List of the Top Medical Universities in the United Kingdom

Three medical universities in the United Kingdom have been ranked in the top five in both The Complete University Guide and Times Online's Good University Guide for 2010. In each ranking, all three universities received 99 percent or higher under the graduate prospects category and 98 percent or higher in overall scoring.

Total scores for The Complete University Guide include student satisfaction, the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), entry standards and graduate prospects. For the Times Online's Good University Guide, scoring includes research quality, entry standards, a national student survey and graduate prospects.
  1. The University of Oxford Medical School

    • The University of Oxford Medical School has been teaching medicine since the 13th century. It has been ranked the No. 1 school of medicine in both The Complete University Guide 2010 and Times Online's Good University Guide 2010. In The Complete University Guide it received 100 percent under graduate prospects and an overall score of 100 percent. Times Online also gave it 100 percent in both categories. In Times Online's National Student Survey, Oxford received 88 percent.

      There are three points of entry to Oxford's Medical School. The first is the pre-clinical study after A-levels or equivalent. The second stage is the clinical study after completing a pre-clinical study at either Oxford or Cambridge. The last point of entry is the graduate study, for graduates in experimental sciences.

      Medical Sciences Office
      John Radcliffe Hospital
      Headington, Oxford
      OX3 9DU
      United Kingdom
      011 (+44) 1865 221689
      medsci.ox.ac.uk

    The University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine

    • The University of Cambridge has been teaching medicine since 1540. According to Education UK under the British Council, The University of Cambridge "is one of the most ancient and distinguished universities in the world." And while the university began teaching medicine in the 16th century, Cambridge has been a teaching institution since 1209.

      The Complete University Guide 2010 and the Times Online's Good University Guide 2010 ranked the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine in second place with graduate prospects of 99 percent in both rankings.

      School of Clinical Medicine
      University of Cambridge
      Addenbrookes Hospital
      Cambridge CB2 0SP
      011 (+44) 1223 336700
      medschl.cam.ac.uk

    The University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

    • The University of Edinburgh has been ranked fourth in The Complete University Guide and third in Times Online's Good University Guide for their 2010 medical school rankings. It received 99 percent in graduate prospects from both rankings, and according to the latest RAE in 2008, 70 percent of The University of Edinburgh's research is rated "internationally excellent" or "world leading."

      College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
      The Queen's Medical Research Institute
      47 Little France Crescent
      Edinburgh EH16 4T7
      011 (+44) 1312 429300
      ed.ac.uk

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