League tables

The four main international league tables in which the College is featured are:

• Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
  Alumni with Nobel prizes/field medals; staff with Nobel prizes/fields medals; staff in Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers list; papers published in Nature/Science; papers indexed; Per Capita Performance. Ranking / Full methodology
• Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings
  Teaching; research environment; research quality; international outlook; and industry. Ranking / Full methodology
• The QS World University Rankings
  Academic reputation; employer reputation; faculty-student ratio; citations per staff; international faculty; international students. Ranking / Full methodology

The three major national league tables in which the College is featured are:

• The Complete University guide
  Entry standards; student satisfaction; research quality; research intensity; graduate prospects; student-staff ratio; academic services spend; facilities spend; good honours; degree completion.  Ranking / Full methodology
• The Guardian University Guide
  Satisfied with teaching; satisfied with assessment and feedback; satisfied with course; continuation; value-added scores; student-staff ratio; expenditure per student; entry scores; career prospects Ranking / Full methodology
• The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide
  Teaching quality; student experience; research quality; entry standards; graduate prospects; firsts/2:1s; completion rate; student-staff ratio; services and facilities spend Ranking / Full methodology
• The Daily Mail University Guide
  Teaching excellence; student support; student experience; first year completion; high-skilled jobs; graduate salaries; research quality; research income; first generation students; firsts and 2:1s; Ucas tariff points; student/staff ratio  Ranking / Full methodology

In the most recent publication (2025), the College was ranked as follows:

• Medicine: 4th

Natural sciences/Life sciences

• Biological sciences: 4th
• Chemistry: 5th
• Mathematics: 3rd
• Physics & Astronomy: 6th

Engineering

• Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering: 1st
• Chemical Engineering: 3rd
• Civil Engineering: 3rd
• Computer Science: 3rd
• Electrical & Electronic Engineering: 3rd
• Geology: 4th
• Materials Technology: 3rd
• Mechanical Engineering: 2nd
• Medical Technology and Bioengineering: 1st

Further information can be found on the Complete University Guide website.

In the most recent publication (2025), the College was ranked as follows:

Engineering

• Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering: 10th
• Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering: 5th
• Chemical Engineering: 2nd
• Civil Engineering: 21st
• Computer Science: 6th
• Electrical & Electronic Engineering: 5th
• Materials Technology: 8th
• Mechanical Engineering: 2nd

Natural sciences/Life sciences

• Biological Sciences: 6th
• Chemistry: 1st
• Mathematics: 1st
• Physics & Astronomy: 20th

Medicine

• Medicine: 5th

Further information can be found on the Daily Mail website.

In the most recent publication (2023), the College was ranked as follows:

Engineering

• Aerospace Engineering: 1st in the UK, 19th in the world
• Automation and Control: 1st in the UK, 6th in the world
• Biomedical Engineering: 2nd in the UK, 21st in the world
• Biotechnology: 3rd in the UK, 42nd in the world
• Chemical Engineering: 1st in the UK, 33rd in the world
• Civil Engineering: 2nd in the UK, 51-75th in the world
• Computer Science and Engineering: 4th in the UK, 49th in the world
• Electrical Engineering: 1st in the UK, 20th in the world
• Energy Science and Engineering: 1st in the UK, 11th in the world
• Environmental Science and Engineering: 1st in the UK, 51-75th in the world
• Instruments Science & Technology: 2nd in the UK, 76-100th in the world
• Materials Science and Engineering: 2nd in the UK, 28th in the world
• Mechanical Engineering: 3rd in the UK, 38th in the world
• Metallurgical Engineering: 1st in the UK, 11th in the world
• Mining & Mineral Engineering: 1st in the UK, 38th in the world
• Nanoscience & Nanotechnology: 2nd in the UK, 51-75th in the world
• Telecommunication Engineering: 5th in the UK, 42nd in the world
• Transportation Science & Technology: 3rd in the UK, 51-75th in the world
• Water Resources: 3rd in the UK, 51-75th in the world

Natural Sciences

• Atmospheric Science: 6th in the UK, 51-75th in the world
• Chemistry: 3rd in the UK, 51-75th in the world
• Earth Sciences: 5th in the UK, 33rd in the world
• Ecology: 4th in the UK, 16th in the world
• Geography: 40th in the UK, 201-300th in the world
• Mathematics: 5th in the UK, 24th in the world
• Oceanography: 13th in the UK, 101-150th in the world
• Physics: 6th in the UK, 39th in the world

Life Sciences

• Agricultural Sciences: 27th in the UK, 401-500th in the world
• Biological Sciences: 5th in the UK, 36th in the world
• Human Biological Sciences: 4th in the UK, 26th in the world
• Veterinary Sciences: 5th in the UK, 101-150th in the world

Medical sciences

• Clinical Medicine: 3rd in the UK, 7th in the world
• Medical Technology: 4th in the UK, 20th in the world
• Nursing: 17th in the UK, 151-200th in the world
• Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences: 4th in the UK, 10th in the world
• Public Health: 4th in the UK, 9th in the world

Social sciences

• Business Administration: 25th in the UK, 101-150th in the world
• Economics: 6th in the UK, 51-75th in the world
• Education: 9th in the UK, 151-200th in the world
• Finance: 3rd in the UK, 47th in the world
• Management: 5th in the UK, 51-75th in the world
• Psychology: 30th in the UK, 201-300th in the world
• Statistics: 7th in the UK, 49th in the world

Further information can be found on the GRAS website.

In the most recent publication (2025), Imperial was ranked as follows:

• Medicine: 3rd
  

Natural sciences/Life sciences

• Biology: 15th
• Chemistry: 11th
  
• Mathematics: 3rd
  
• Physics: 14th
  

Engineering

• Aerospace Engineering: 1st
• Chemical Engineering: 5th
  
• Civil Engineering: 2nd
  
• Computer Sciences & Information Systems: 4th
  
• Electrical & Electronic Engineering: 8th
  
• Earth & Marine Sciences: 8th
  
• General Engineering: 4th
  
• Mechanical Engineering: 1st
  

Further information can be found on the Guardian website.

In the most recent publication (2024), the College was ranked as follows:

• Medicine: 8th
  
• Pharmacy: 8th
  
• Anatomy & Physiology: 26th

Natural sciences/Life sciences

• Biological Sciences: 8th
  
• Chemistry: 11th
  
• Environmental Sciences: 11th
  
• Mathematics: 9th
  
• Physics & Astronomy: 12th
  
• Statistics & Operational Research: 8th
  
• Geology: 32nd
• Geophysics: 34th

Engineering and technology

• Engineering – Chemical: 8th
  
• Engineering – Civil & Structural: 7th
  
• Computer Science & Information Systems: 16th
  
• Data Science & Artificial Intelligence: 19th
• Earth & Marine Sciences: 21st
  
• Engineering – Electrical Engineering: 11th
  
• Materials Science: 11th
  
• Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing: 11th
  
• Petroleum Engineering: 8th

Social sciences and management

• Accounting & Finance: 20th
  
• Business & Management Studies: 29th
  
• Economics & Econometrics: 30th
• Marketing: 21-50th

Further information can be found on the QS website.

In the most recent publication (2025), the College was ranked as follows:

Engineering

• Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering: 1st
• Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering: 2nd
• Chemical Engineering: 2nd
• Civil Engineering: 2nd
• Computer Science: 2nd
• Electrical & Electronic Engineering: 3rd
• General Engineering: 1st
• Geology: 4th
• Materials Technology: 3rd
• Mechanical Engineering: 1st

Natural sciences/Life sciences

• Biological Sciences: 9th
• Chemistry: 4th
• Mathematics: 1st
• Physics & Astronomy: 11th

Medicine

• Medicine: 4th

Further information can be found on the Good University Guide website.

In the most recent publication (2024), the College was ranked as follows:

• Computer Science: 3^rd in the UK, 8^th in the world
• Engineering: 3^rd in the UK, 10^th in the world
• Life Sciences: 3^rd in the UK, 10^th in the world
• Clinical & Health: 3^rd in the UK, 4^th in the world
• Physical Sciences: 3^rd in the UK, 11^th in the world

Further information can be found on the THE website.