Oxford’s top ranking reflects its all-round strength in contemporary research and teaching. Renowned as the oldest University in the English speaking world, modern Oxford is at the forefront of the full range of academic disciplines, including medical sciences, science and engineering, humanities and social sciences.
Oxford ranked first among global universities
29 September 2016
Oxford becomes the first British university ever to occupy top position in the global table, which judges the performance of 980 universities across 79 countries.