How these courses are ranked
13 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #2 (Imperial College London) to #662 (University of Portsmouth); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Oxford has the largest research record in this group, with 64,607,071 citations and an h-index of 2,081. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Levels, lengths and start dates
The usual length is 4 years and 3 years. 97% are full-time and 2 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (87% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (67% of courses with a stated intake). London Metropolitan University offers the widest choice, with 11 of these courses.