Times Higher Education World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU):
- University of Oxford
- University of Cambridge
- Imperial College London
- University of St Andrews
- London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- University of Edinburgh
- King's College London
- University of Manchester
- University of Bristol
- University of Warwick
- University of Oxford:
- Location: Oxford, England
- Founded: 1096
- Notable Alumni: Stephen Hawking, J.R.R. Tolkien, Emma Watson
- University of Cambridge:
- Location: Cambridge, England
- Founded: 1209
- Notable Alumni: Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Stephen Fry
- Imperial College London:
- Location: London, England
- Founded: 1907
- Notable Alumni: Alexander Fleming, Brian May, H.G. Wells
- University of Chicago (Center in London):
- Location: London, England (Note: This is the UK campus of the University of Chicago)
- Founded: 1890 (UK campus)
- Notable Alumni: Barack Obama, Kurt Vonnegut, Susan Sontag
- University of Edinburgh:
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Founded: 1582
- Notable Alumni: Charles Darwin, Alexander Graham Bell, J.K. Rowling
- University of Manchester:
- Location: Manchester, England
- Founded: 1824
- Notable Alumni: Ernest Rutherford, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Turing
- University of Bristol:
- Location: Bristol, England
- Founded: 1876
- Notable Alumni: David Walliams, Paul Dirac, Angela Carter
- King's College London:
- Location: London, England
- Founded: 1829
- Notable Alumni: Florence Nightingale, Desmond Tutu, Thomas Hardy
- London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE):
- Location: London, England
- Founded: 1895
- Notable Alumni: George Soros, Mick Jagger, J.M. Keynes
- University of Warwick:
- Location: Coventry, England
- Founded: 1965
- Notable Alumni: Stephen Merchant, Stuart Bell, Kate Tempest