The University of Edinburgh Ranking

Over 2,500 Universities are ranked by ARWU every year. In the ARWU ranking, The University of Edinburgh ranks at #40 in 2024, which is a decline by 2 spots form the year 2023, as this ranking was #38. Times Higher Education rankings are constantly declining since 2022.

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings assess universities based on Research, Teaching, Knowledge Transfer, and International Outlook. For the year 2025, THE has ranked more than 2,500 institutions. The university has received an overall score of 82.5 by THE in year 2025.

Below mentioned are the criteria pointers for The University of Edinburgh with their respective scores:

The rankings have been provided by THE (Times Higher Education) since the year 2004. The creation of these rankings is done to know and evaluate the university's performance on the global stage and provide a comprehensive ranking report for the students to make an informed higher education decision.

For the year 2025, The University of Edinburgh is ranked at #29 which is a decline of 1 spot, from the last year ranking of #30. These rankings for this university are fluctuating since 2023.  

QS World University Rankings are one of the most comprehensive rankings that have offered World University Rankings since 2004. For the year 2025, The University of Edinburgh QS ranking is #27 in the 'World University' category which is a decline from the last year as the ranking for 2024 was #22. The rankings for this university have been declining since the year 2023.

Given below are the parameters on which The University of Edinburgh is ranked:

The Complete University Guide rankings assess the Universities in the UK on a variety of parameters that can be considered crucial when selecting a university. According to the ranking data published by this ranking body, The University of Edinburgh ranks at #15 among the best universities in the world which is a decline in the rankings from the previous year 2024, as it was #12.

Below is a list of parameters along with their weightage that is considered while computing the Guardian ranking table.

The University of Edinburgh ranks at #15, which is a decline of 1 spot as the university ranked higher in the year 2024 which was rank #14. The rankings given by The Guardian for this University are constantly declining since the year 2023. On the other hand, the rankings for the Business and Management programs offered by this university are improving over the years, as they now rank at #7, making their way up from rank #9 for the year 2024.

US World and News ranked The University of Edinburgh at rank #38 in the 'Global University' category, which is a decline from the year 2023, as this ranking was #34. From the ranking data in hand, it can be inferred that the rankings for this university have been constantly declining since the year 2022. In 2022, the Global University ranking for this university was #32.

According to 'University Ranking' category of QS 2025, The University of Edinburgh ranks #27, showing a downgrade from its previous ranking of #22 in 2024. The University of Edinburgh also ranks #30 in THE 'University Ranking' category 2024. As compared to the last year, The University of Edinburgh witnessed a declining trend in its THE (Times Higher Education) ranking which stood at #29 in 2023. Furthermore, The University of Edinburgh ranks #15 in The Complete University Guide 'University Ranking' category in 2025.