UCL is ranked 9 in QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities and has an overall score of 4.2 stars, according to student reviews on Studyportals, the best place to find out how students rate their study and living experience at universities from all over the world.We're renowned for our world-class research, global influence and impact across a broad range of subjects. Our reputation attracts the best and bravest of thinkers, who constantly cross boundaries, creating a home for thought leaders of today and tomorrow.University of London
Its formal name became University of London, University College, although for most informal and external purposes the name "University College, London" (or the initialism UCL) was still used.
Is UCL as good as Ivy League : Within the UK, it's ranked in the top 10 and sometimes top 5 – it generally ranks behind Oxford and Cambridge, which are pretty much the UK version of the Ivy League.
Is UCL as good as Harvard
The UK is home to five of the world's top twenty universities, with four of those (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and UCL) ranked in the top ten. UCL has held a top 10 position since 2013, among global peers including MIT, Stanford and Harvard.
How elite is UCL : UCL has confirmed its position among the top 20 "super-elite" universities in the world, according to the Times Higher Education's (THE) annual rankings published today.
UCL has a very large research portfolio and world class researchers. This means it ranks highly in global tables that primarily measure research, either by quality or quantity. The three national tables, however, look mainly at undergraduate admissions, outcomes and experience.
Its research output and impact have seen UCL move up to eighth place this year in the Quacquarelli Symonds world university rankings, ahead of Yale and Princeton despite having investments and reserves only a fraction of those enjoyed by the Ivy League members.