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Back in October, Times Higher Education (THE) ranked the best universities on the planet right now and UK institutions, as always, scored very well. Not only did the University of Oxford place first in THE’s prestigious top 200 but another two British unis – Cambridge and Imperial College London – placed in the top 10.
The best university in the world to study computer science in 2026
Now THE has revealed its World University Rankings by Subject for 2026 and, once more, several British universities ranked highly. In fact, if you’re out to study computer science, there is no better place in the world to study it than one UK uni.
The University of Oxford was named the world’s best place to be a computer science student in 2026 by Times Higher Education.
THE’s subject-specific ranking for computer science compared over 1,100 universities. The unis were judged on the same 18 ‘performance indicators’ as the general global list, including stuff like teaching reputation, research quality and the outlook for international students. The computer science list then evaluated the quality of course topics such software development and engineering, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
Oxford received a whopping 97.7 (out of 100) score overall, excelling notably in research quality (98.8), teaching (99.9) and research environment (98.2).
In close second was another UK uni – the University of Cambridge scored 97.1. Cambridge actually beat Oxford in two categories, scoring higher for ‘industry’ (ie its ability to assist and innovate within the computer science industry) and ‘research environment’ (based on reputation, income and volume of research).
In every other subject, Oxford at the very least placed in the top 10. Oxford was crowned the planet’s top place to study medicine right now by THE, then it came second for engineering and social sciences, third for education studies, fourth for arts and humanities and business and economics, fifth for life sciences and law, and eighth for physical sciences.
Find out more about Oxford’s overall and subject ranking on the THE website here.
Did you see that this hugely underrated university officially has the best teaching quality in Britain for 2026?
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