Editing University of Oxford (section)

=== Reputation and ranking ===
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[[File:Oxford 10 Years.png|thumb|upright=1.2|University of Oxford's [[Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom|national league table]] performance over the past ten years]]

Due to its age<ref name=BhopalMyers>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oWGmEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT12|page=12|title=Elite Universities and the Making of Privilege: Exploring Race and Class in Global Educational Economies|publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]]|author1=Kalwant Bhopal|author2=Martin Myers|date=31 January 2023|isbn=9781000829105|access-date=21 February 2024|archive-date=23 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023225103/https://books.google.com/books?id=oWGmEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-SJIEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA108|title=You2Uni: Decide. Prepare. Apply|page=108|author=Stella Cottrell|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|date=16 September 2017|isbn=9781137022431|access-date=21 February 2024|archive-date=23 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023225108/https://books.google.com/books?id=-SJIEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA108|url-status=live}}</ref> and its social and academic status,<ref name=Abbott>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dx-0BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA40|title=Student Life in a Class Society|author=Joan Abbott|publisher=Elsevier|page=40|date=17 May 2014|isbn=9781483186580|orig-date=1971|access-date=21 February 2024|archive-date=23 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023225107/https://books.google.com/books?id=Dx-0BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA40|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Dent>{{cite journal|jstor=40220510|title=Old and New Universities|author=H. C. Dent|journal= Bulletin of the American Association of University Professors|publisher=[[American Association of University Professors]]|pages=88–91|issue=1|date=February 1944|volume=30 |doi=10.2307/40220510}}</ref> the University of Oxford is considered to be one of Britain's most prestigious or elite universities<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xwm4BgAAQBAJ&pg=PT100|page=92|title=The Gove Legacy: Education in Britain after the Coalition|author=M. Finn|publisher=Springer|date=20 February 2015|isbn=9781137491510|access-date=21 February 2024|archive-date=23 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023230357/https://books.google.com/books?id=xwm4BgAAQBAJ&pg=PT100|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Ol-AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA89|title=Gentrification in a Global Context|author1=Rowland Atkinson|author2=Gary Bridge|publisher=Routledge|date=10 December 2004|page=89|isbn=9781134330652|access-date=21 February 2024|archive-date=23 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023225105/https://books.google.com/books?id=1Ol-AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA89|url-status=live}}</ref> and to form, along with the [[University of Cambridge]], a top two that stand above other UK universities in this regard.<ref name=BhopalMyers/><ref name=Abbott/><ref name=Dent/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KLKoDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT42|page=42|title=Meeting Jesus at University: Rites of Passage and Student Evangelicals|author=Edward Dutton|publisher=Routledge|date=5 December 2016|isbn=9781351918374|access-date=22 February 2024|archive-date=23 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023225128/https://books.google.com/books?id=KLKoDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT42|url-status=live}}</ref>

Oxford is regularly ranked within the top five universities in the world in the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|title=World University Rankings|date=26 September 2018|work=Times Higher Education |access-date=28 September 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021113908/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|archive-date=21 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2018/09/26/an-expert-list-of-the-worlds-best-universities/#1a4003fe4f02|title=An Expert List of the World's Best Universities|last=Adams|first=Susan|work=Forbes|access-date=28 September 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928105708/https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2018/09/26/an-expert-list-of-the-worlds-best-universities/#1a4003fe4f02|archive-date=28 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the [[Forbes]]'s World University Rankings.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Strauss |first=Karsten |date=23 September 2016 |title=The World's Top Universities 2016 |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/feki45ehlig/the-worlds-top-universi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108155045/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/feki45ehlig/the-worlds-top-universi/ |archive-date=8 November 2020 |access-date=20 October 2016 |work=[[Forbes]] |language=en-US |publication-place=[[Jersey City, New Jersey|New Jersey]]}}</ref> It held the number one position in the ''Times Good University Guide'' for eleven consecutive years,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2012/120614_2.html |title=Oxford tops Times Good University Guide for 11th year |date=14 June 2012 |publisher=University of Oxford |access-date=30 December 2012 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425184449/https://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2012/120614_2.html |archive-date=25 April 2013 }}</ref> and the [[Oxford University Medical School|medical school]] has also maintained first place in the "Clinical, Pre-Clinical & Health" table of the ''Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings'' for the past seven consecutive years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Times Higher Education Clinical, Pre-Clinical & Health|date=14 September 2017|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/subject-ranking/clinical-pre-clinical-health#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|access-date=25 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110005124/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/subject-ranking/clinical-pre-clinical-health#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats|archive-date=10 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, it ranked sixth among the universities around the world by [[SCImago Institutions Rankings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher+educ.&country=all|title=SCImago Institutions Rankings – Higher Education – All Regions and Countries – 2021 – Overall Rank|website=scimagoir.com|access-date=11 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422183813/https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher%20educ.&country=all|archive-date=22 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''THE'' has also recognised Oxford as one of the world's "six super brands" on its ''World Reputation Rankings'', along with [[University of California, Berkeley|Berkeley]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], and [[Stanford University|Stanford]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Morgan|first=John|title=Top Six Universities Dominate THE World Reputation Rankings|date=January 1990 |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011/reputation-ranking/analysis|quote="The rankings suggest that the top six-...Stanford University and the University of Oxford – form a group of globally recognised "super brands".|access-date=7 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404153936/http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011/reputation-ranking/analysis|archive-date=4 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The university is fourth worldwide on the ''[[U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking|US News]]'' ranking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings?int=a27a09|title=Best Global Universities|website=US News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113052748/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings?int=a27a09|archive-date=13 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its [[Saïd Business School]] came 13th in the world in ''Financial Times'' ''Global MBA Ranking''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-ranking-2019 |work=[[Financial Times]] |title=Global MBA Ranking 2019 |date=12 September 2019 |access-date=12 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912040109/http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-ranking-2019 |archive-date=12 September 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Oxford was ranked 13th in the world in 2022 by the Nature Index, which measures the largest contributors to papers published in 82 leading journals.<ref name="Nature Index 2016">{{cite web |title=Ten institutions that dominated science in 2022 |url=https://www.natureindex.com/institution-outputs/generate/all/global/all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214155457/https://www.natureindex.com/institution-outputs/generate/all/global/all |archive-date=14 December 2021 |access-date=28 May 2019 }}</ref><ref name="Nature Index FAQs">{{cite web|url=https://www.natureindex.com/faq#introduction1|title=Introduction to the Nature Index|access-date=28 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401154037/https://www.natureindex.com/faq#introduction1|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> It is ranked fifth best university worldwide and first in Britain for forming [[Chief executive officer|CEOs]] according to the [[Mines ParisTech : Professional Ranking World Universities|''Professional Ranking World Universities'']],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boivigny.com/Classement-2011-des-universites-par-l-Ecole-des-Mines-le-french-ranking-par-excellence_a781.html |title=Classement 2011 des universités par l Ecole des Mines le french ranking par excellence |last=Mines ParisTech Professional Ranking World Universities |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925221025/http://www.boivigny.com/Classement-2011-des-universites-par-l-Ecole-des-Mines-le-french-ranking-par-excellence_a781.html |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> and first in the UK for the quality of its graduates as chosen by the recruiters of the UK's major companies.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/news/best-uk-universities-chosen-major-employers | location=London | work=Times Higher Education | title=The best UK universities chosen by major employers | date=12 November 2015 | access-date=16 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044555/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/news/best-uk-universities-chosen-major-employers | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 2018 [[Complete University Guide]], all 38 subjects offered by Oxford rank within the top 10 nationally meaning Oxford was one of only two multi-faculty universities (along with [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]) in the UK to have 100% of their subjects in the top 10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/who's-who-in-the-subject-league-tables/ |title=Who's Who in the Subject League Tables |publisher=Complete University Guide |access-date=12 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707084348/https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/who%27s-who-in-the-subject-league-tables/ |archive-date=7 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Computer Science, Medicine, Philosophy, Politics and Psychology were ranked first in the UK by the guide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/oxford/performance |title=University of Oxford |publisher=Complete University Guide |access-date=12 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707134428/https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/oxford/performance |archive-date=7 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject, the University of Oxford also ranks as number one in the world for four Humanities disciplines: English Language and Literature, [[Modern Languages]], [[Geography]], and History. It also ranks second globally for Anthropology, Archaeology, Law, Medicine, Politics & International Studies, and Psychology.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Oxford|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-oxford|website=Top Universities|publisher=QS Quacquarelli Symonds|access-date=14 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914081837/http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-oxford|archive-date=14 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>