Oxford, United Kingdom
University of Oxford
Ranked in the world
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University of Oxford is ranked 1st in the world.
Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2026
Full ranking profile
University of Oxford's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| THE 2026Headline | Times Higher Education | 1 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Anthropology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 1 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Anatomy & Physiology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 1 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Ecology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 1 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Geography | Quacquarelli Symonds | 1 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Modern Languages | Quacquarelli Symonds | 1 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 1 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 1 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 1 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 1 |
| Guardian 2026 | Guardian News & Media | 1 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Law and Legal Studies | METU (URAP Lab) | 1 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Mathematics | Quacquarelli Symonds | 2 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Medicine | Quacquarelli Symonds | 2 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for English Language & Literature | Quacquarelli Symonds | 2 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 2 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 2 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 2 |
| CUG 2027 | Complete University Guide | 2 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Biological Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 2 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 3 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Geography | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 3 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 3 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 3 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, General | National Taiwan University | 3 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Economics | METU (URAP Lab) | 3 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 4 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 4 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 4 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for societal impact | SCImago Research Group | 4 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 4 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Biology & Biochemistry | National Taiwan University | 4 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Immunology | National Taiwan University | 4 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 5 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 5 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Microbiology | National Taiwan University | 5 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Agriculture | METU (URAP Lab) | 5 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Mathematical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 5 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 6 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 6 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Neuroscience & Behavior | National Taiwan University | 6 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 6 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 7 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 7 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 8 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Medical and Health Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 8 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for research | SCImago Research Group | 9 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 9 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/Psychology | National Taiwan University | 9 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Environmental Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 9 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 10 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 10 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 10 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 10 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Mathematics | National Taiwan University | 12 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Education | METU (URAP Lab) | 12 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 13 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Environment/Ecology | National Taiwan University | 13 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Molecular Biology & Genetics | National Taiwan University | 13 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 14 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Earth Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 14 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 15 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Physics | National Taiwan University | 15 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Space Science | National Taiwan University | 15 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 16 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 16 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 18 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 18 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 18 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Economics & Business | National Taiwan University | 18 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 18 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Physical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 18 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Geosciences | National Taiwan University | 19 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 19 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 19 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 23 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 25 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 25 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 26 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 27 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 28 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 28 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 29 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Chemical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 29 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 33 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | 36 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 37 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 37 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 38 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 39 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 40 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Information & Computing Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 40 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Environmental Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | 41 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Biomedical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 42 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Energy Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | 46 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Veterinary Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 46 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 51 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports Sciences | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 61 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 62 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 69 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 93 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 118 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Dentistry | SCImago Research Group | 300 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.