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University of Cambridge Rankings 2024-25

Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • Cost of Living£ 18,468
  • Tuition Fee From£ 9,917
  • Country Rank#2
  • Batch Strength24,450
  • Global Diversity23.7%
  • Gender Ratio52:48

The Complete University Guide and Times Ranking both place the UC as the second-best university in the UK. It has also placed first among all UK universities in the 2016 Complete University Guide; this rating is based on a wide range of factors, including admissions requirements, student happiness, the calibre of teaching in particular courses, and job prospects for graduates. According to recruiters from UK's top corporations, the university is ranked second best in the country for the calibre of its graduates. The university placed first in the UK in both the government's Research Assessment Exercises from 2001 and 2008, respectively. Here are some of the University of Cambridge 2024 rankings -

 

  • #2 - QS 2024 - World University Ranking
  • #5 - Times Higher Education 2024
  • #1 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - University Ranking UK
  • #3 - The Guardian 2024 - University Rankings

 

Course Rankings:

Ranking providers have consistently ranked UC among the top universities for business studies in Europe. Bloomberg has ranked the university 8th in 2022-23 for Best Business School Europe. The Financial Times has also ranked the university among the top 20 for business studies. Candidates should note that there is a slight drop in rank from earlier years. Executive MBA was ranked at 36th position in the 2022 Financial Times rankings of global EMBA.

 

The university is widely considered a top university for its engineering programs, and has been ranked first overall in The Complete University Guide's 2019 rankings of the best UK universities for chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, and electronic engineering. Additionally, the university has been ranked among the top five for pursuing computer science courses by The Guardian in seven consecutive years of its annual rankings, 2017-2023.

 

The QS Rankings placed Cambridge's programmes among the best in the world in April 2022. Globally, the university has the second-best curriculum for engineering and technology, the fourth-best programme for life sciences and medicine and the third-best programme in natural sciences curriculum. Glance through some more of the University of Cambridge course rankings below -

 

Engineering Courses:

  • #1 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Chemical Engineering Ranking
  • #1 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Civil Engineering Ranking
  • #1 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • #1 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Mechanical Engineering Ranking

 

Medicine & Health Sciences Courses

  • #1 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Medicine Rankings
  • #2 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Medicine Rankings

 

Law Courses

  • #2 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Law Rankings
  • #2 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Law Rankings
     

Humanities & Social Sciences Courses
#1 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Psychology Rankings
#1 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Sociology Rankings
#2 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Politics Rankings
#1 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Sociology and Social Policy Rankings

 

Year

QS Ranks

US News Ranks

2023

#2

#8

2022

#3

#8

2021

#3

#8