University of Birmingham Rankings 2024 ,,UK

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Updated on Aug 25, 2023

University Ranking

Established in 1900, the University of Birmingham has been a pioneer for higher education. Since then, it has been pursuing and sharing knowledge through outstanding teaching and world-leading research. When it comes to the University of Birmingham’s ranking, then it takes pride in maintaining its position in the top 100 ranked universities in the world on the QS World University Rankings.

Since its inception, the University of Birmingham has established a reputation for high-quality fundamental research and this is reflected in its performance in major league international tables. University of Birmingham QS ranking is #91st position in 2023. The university ranks 90th in the QS World University Rankings in 2022, thereby, maintaining its position in the top 100 universities globally. It is also placed 14th among the UK universities on the Complete University Guide University League Table 2023. The institutions in the QS World University rankings are ranked after considering the factors like academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty / student ratio, citations per faculty, international student ratio & international faculty ratio. Read: University of Birmingham Courses & Fees

Birmingham University’s ranking as per the U.S. News & World Report is #89 in the global universities category. The indicators that are considered by the U.S. News & World Report for ranking the institutions are global score, global research reputation, regional research reputation, citations, etc. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE) 2023, the University of Birmingham is positioned 108th out of 1400 universities across the globe.

The University of Birmingham's ranking in the UK stands at the #14th position by The Complete University Guide 2023. The Guardian University Guide, on the other hand, has placed the University of Birmingham at the #27th position in 2023.

University of Birmingham Ranking FAQs

Q. How has University of Birmingham performed in 2023?

A. University of Birmingham has constantly performed well since last many years. QS World University Rankings 2023 has ranked the University at 91st position, Times Higher Education Rankings 2023 has ranked the University at 108th position. The University has been well-received by Leiden rankings that ranked it at 87th spot in 2021 and also by Shanghai rankings that ranked it at 126th spot. Moreover, Guardian University Guide 2023 has ranked the University of Birmingham at 27th position. These rankings reflect more or less constant performance of the University on various parameters.

Q. How has University of Birmingham performed on QS World University Rankings?

A. When we talk about QS World University Rankings, University of Birmingham has performed well continuously since 2015. It highest rank on the QS World University Rankings was in the year 2010 when it achieved 59th spot. In 2020, the University was ranked at 81st position, in 2021, it was ranked at 87th position, in 2022, it was ranked at 90th position, and finally in 2023, it was ranked at 91st position. The University has performed well on the following criteria: International Faculty Ratio, International Research Network, International Students Ratio, Academic Reputation, and Employer Reputation.

Q. How has University of Birmingham performed on Times Higher Education World University Rankings?

A. When we talk about Times Higher Education World University Rankings, University of Birmingham was ranked at 108th position in 2023. On the Times Higher Education Rankings, the University achieved its highest rank of #105 in 2022. Coming to its performance of last three years, University of Birmingham was ranked at 112th position in 2020, at 107th position in 2021, and at 105th position in 2022. In addition, the University was ranked in the range of 126th-150th rank on World Reputation Rankings 2022 and between 51st-75th rank on European Teaching Rankings. It has performed very well on Citations and International Outlook.

Q. How has University of Birmingham performed on the recent U.S. News & World Report Rankings?

A. University of Birmingham has been ranked at 89th position in Best Global Universities on U.S. News & World Report Rankings 2023. It has been ranked at 30th position in Best Global Universities in Europe and at 9th position in Best Global Universities in the United Kingdom. It has performed well on the following parameters: Books, Normalized citation impact, Publications, Conferences, Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited, Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited, Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited, etc.

Q. What are some of the parameters where University of Birmingham has performed well on QS World University Rankings and U.S. News & World Report Rankings?

A. Both QS World University Rankings and U.S. News & World Report Rankings, consider multiple parameters in order to evaluate the performance of a University. When we talk about QS World University Rankings, University of Birmingham has performed well on International Research Network, International Faculty Ratio, International Students Ratio, Citations per faculty, Academic Reputation, and Faculty Student Ratio. When we talk about U.S. News & World Report Rankings, University of Birmingham has performed well on Books, Publications, Regional research reputation, Global research reputation, Normalized citation impact, and Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited.

Rankings & Grading

Overall University Grade

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Ranked By	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings ^[1]	101-150	101-150	101-150	101-150	101-150	NA	NA
QS - World University Ranking ^[2]	NA	NA	81	87	90	91	84
THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking ^[3]	NA	116	112	107	105	108	NA
The Complete University Guide - University Ranking UK ^[4]	NA	NA	13	13	19	14	14
The Guardian - University Rankings ^[5]	NA	19	16	21	29	27	NA
US News & World Report - Global Universities ^[6]	NA	96	96	92	91	89	NA

ARWU (Shanghai Ranking)
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QS
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THE (Times Higher Education)
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The Complete University Guide
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The Guardian
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US News & World Report
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Course Ranking

The University of Birmingham offers over 350 undergraduate and 600 postgraduate taught courses. It also offers postgraduate research, online, and short courses. If we talk about Birmingham University’s ranking course-wise, then it has been ranked between 141-150 for the Global MBA course in 2022 as per the QS ranking. According to the Times Higher Education Rankings for PG Business & Economics rank, the university ranks between at 101-125th position in 2023.

For the Engineering & Technology PG course offered at the University of Birmingham, the Times Higher Education Rankings have placed it between 126-150th position. The Guardian has placed the university’s Chemical Engineering course at the 9th position, Civil Engineering at the 23rd position, and Mechanical Engineering at the 19th position in 2023. When it comes to the ranking of the Computers course at the University of Birmingham, then the improvement can be observed significantly. As per the Times Higher Education rankings for PG computers, the university ranks in 176th-200th position in 2023.

University of Birmingham Course Ranking FAQs

Q. What all courses at University of Birmingham have performed well on U.S. News & World Report Rankings?

A. The following subjects, offered at University of Birmingham, have performed well on the latest U.S. News & World Report Rankings: Arts and Humanities, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Clinical Medicine, Computer Science, Economics and Business, Oncology, Optics, Education and Educational Research, Physics, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Energy and Fuels, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Space Science, Surgery, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Neuroscience and Behaviour, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Civil Engineering, Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cell Biology, Accountancy and Finance, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems, Materials Science, Artificial Intelligence, just to name a few.

Q. How has Civil Engineering at University of Birmingham performed on any of the indices?

A. Civil Engineering, offered at University of Birmingham, has performed extremely well on U.S. News & World Report Rankings. It has been ranked at 140th position with an overall score of 38.1. It has performed well on the following parameters: Civil Engineering publications, Civil Engineering conferences, Civil Engineering normalized citation impact, Civil Engineering international collaboration, Civil Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited, Civil Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited, Civil Engineering international collaboration - relative to country, Civil Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited, etc.

Q. How has been the performance of Accounting and Finance at University of Birmingham?

A. Accounting and Finance, offered at University of Birmingham, has performed extremely well on the Complete University Guide Subject League Tables 2023. In 2019, it was ranked at 15th position; in 2020, it maintained its position of 15th rank; in 2021, it was ranked at 12th position; in 2022, it declined to 26th position; and finally in 2023, it has been ranked at 29th position. Accounting and Finance has performed well on Research quality, Graduate Prospects, and Entry Standards. QS World University Subject Rankings 2022 have placed this subject at 79th position.

Q. How has been the performance of Economics subject at University of Birmingham?

A. Economics, offered at University of Birmingham, has performed well on the Complete University Guide Subject League Tables 2023. When we look at its long term performance, we find that it has had more or less a stable performance. From 2019 to 2022, Economics has been ranked constantly within top 25 ranks. 2023 saw a rise in its performance when it improved by 3 positions to reach 21st rank. QS World University Subject Rankings 2022 have placed this subject in 151st-200th rank range. Economics has performed well on Research quality, Graduate Prospects, and Entry Standards.

Q. How has been the performance of Computer Science at University of Birmingham?

A. Computer Science, offered at University of Birmingham, has performed extremely well on the Complete University Guide Subject League Tables 2023 as well as QS World University Subject Rankings. When we look at its long term performance, we find that it has stayed under 20 on the Complete University Guide Subject League Tables. In 2019, it was ranked at 11th position; in 2020, it saw a dip and was ranked at 16th position; in 2021, it was ranked at 13th position; in 2022, it reached 11th position once again, and finally in 2023 it has been ranked at 18th position. QS World University Subject Rankings 2022 have placed this subject in 151st to 200th rank range.