The 17 best universities in the United Kingdom

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LONDON – Every year, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), puts together a comprehensive ranking of the best universities on the planet.

A university’s ranking is based on the institution’s reputation with academics and employers, and the number of research citations the school gets per paper published in a specific discipline — in this case, law. QS then gives a score out of 100.

UK universities have been on a downward trend. Most have dropped down the global rankings and Cambridge, the UK’s best, fell out of the top three in 2016 and hasn’t managed to reclaim its spot.

Check out Britain’s top universities below. We’ve included their global ranking in brackets.