UK University Rankings: The 10 best UK universities in 2026 - including Glasgow University

The University of Glasgow has been named the highest-rated university in the UK on Google reviews, finishing ahead of both Oxford and Cambridge.

Glasgow's main Google listing averages 4.74 stars from 2,179 reviews, according to an analysis of 138 UK universities by the website singlemothersgrants.org. The study ranked every institution with at least 100 reviews on its main Google listing by exact average rating.

Oxford came third with 4.63 from 7,906 reviews, and Cambridge fourth with 4.62 from 3,660. The typical UK university scores 4.31.

Glasgow is one of three Scottish universities in the national top ten, alongside the University of Aberdeen in sixth with 4.61 and the University of St Andrews in ninth with 4.58.

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Elsewhere in Scotland, Heriot-Watt University edged out the University of Edinburgh, scoring 4.46 against 4.40. Edinburgh Napier University recorded 4.35 and Queen Margaret University 4.11.

At the bottom of the UK table, The University of Law had the lowest average at 3.20 from 203 reviews.

The figures reflect public ratings rather than teaching quality. Google reviews can be left by anyone, and the researchers noted that at older campuses many reviewers are visitors rather than students.

A spokesperson for singlemothersgrants.org said: "A public star rating measures who turned up to review a profile, not the degree."

Here are the ten highest-rated universities in the UK on Google, counting down to number one.