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Each year since 2008, Times Higher Education has compiled a "Table of Tables" to combine the results of the 3 mainstream league tables. In the 2022 table, the top 5 universities were the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the University of St Andrews, the London School of Economics and Imperial College.
Due to its age [191] [192] and its social and academic status, [193] [194] the University of Oxford is considered to be one of Britain's most prestigious or elite universities [195] [196] and to form, along with the University of Cambridge, a top two that stand above other UK universities in this regard. [191] [193] [194] [197]
Due to its age [169] [170] and its social and academic status, [171] [172] the University of Cambridge is considered to be one of Britain's most prestigious or elite universities [173] [174] [175] and to form, along with the University of Oxford, a top two that stand above other UK universities in this regard.
The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world, [95] and one of the most prestigious higher education institutions of the world, averaging nine applications to every available place, and attracting 40% of its academic staff and 17% of undergraduates from overseas. [96]
King's College London. King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. [9][10] In 1836, King's became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London. [11]
The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom. Established in 1902, it is the oldest graduate scholarship in the world. It is considered among the world's most prestigious international scholarship programs. [1][2][3][4] Its founder, Cecil John Rhodes ...
The Imperial College Business School was established in 2003 and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. Formerly a constituent college of the University of London, Imperial became an independent university in 2007. [9] Imperial is organised into four faculties: Engineering, Medicine, Natural Sciences, and Business.
Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's fourth-oldest surviving university. [1] The history and influence of the University of Cambridge has made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. [2]