The highest ranked European university in 2023 according to Times Higher Education (THE) was the University of Oxford with a score of 96.4 out of 100, followed by the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London. Of the top 20 universities in the THE rankings, eight were in the United Kingdom, with four in the Netherlands, three in Germany, two in Switzerland, and one each in Belgium, France, and Sweden.
Top European Universities as ranked by Times Higher Education 2023
Characteristic
Times Higher Education score
University of Oxford (UK)
96.4
University of Cambridge (UK)
94.8
Imperial College London (UK)
90.4
ETH Zürich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (CH)
89.4
UCL (UK)
85.7
University of Edinburgh (UK)
79.8
TU Munich (DE)
79.3
LMU Munich (DE)
77.7
King's College London (UK)
77.1
London School of Economics and Political Science (UK)
In this list only European Universities are depicted. To calculate the rankings the following criteria were considered. Teaching (30%) - the learning environment Research (30%) – volume income and reputation Citations (30%) – research influence Industry income (2.5%) – innovation International Outlook (7.5%) staff, students and research.
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