US and UK universities collectively hold 10 of the top 20 places in the list, with 13 UK institutions featuring overall in the list Louis Ashworth for VarsityThe University of Cambridge has been ranked the top UK university in The Times Higher Education (THE) Global Employability Ranking, coming in fifth place globally. The ranking assesses universities based on their graduates’ employability and readiness to enter the world of work. Despite dropping down a place from last year’s rankings, Cambridge University has still managed to outperform Oxford, which moved up from eighth place last year to seventh in the 2025 ranking. US and UK universities collectively hold ten of the top 20 places in the list, with 13 UK institutions featuring overall. This comes after Cambridge was ranked fifth in The Times World University Rankings 2025 for the second year running, and fourth in the UK ranking, dropping below rivals Oxford in both.

Source: The Times November 21, 2024 20:25 UTC