In the UK, the prestige classes are:
Tier 1: Oxford and Cambridge
Tier 2: LSE, Imperial and UCL
Tier 3: KCL and Edinburgh
Tier 4: Bristol, Durham, St Andrews, Warwick, Manchester and Nottingham
Apart from UCL, KCL and Edinburgh all being strong in Medicine and Biosciences.
UCL’s other strongest programmes are Computer Science, Economics, Law and Architecture.
KCL’s other strongest programmes are War Studies, History, Law and Philosophy.
Edinburgh’s other strongest programmes are Physics, Linguistics, Veterinary Sciences and Sociology.