What are the top 10 universities in UK?

If we talk about the Top 10 universities in the UK, then as per the Shiksha National Rankings 2025 & Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Rankings, the University of Oxford is in the top of the list of the best universities in the UK 2025. Check UK University ranking given by both in the table below:
University | Shiksha National Rankings 2025 | QS World University Rankings 2025 |
|---|---|---|
University of Oxford | #1 | #3 |
University of Cambridge | #2 | #5 |
Imperial College London | #3 | #2 |
UCL | #4 | #9 |
The University of Edinburgh | #5 | #27 |
London School of Economics and Political Science | #6 | #50 |
University of Bristol | #7 | #54 |
The University of Manchester | #8 | #34 |
University of Glasgow | #9 | #69 |
King's College London | #10 | #40 |
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