Cambridge University topples Oxford

Updated on: Saturday, April 23, 2011

Cambridge has overtaken Oxford to become the leading university in the UK, being ranked at the top of the table among 116 institutions.

According to a league table published, Cambridge ranked top out of 116 universities in a guide rating institutions by measures such as student satisfaction, research, entry standards, spending on facilities, degree grades and job prospects.
Cambridge is also named as the best university for the quality of courses delivered in more than four in 10 subjects, according to the Daily Telegraph.

It is only the second time in 10 years that the university has beaten Oxford in the annual league tables. The last time was in 2007.

Imperial College London came third followed by London School of Economics. Duerham was ranked fifth while St Andrews stood at the sixth position.

University College London was seventh followed by Warwick, Lancaster and Bath among the top 10.

Cambridge University topples Oxford

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