The amount of data included in the RAE results means there are a number of different ways of analysing them. But by any evaluation Manchester ranks among the country's top performing universities.
Shanghai Jiao Tong Ranking of the World's Top 500 Universities
The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) results corroborate the year-on-year improvements that the University has made to its position in the Shanghai Jiao Tong Ranking of the World's Top 500 Universities.
Between 2007 and 2008 The University of Manchester jumped eight places from 48th to 40th in the world, the biggest climb of any University in the top 100.
| Year | World ranking | European ranking | UK ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 40 | 6 | 5 |
| 2007 | 48 | 9 | 5 |
| 2006 | 50 | 9 | 5 |
| 2005 | 53 | 12 | 6 |
| 2004 | 78* | 24* | 9* |
Source: 2008 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities
* 2004 rankings were for the Victoria University of Manchester prior to the merger with UMIST
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