Global Executive MBA RANKING 2016
- 10th in UK; 20th in Europe; 34th in the world
Financial Times Global MBA RANKING 2017
- 8th in UK; 16th in Europe; 45th in the world
Financial Times Masters in Management RANKING 2016
- 3rd in UK; 19th in Europe; 20th in the world
Financial Times Masters in Finance RANKING 2016
- 3rd in UK; 12th in Europe; 13th in the world