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Queen's University Belfast

🇬🇧 United Kingdom 4-Year University
Global #286 United Kingdom #36
Campus of Queen's University Belfast

Institution Info

Founded
1845
Type
4-Year University
Students
24,560 students
Faculty
1,600

About

Queen's University Belfast is a higher education institution in United Kingdom, founded in 1845. Recognized as among the world's top 500 universities, it is a prominent university in United Kingdom. The university has approximately 25K students, a member of Global B-Tier (World 101-300).

Rankings

Source Year Rank Score
QS 2026 QS #199 · Top 200 55.70
THE 2026 THE #200 · Top 200 58.79
UNIRANKS 2026 UniRanks #286 · Ranked 88.12
ARWU 2025 ARWU #301 · Ranked

Research Output via OpenAlex

640
h-index
6,185,404
Citations
99,877
Publications
90,301
i10-index
3.07
Mean Citedness

Frequently Asked Questions

Queen's University Belfast is ranked #286 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within United Kingdom, it holds the #36 position.
Queen's University Belfast was founded in 1845, making it 181 years old. It is one of the established institutions in United Kingdom.
Queen's University Belfast has a student body of approximately 24,560 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 15:1.
Queen's University Belfast has produced 99,877 research publications with 6,185,404 total citations and an h-index of 640, according to OpenAlex data.