Imperial College London Ranking 2026
GURI 2026 summary
Imperial College London is ranked #14 in the Global University Rankings Index (GURI) 2026 Global Composite Ranking, with a GURI Score of 95.65. GURI evaluates the university's performance across major global ranking systems including QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking, alongside ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.
GURI Global Rank
#14
GURI Score
95.65
Country
United Kingdom
National position
#4 of 102
Ranking Achievement
99.79
Coverage Score
100
IRCI
96.94
Institutional Legacy
79.33
Institutional Momentum
40.00
Europe rank
#7 of 694
Performance across ranking sources
- QS World University Rankings (QS 2026): ranked 2
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE 2026): ranked 8
- ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) (ARWU 2025): ranked 26
Common questions
- What is Imperial College London ranked in the world?
- #14 of 2355 universities in the GURI 2026 Global Composite Ranking, with a GURI Score of 95.65.
- Is Imperial College London ranked by QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking?
- It appears in all three ranking systems used in the GURI 2026 edition: QS World University Rankings (QS 2026), Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE 2026), ShanghaiRanking (ARWU) (ARWU 2025).
- How has Imperial College London's GURI position changed?
- GURI 2026: #14 (score 95.65) · GURI 2025: #14 (score 95.64) · GURI 2024: #24 (score 93.59)
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