University of Leicester Rankings: World & National Rankings

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Updated on - Apr 18th, 2022 | 02:04 PM By Venushree Agarwal

The University of Leicester is a public university in England. The graduate employability ranking of the University of Leicester is comparatively more. Let us look into some ranking highlights below.

University of Leicester Ranking Highlights

Given below are a list of the University of Leicester rankings from different consultancies and agencies:

  • It is ranked 236th in the QS World University rankings of 2021
  • Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 has ranked it 170th.
  • U.S. News and World Report has ranked UL as 232nd in the best global university rankings. 
  • It is ranked 19th in Impact Rankings, 2021 by Times Higher Education, 2021.

University of Leicester World Rankings

World rankings are one of the criteria that international students consider while selecting their college. Listed below are some of the world rankings by some major rankings agencies.

Ranked By World Ranking 2021
Times Higher Education 170
QS World University Rankings 236
US News and World Report Rankings 232
Center for World University Rankings 202

University of Leicester National Rankings

The University of Leicester is ranked 29-33rd in the United Kingdom by the Shanghai Rankings educational agency for 2021. The Complete University Guide has ranked it 38th, the Guardian University Guide has ranked it 77. The US News and World Report Rankings have ranked it 99th in the Best Global University in Europe and 24th in the UK.

University of Leicester Rankings by Subject

The University of Leicester along with the impressive world and national rankings also has top-ranked subjects. Let us look at a few subject rankings by the agency US News and World Report Rankings.

Courses Rankings by US News
Arts and Humanities 168
Biology and Biochemistry (tie) 295
Chemistry 664
Computer Science  364
Surgery (tie) 197
Engineering -
Space Science 117
Cell Biology 218
Clinical Medicine 147