The University of Birmingham is a British 'Red Brick' university, and a member of the prestigious Russell Group (twenty UK top research universities) and Universitas 21 (a global network of research-intensive universities). It is ranked as a Top 100 University in the world by a number of international league tables.
The university's system was restructured into five 'colleges':
Ranking Performance:
- ranked 75th globally in the THES World Top 200 University Rankings 2008.
- 91st internationally in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2008.
- 22nd nationally in the Times Good University Guide 2010.
- 24th nationally in the Guardian University Guide 2010.
- 21st for Business and Management Studies (Guardian 2009).
- 8th for European Studies (RAE 2008).
- 25th for Biosciences (Guardian 2008).
- 31st for Mathematics (Times 2008).
- Birmingham is one of Sutton Trust 13 universities (those ranked the highest in an average of university league tables in 2000).
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The university's system was restructured into five 'colleges':
- Arts and Law
- Engineering and Physical Sciences
- Life and Environmental Sciences
- Medical and Dental Sciences
- Social Sciences
Ranking Performance:
- ranked 75th globally in the THES World Top 200 University Rankings 2008.
- 91st internationally in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2008.
- 22nd nationally in the Times Good University Guide 2010.
- 24th nationally in the Guardian University Guide 2010.
- 21st for Business and Management Studies (Guardian 2009).
- 8th for European Studies (RAE 2008).
- 25th for Biosciences (Guardian 2008).
- 31st for Mathematics (Times 2008).
- Birmingham is one of Sutton Trust 13 universities (those ranked the highest in an average of university league tables in 2000).
* Next: Top 5 Universities in UK
