<p>Since I applied for postgrad in the UK I know of quite a few. I put them in a rough order of employer preferences, particularly in the financial services industry. This is based on many months on the UK version of CC. Please don't flame me if your fav uni is lower than you think it should be, as it's an opinion. Within 2 spots either up or down the quality is likely to be about the same anyway I reckon.</p>
<p>Oxbridge (that means oxford/cambridge together for you n00bs out there ;) )</p>
<p>gap.</p>
<p>Imperial
LSE
Warwick
UCL
St Andrews
Edinburgh
Bristol
KCL
Durham
SOAS
Manchester
York
Nottingham
Glasgow</p>
<p>Someone mentioned that the universities such as St. Andrew's have been gaining popularity at US prep schools. This is evident at Andover, as a St. Andrew's representative was present at Andover's recent college fair. According to the school college counciling office, 15 out of 16 Andover applicants to St. Andrew's were accepted.</p>
<p>SweetLax88: I'd check back with your friend about acceptance to both Oxford and Cambridge. Inshallah is correct about only being able to apply to one or the other. I'd say that both Oxford and Cambridge are roughly as difficult to get into as HPYSM. St Andrews and the LSE are more in the range of lesser Ivies, top non-Ivies, and top LACs in the US. A number of my American friends at both institutions passed on Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, Georgetown, Williams, Swarthmore, etc. </p>
<p>Sac: I know very little about the University of Sussex. I've never heard it referred to as a top university and it seems to be ranked pretty far down on most of the league tables. Also, I pretty much agree with Inshallah's break down of the UoL.</p>
<p>Damaris: I'm not sure how Trinity would compare with other UK universities, but it is very popular with Americans. As a rough guess, I'd say it might fall in the lower half of the UK top ten, but maybe someone else more familiar with the institution could give better insight.</p>
<p>Anyone know how Trinity College Dublin would rank on any overall scale? anyone know why the Guardian rankings jump all over the place? St. Andrew's jumped 35 spots to #4. How can that be?</p>
<p>The Guardian league tables are appalling, just take a look at the methodology. I read the Guardian but I'd swap to the Times, even for a rough indication (which is all league tables are)...</p>
<p>St Andrews may be considered equivalent to a lesser ivy by some Americans, but if you take that degree to any other country (including the UK) and mention that university you will be in for a rude awakening.</p>
<p>The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Britain's national public health school) has a superb reputation and is well-known in the global public health field. Only Johns Hopkins and Harvard are considered LSHTM's peers.</p>