These are the top 15 UK universities according to the Times Higher Education 2020 rankings

The University of Oxford ranks as number 1 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020

The University of Cambridge ranks as the 3rd best, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020.

Imperial College London ranked 10th in the list.

University College London ranked high in the list, taking the 15th spot.

The London School of Economics and Political Science came joint 27th, ranking alongside Carnegie Mellon University in the United States.

The University of Edinburgh took the 30th spot.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 includes nearly 1,400 universities across 92 countries, based on performance indicators which measure performance across teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.