Our reputation

The University of Edinburgh is consistently ranked one of the best universities in the world:

• 2025-2026 Best Global Universities in Europe - 8th
• The Complete University Guide - 18th
• The Times University Guide (UK) 2026 - 25th
• The Guardian Best UK University Rankings - 13th
• QS World Rankings 2026 - 34th
• Times Higher Education University Rankings 2025 - 29th
• Times Higher Education UK University Graduate Employability Rankings 2025 - 10th

The University of Edinburgh is ranked #4 in the UK based on the quality and breadth of its research, according to Times Higher Education's REF power ratings.

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The School of Informatics is consistently ranked in the top 30 of the subject rankings in the world.

• The Guardian Best UK Universities Rankings - Computer Science and Related Courses - 6th
• The Times University Guide (UK) 2026 - Computer Science - 12th
• The Complete University Guide (UK) - Computer Science - 16th
• Best Global Universities for Computer Science - Europe - 9th
• Best Global Universities for Artificial Intelligence - Europe - 11th
• QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Computer Science and Information Systems - 23rd
• QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - 24th
• QS Ranking for employability in the UK in Data Science and AI 2025 - 6th
• Times Higher Education World University Rankings - Computer Science - 29th

Our joint submission with EPCC topped the Research Professional Computer Science and Informatics rankings, based on REF 2021 results. Research Professional ranked us #1 for the size of submission (144.04 FTE), power rating (100) and market share (7.6 %). You can read more about the research in the School of Informatics below:

Research in the School of Informatics

With over 300 academic and research, over 130 professional services staff and over 2,000 students, the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh is the largest Computer Science department in the UK and one of the largest in Europe.