UCL ranked 8th best university in the world

UCL has climbed from tenth to eighth place in the 2022 QS World University Rankings. The university secured joint eighth position, sharing the spot with Switzerland's ETH Zurich and rising two places from the 2021 rankings. In total, the United Kingdom is home to five of the world's top twenty universities, all of whom have improved their ranking over the last year. QS is the world's most-consulted international rankings, now including 1,300 universities - 145 more than in 2021 - making this year the publication's largest ever edition. The company uses six indicators to compile the rankings: academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty, faculty-to-student ratio, international faculty ratio and international student ratio. On five of the metrics, UCL scored 98.9/100 or higher, with particular improvement on employer reputation, faculty-to-student ratio, and proportion of international students. UCL President & Provost, Dr Michael Spence, said: "I'm delighted to see this recognition of the talent and hard work of UCL's incredible community of staff and students.