Oxford crowned top, Ireland & Portugal among most improved & four new entries in the top-50
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LONDON, Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global higher education experts QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the third edition of the QS World University Rankings: Europe.
The University of Oxford is crowned #1 for the first time since 2024. ETH Zurich drops to second and UCL and Imperial are joint third. This edition features 950+ universities from across Europe, including some 290 debuts.
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Top--10 |
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2026 |
2025 |
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1 |
3 |
University of Oxford |
UK |
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2 |
1 |
ETH Zurich |
Switzerland |
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=3 |
5 |
UCL |
UK |
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=3 |
2 |
Imperial College London |
UK |
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5 |
4 |
University of Cambridge |
UK |
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6 |
6 |
The University of Edinburgh |
UK |
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7 |
8 |
King's College London |
UK |
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8 |
9 |
Université PSL |
France |
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9 |
7 |
The University of Manchester |
UK |
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10 |
10 |
EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne |
Switzerland |
QS Senior Vice President Ben Sowter said: "The QS Europe rankings remain an essential tool for benchmarking academic excellence and supporting students, scholars and institutions in their decision-making."
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