The University of Edinburgh is consistently ranked one of the best 50 universities in the world and its School of Informatics amongst the best in Europe and the UK. The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh is consistently ranked one of the best universities in the world:2025-2026 Best Global Universities in Europe - 8thThe Complete University Guide - 18thThe Times University Guide (UK) 2026 - 25thThe Guardian Best UK University Rankings - 13thQS World Rankings 2026 - 34thTimes Higher Education University Rankings 2025 - 29thTimes Higher Education UK University Graduate Employability Rankings 2025 - 10thThe 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.World-leading University - more facts and figuresEdinburgh - top student cityLatest University news The School of Informatics 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 - 6thThe Times University Guide (UK) 2026 - Computer Science - 12thThe Complete University Guide (UK) - Computer Science - 16thBest Global Universities for Computer Science - Europe - 9thBest Global Universities for Artificial Intelligence - Europe - 11thQS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Computer Science and Information Systems - 23rdQS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - 24thQS Ranking for employability in the UK in Data Science and AI 2025 - 6thTimes Higher Education World University Rankings - Computer Science - 29thOur 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 InformaticsWith 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. Related links History of the School of InformaticsResearch excellence This article was published on 2024-03-18