Two London universities have been named in the top ten worldwide in a new global league table.
Imperial College was ranked sixth and University College London came ninth in the QS World University Rankings.
The respected global league table, now in its 20th year, analyses the academic reputation, employability, international research and sustainability of each university.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA was named as the best university in the world for the twelfth year running, followed by Cambridge. The University of Oxford was in third place.
The results mean 40 per cent of the top ten universities were from the UK – the same percentage as the United States.
One university each from Switzerland and Singapore also made the top ten.
Professor Hugh Brady, President of Imperial College London said: “This result confirms that Imperial is one of the best universities in the world, and is a testament to our brilliant, diverse community, our global outlook, and the spirit of innovation that runs through everything we do.”
