The University of Oxford was the top ranked university in the UK in 2021, and was given an overall score of 95.7 by Times Higher Education, while the University of Cambridge had the second highest score of 94.6. The third, fourth and fifth highest ranked Universities were all located in London.
Highest rated universities in the United Kingdom in 2021
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Times Higher Education. (September 15, 2021). Highest rated universities in the United Kingdom in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091723/best-uk-universities-by-times-higher-education/
Times Higher Education. "Highest rated universities in the United Kingdom in 2021." Chart. September 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091723/best-uk-universities-by-times-higher-education/
Times Higher Education. (2021). Highest rated universities in the United Kingdom in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091723/best-uk-universities-by-times-higher-education/
Times Higher Education. "Highest Rated Universities in The United Kingdom in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091723/best-uk-universities-by-times-higher-education/
Times Higher Education, Highest rated universities in the United Kingdom in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091723/best-uk-universities-by-times-higher-education/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Highest rated universities in the United Kingdom in 2021 [Graph], Times Higher Education, September 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091723/best-uk-universities-by-times-higher-education/