18 (93). University of Leeds — Located in England's biggest county, Leeds scored best for employer reputation, picking up 81.8 points.
17 (87). University of Southampton — Southampton, on the south coast of the country, received 63.3 in its academic reputation, and 65.6 overall.
16 (84). University of Sheffield — Sheffield scored 66.9 overall from QS, but fell four places in the global rankings this year, dropping from 80th.
15 (82). University of Birmingham — An employer reputation score of 88.7 gives Birmingham a big boost in the overall rankings.
14 (77). University of St Andrews — Scoring 68.2 overall, St Andrews dropped from 68th globally in 2015 to 77th this year.
13 (75). University of Nottingham — Nottingham's employer reputation score of 91.3 helps it pick up 68.7 points overall.
12 (74). Durham University — The north-eastern university, which counts famous actor Sir Peter Ustinov among its alumni, falls 13 places globally in 2016 from 61st last year.
11 (63). University of Glasgow — An academic reputation of 80 helps the Scottish university to 71.7 points overall and means it just misses out on the top 10.
10 (51). University of Warwick — A near perfect employer reputation of 98.9 and a world-renowed business school puts Warwick in the top 10 British universities.
9 (41). University of Bristol — The best university in south-west England, Bristol has an academic reputation score of 85.5, but fell four places globally from last year.
8 (37). London School of Economics and Political Science — LSE, located in central London, scored 100 out of 100 for employer reputation, and 81.7 overall.
7 (29). University of Manchester — Scoring 99.7 for employer reputation and 97.9 for academic reputation, the university at the heart of the Northern powerhouse ranked as the best in northern England.
6 (21). King's College London — Despite being sixth overall, KCL ranks only fourth overall in the capital. It falls from 19th globally in 2015 to 21st this year.
5 (19). University of Edinburgh — Scotland's best university is in its capital, with Edinburgh picking up 99.2 points for academic reputation, and jumping two places globally from 21st in 2015.
4 (9). Imperial College London — Famous for its science degrees, Imperial ranks above American powerhouses including Princeton, Yale, and Cornell globally, and is behind only three UK universities.
3 (7). University College London — The best university in London is UCL, according to QS, which gives it an overall score of 95.6, and three sub-index rankings over 98.
2 (6). University of Oxford — Unsurprisingly, Oxford takes a podium place in the UK, and retains its place of sixth globally. Oxford got perfect scores for both academic and employer reputations.
1 (4). University of Cambridge — Britain's top university once again is Cambridge, scoring an overall score of 97.2. It ranks behind only Harvard, Stanford, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in QS' global ranking.
