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University College London Rankings 2025
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- UCL University Ranking Highlights
- UCL University University Ranking
- UCL University US News & World Report Ranking 2024
- UCL University The Guardian Ranking 2025
- UCL University The Complete University Guide Ranking 2025
- UCL University QS Ranking 2025
- UCL University THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2024
- UCL University ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
- UCL University Course Ranking
- UCL University Student Reviews
UCL UniversityRanking Highlights
Recognized globally as a leading global enterprise, University College London is dedicated to delivering academic excellence. The University College London has recieved an A++ rating by Shiksha Grading.
Even though there are multiple global ranking metrics available for students to check university rankings, what makes Shiksha Grading different is that Shiksha uses the aggregate of all the publicly available university and course rankings from top-ranking publishers and maps it into nine buckets, namely A++, A+, A, B++, B+, B, C++, C+, C. With this method, courses are graded on the basis of their availability at the college in a particular country and universities are graded by the countries.
Moving forward, according to 'University Ranking' category of QS 2025, University College London ranks #9, showing stability from its previous ranking of #9 in 2024. University College London also ranks #22 in THE 'University Ranking' category 2024. As compared to the last year, University College London witnessed a stable trend in its THE (Times Higher Education) ranking which stood at #22 in 2023. Furthermore, University College London ranks #9 in The Complete University Guide 'University Ranking' category in 2025.
Check out more details on University College London ranking in the below content.
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UCL UniversityUS News & World Report Ranking 2024
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
Global Universities | 16 | 12 | 7 |
UCL UniversityThe Guardian Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Accounting and Finance | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| Architecture | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Business and Management | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| Chemical Engineering | 4 | 19 | 14 |
| Civil Engineering | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| Economics | 10 | 16 | 16 |
| Electronic and Electrical Engineering | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| Law | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Medicine | 18 | 12 | 11 |
| Physics | 13 | 13 | 25 |
| Politics | 7 | 14 | 12 |
| Sociology and Social Policy | 2 | 6 | 6 |
UCL UniversityThe Complete University Guide Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK University | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Architecture | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Art and Design | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Biological Sciences | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Business and Management Studies UK | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Chemical Engineering | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Civil Engineering | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Computer Science | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Law | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Medicine | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| Physics and Astronomy | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Psychology | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Sociology | 16 | 10 | 10 |
UCL UniversityQS Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | – / – | 5 | 5 |
| World University | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Accounting and Finance | 51 | 45 | – / – |
| Architecture and Built Environment | 1 | 1 | – / – |
| Art and Design | 42 | 43 | – / – |
| Biological Sciences | 8 | 6 | – / – |
| Communication and Media Studies | 36 | 42 | – / – |
| Engineering and Technology | 39 | 35 | – / – |
| Law and Legal Studies | 14 | 14 | – / – |
| Mathematics | 41 | 42 | – / – |
| Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 101 | 103 | – / – |
| Medicine | 6 | 6 | – / – |
| Pharmacy and Pharmacology | 4 | 4 | – / – |
| Physics and Astronomy | 27 | 27 | – / – |
| Politics | 23 | 22 | – / – |
| Sociology | 19 | 20 | – / – |
UCL UniversityTHE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2024
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University | 18 | 22 | 22 |
| Arts and Humanities | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Clinical and Health | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Engineering | 36 | 45 | 45 |
| Law | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| Life Sciences | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| PG Business and Economics | 20 | 23 | 23 |
| PG Computer Science | 22 | 29 | 28 |
| Psychology | 6 | 4 | 6 |
UCL UniversityARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Law | 32 | 42 | – / – |
| Mathematics | 51 | 51 | – / – |
| Nursing | 38 | 51 | – / – |
| Physics | 42 | 38 | – / – |
| Political Sciences | 25 | 19 | – / – |
| Sociology | 34 | 33 | – / – |
UCL UniversityCourse Ranking
Shiksha has graded University College London streams, such as Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) with A++ grades. The presence of multiple rankings online can prove to be overwhelming to students looking to study abroad. Hence, Shiksha Study Abroad has launched Shiksha Grading. With it, students will no longer be required to check multiple ranking organisations to know about the performance of a particular university. Just checking Shiksha rating will suffice.
However, in case students are wondering how well is University College London ranked for its subjects as per other ranking bodies, the institute is popular for its Architecture & Built Environment, Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Arts & Humanities, and Psychology courses all over the world. In the QS ranking 2024, University College London stands at #1 for Architecture & Built Environment program. Additionally, it is also ranked at #4 for Pharmacy & Pharmacology. Other than these, Biological Sciences at #6, and Medicine at #6 also got ranked by QS 2024. It is recommended to study Architecture & Built Environment as it ranks #1 by QS (the best ranked course of this institute under this ranking body). This ranking stood at #1 in 2023.
Read on to learn more about University College London courses and subject rankings in the below article.
B.A.
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian - Sociology and Social Policy | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| The Guardian - Politics | 7 | 14 | 12 |
| The Complete University Guide - Sociology | 16 | 10 | 10 |
| The Complete University Guide - Art and Design | 3 | 2 | 2 |
B.Arch
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian - Architecture | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| The Complete University Guide - Architecture | 8 | 8 | 9 |
B.E. / B.Tech
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian - Civil Engineering | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| The Guardian - Electronic and Electrical Engineering | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| The Guardian - Mechanical Engineering | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| The Complete University Guide - Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Complete University Guide - Mechanical Engineering | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| The Complete University Guide - Chemical Engineering | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| The Complete University Guide - Civil Engineering | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| The Complete University Guide - Computer Science | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| The Guardian - Chemical Engineering | 4 | 19 | 14 |
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