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1. Country Profile
United
Kingdom

2. The brand new, 2016
edition of the QS Higher
Education System
Strength Rankings is
out now.
The United Kingdom is
ranked:

3. The brand new, 2016
edition of the QS Higher
Education System
Strength Rankings is
out now.
The United Kingdom is
ranked:
2nd worldwide.

4. But how do we
rank the strength
of a country’s
higher education
system?

5. 1. System
Strength

6. This looks at overall
national system
strength, based on
performance in
international rankings.
The country’s score is
based on the number of
its institutions which are
ranked 700 or above in
the QS World University
Rankings®, divided by
the average position of
those universities.

7. For system strength,
the United Kingdom is
ranked:
2nd worldwide.

8. 2. Access

9. Scores in this category
are calculated based on
the number of places
available at
universities ranked
within the global top
500, divided by an
indicator of population
size.
The United Kingdom is
ranked:

10. Scores in this category
are calculated based on
the number of places
available at
universities ranked
within the global top
500, divided by an
indicator of population
size.
The United Kingdom is
ranked:
5th worldwide.

11. 3. Flagship
Institution

12. This is a normalized
score, based on the place
each nation’s top
university occupies in the
QS World University
Rankings®.

13. The United Kingdom’s
top university is the
University of
Cambridge, which is
ranked in joint-3rd place
worldwide.
For flagship institution,
the United Kingdom is
ranked:

14. The United Kingdom’s
top university is the
University of
Cambridge, which is
ranked in joint-3rd place
worldwide.
For flagship institution,
the United Kingdom is
ranked:
2nd worldwide.

15. 4. Economic
Context

16. The fourth and final
indicator aims to assess
the impact of national
investment in higher
education, by comparing
each nation’s financial
situation to its
performance in the
international rankings.
The United Kingdom is
ranked:
3rd worldwide.

17. Find out more
about the world’s
strongest higher
education
systems.

18. The QS Higher
Education
System Strength
Rankings 2016
are out now!