英国最好的大学：伦敦大学学院VS伦敦帝国学院

　　If you want to study at one of the top universities in London, you may be considering University College London (UCL) and Imperial College London – the two highest ranked universities in a city which is certainly not short of elite higher education institutions.

　　Undoubtedly one of the world’s most exciting places to be a student, the UK capital is home to an impressive selection of the world’s best universities; arguably no other city can compete on this score. Among the best-known top universities in London, London School of Economics (LSE) is currently the second highest-ranking institution in the world within the field of social sciences and management, while SOAS is a renowned hub for political, sociological and anthropological studies. Other world-class institutions such as King’s College London (KCL), Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), Birkbeck College, Goldsmiths, Royal Holloway (just outside of the city, in Egham) and Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design also help to make London one of the most attractive and prestigious study destinations in the world.

　　Yet the two brightest lights in London’s star-studded higher education system remain Imperial College London and University College London, each competing for the world’s best minds. The most recent edition of the QS World University Rankings®, not only confirms these two institutions as the top universities in London, but also sees Imperial College London moving up two places, now ranking University of Cambridge at 2nd in the world. Meanwhile UCL is tied with the University of Oxford in 5th place, having dropped one place in the world rankings since 2013.

　　Choosing between the top universities in London

　　Depending on your subject, the choice of whether to apply to UCL or Imperial College London may become easier. While UCL operates across the full academic spectrum, Imperial specializes primarily in science, engineering, management and medicine, as well as having a leading business school. So if your area of interest is one of the arts, humanities or social sciences disciplines, chances are UCL will be the place for you. Alongside world-leading departments across all of the arts and sciences, UCL also boasts a top-rated architecture school and one of the UK’s best art schools, the Slade School of Art.

　　So far, so simple... But in fact there are numerous academic areas where University College London and Imperial are both near the top of the tree, so for students in these areas the decision is considerably tougher. To get a fuller idea of whether you’d be best suited to UCL or Imperial, here’s a quick overview of the key similarities and differences, including comparisons of tuition fees, student population, international reputation and more…

　　Having placed behind University College London in last year’s rankings, Imperial College London has gained ground in the QS World University Rankings® 2014/15, leapfrogging its rival to rank joint 2nd in the world, above UCL’s joint 5th place. The change is due to Imperial’s all-round high scores and continued rates of growth in areas such as academic reputation (now 14th in the world) and employer reputation (7th).　　QS World University Rankings® 2014/15

　　UCL is not to be ignored, however, as it also scores consistently well, ranking firmly within the world’s top 50 in every performance indicator used to compile the rankings, with the exception of international faculty, in which it places 59th. Although Imperial outranks UCL in four out of six performance indicators, very few institutions can match the level of all-round consistency that both schools exhibit.

　　UCL markets itself as ‘London’s global university’, and it does indeed have the higher proportion of international students, ranked 15th in the world on this indicator, while Imperial comes 20th. On the other hand, Imperial offers a slightly higher proportion of international faculty members (41st in the world, above UCL’s 59th); both should appeal to students keen to learn amongst classmates and lecturers from a diverse array of countries and cultures.

　　Imperial comes out ahead in both the employer and academic reputation surveys, and also offers a slightly better student/faculty ratio (26th in the world, to UCL’s 35th). For research impact, UCL is the leader – but again, the race is close; both of these top universities in London rank within the global top 50 for citations per faculty member.
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