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Queen Mary University of London is a leading research-intensive university with a difference - one that opens the doors of opportunity to anyone with the potential to succeed.

Queen's Building exterior on Mile End campus.

Key facts

  • Our history dates back to 1785, with the founding of The London Hospital Medical College, England’s first official medical school. 
  • We are a Russell Group university, operating across five campuses in London and at sites across Europe and Asia.
  • In the Times Higher Education rankings 2025 we sit within the top 10 per cent of global universities overall at 141, and in the top one per cent for research at 24th in the world for research.  For international outlook, we are 11th in the world.
  • Our annual income in 2022/23 was £666.3m (excluding capital grants), of which £133.8m was research income (excluding capital grants).
  • Queen Mary ranks at 120 in the 2025 QS World University Rankings, confirming its position as one of the world’s top universities.
  • We ranked 92nd in the world and 9th in the UK in the 2024-25 edition of the influential US News and World Report Best Global Universities rankings.
  • We are among the top 20 UK universities targeted by leading employers (The Graduate Market 2024 report).
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