University of Reading

Top public university The University of Reading is situated in Reading, United Kingdom. For 2020, Reading is placed 201-300 in the universities category by ARWU (Shanghai ranking). Reading University's position in the QS (Top Universities) global university rating has dropped over time, from 175th in 2017 to 205th in 2020 and 2021. Another significant publisher, THE (Times Higher Education), has routinely put Reading in the top 200 of the world's universities since 2018.

In its ranking of the world's universities, US News & World Report has placed Reading at 327th place for 2021, which is a modest drop from its position of 311th the previous year. Both The Complete University Guide and The Guardian have ranked Reading University amongst some of the top 100 universities in the UK.

According to the Financial Times' Master in Finance ranking for 2020, Reading is placed 36th overall. Reading was ranked by QS (Top Universities) at positions 151-200 in its Accounting & Finance rankings for 2020 and at positions 151-200 in its Global MBA rankings for 2018 and 2019. While Reading was ranked 151–175 for 2020 in THE's PG Business and Economics ranking, it has moved up to 101–125 for 2021, a notable increase.

Since 2017, Reading has been listed among the top 50 universities in the UK for business, management studies and accounting. Reading has also been ranked by The Guardian in the bottom 50 spots for accounting & finance and business, management, & marketing. The University of Reading's rating in QS's Engineering and Technology ranking has dropped over time, from 296th in 2017 to 345th in 2020.

For computer science in 2021, Reading is ranked 59th in The Complete University Guide. While THE's PG Computers ranking has continuously placed Reading between positions 401 and 500 since 2019. The information above reveals that the business and accounting programmes offered by the University of Reading are well-liked in the UK.