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Queen Mary University of London

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London, United Kingdom
=141st in World University Rankings 2025
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About Queen Mary University of London

Basic information and contact details for Queen Mary University of London

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Founded in 1785 as the London Medical College, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is the amalgamation of four historic medical institutions, including England’s first medical school.

It was officially granted university status in 1887 and now offers over 240 degree programmes across three faculties: Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, and Medicine and Dentistry.

Home to more than 20,000 students from 155 nationalities, the university’s five campuses are all situated in the heart of the capital. Its main campus at Mile End, in London’s fashionable East End, is the biggest self-contained university campus anywhere in the city.

With international students making up 40 per cent of the total student population, the university prides itself on having a vibrant, multicultural community with programmes in place, including help with English, to support overseas students. It also offers students assistance with job-hunting via the university’s own jobs website.

A member of the Russell Group of research-led universities, QMUL was ranked 9th among UK universities in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. It scores consistently highly in other global league tables and was in The Sunday Times’ top ten UK universities for highest graduate starting salaries.

QMUL alumni include the writers Sir Malcolm Bradbury, JG Ballard and Sarah Waters, as well as Bruce Dickinson, lead singer with the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.

Other QMUL notables include Elizabeth Blackwell, the first fully qualified female doctor in the UK who trained at its medical college in 1850; Sir John Vane, credited with discovering how aspirin works; and Dr Thomas Barnardo, the Victorian philanthropist who founded the charity for poor and orphaned children.

QMUL also lays claim to associations with six Nobel Prize winners, the skeleton of Joseph Merrick (‘the Elephant Man’) housed in its Pathology Museum, and the second oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in England, dating from 1726, located in the centre of its campus.

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Rankings

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World University Rankings 2025
20406080100
Overall 62.3
Teaching 36.1
Research Environment 42.3
Research Quality 97.1
Industry 72.5
International Outlook 98
58596061626364201620172018201920202021202220232024202558.558.758.558.861.361.160.460.463.162.3

Breakdown via year: Overall

Ranking positions 2016 to 2025
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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at Queen Mary University of London

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
54 F : 46 M (1)
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International student percentage
47% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
15.7 (1)
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Student total
25110 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at Queen Mary University of London

See below for a range of subjects taught at Queen Mary University of London

Physical Sciences151–175th

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Computer Science126–150th

  • Computer Science

Social Sciences201–250th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies

Life Sciences101–125th

  • Sport Science
  • Biological Sciences

Clinical and Health69th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Law46th

  • Law

Business and Economics251–300th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance

Arts and Humanities101–125th

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design

Engineering126–150th

  • General Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering