Reading in UK top 30: THE World University Rankings 2025

The University of Reading has maintained its position at 26 in the UK, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025, published today [9 October].

Reading continues to show particular strength in the ‘international outlook’ pillar, which ranks the University at 43 in the world, and has also seen improvements in scores for teaching and research quality this year.

The University is ranked at 201-250 overall in the world ranking. The 2025 rankings feature more than 2,000 institutions, an increase of more than 100 on previous editions. 107 UK universities are included in the table.

Professor Peter Miskell, University of Reading Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience, said: “These latest league table rankings place Reading firmly within the top 30 UK universities, out of more than 100 UK institutions featured.

“We remain strong in our international outlook, which is something we are very proud of. We have an international community here at Reading, made up of both staff and students, and we work with institutions around the world to help solve some of society’s greatest challenges.

“It is also encouraging to see a significant improvement in our research quality score this year, demonstrating the impact and influence of the important work our academics undertake. My thanks go to all staff and students for their efforts in helping us to achieve these results.”

The THE World University Rankings 2025 are available in full online.