Facts, figures and statistics
Global league table position
University | Mean of 5 rankings* | Rank by mean* |
---|---|---|
Harvard University | 2 | 1 |
Stanford University | 3.2 | 2 |
University of Oxford | 4.2 | 3 |
University of Cambridge | 5.8 | 4 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 7.6 | 5 |
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ | 10.8 | 6 |
Imperial College London | 12.4 | 7 |
Johns Hopkins University | 13 | 8 |
University of Pennsylvania | 13.8 | 9 |
Columbia University | 14.4 | 10 |
* Based on rankings released in the 2022 calendar year which includes: QS 2023 World University Rankings; Times Higher Education 2023 World University Rankings; Shanghai ARWU 2022; University Ranking by Academic Performance 2022-2023; NTU World University Rankings 2022.
Staff numbers
Staff numbers by Faculty/Office, 2022/23
![Chart showing numbers of staff in °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s Faculties and other areas. The numbers range from 13 in the Vice-Provost (Faculties) office to 1.885 in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. Total number of staff: 16,080.](/annual-review/sites/annual_review/files/styles/large_image/public/staff-2022-3.png?itok=-VKSotLe)
Numbers are correct as of October 2022. Find out more about °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s workforce at: °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Workplace Reporting and Analytics
Student numbers
In 2022/3, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ had a total of 51,058 students, of which 25,121 were undergraduates, 19,745 were postgraduate taught students and 6,192 were postgraduate research students.
Student numbers by Faculty, 2022/23
![Chart showing student numbers by Faculty, split into numbers of undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research students. The numbers range from 645 (total) for SSEES to 8286 (total) for Engineering Sciences.](/annual-review/sites/annual_review/files/styles/large_image/public/student-numbers-faculty-2022-3.png?itok=R2zhgKRj)
Student numbers by domicile, 2022/23
![Student numbers by domicile. EU: PG research (629), PG taught (858), undergraduate (2,745). Overseas: PG research (1,650), PG taught (10,420), undergraduate (9,137). UK: PG research (3,913), PG taught (8,467), undergraduate (13,239).](/annual-review/sites/annual_review/files/styles/large_image/public/student-domicile-2022-3.png?itok=Jx-DE-Ji)
Student numbers are correct as of December 2022. Find out more about °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s student population at: Student Statistics
Alumni numbers
Alumni numbers by region, 2022/23
![Pie chart showing °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s numbers of alumni by region. The numbers are: UK alumni 297,412, Europe (EU and non-EU) 43,622, Asia 49965, North America 2,3084, Middle East 4,613 and Rest of World 13,541. Total 432,237.](/annual-review/sites/annual_review/files/styles/large_image/public/alumni-numbers-2022-3.png?itok=wlAqtQ0p)
Numbers are correct as of January 2023. Find out more about °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s alumni: °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Alumni