Warwick gain 11 places in World University Rankings

The University of Warwick is the top ranking Midlands University in the new table of the World's top 200 Universities published today, 8th October 2009, by the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine. The ranking is compiled by QS, a global career and education network linking high achievers from the graduate, MBA and executive communities around the world.

Only three Midlands Universities make it into the top 100 of this list:

58 Warwick
66 Birmingham
91 Nottingham

Warwick has risen from 69th in 2008 to 58th in 2009.

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One of Europe's largest business schools and the largest department of the highly-rated University of Warwick, WBS is fully accredited. Our teaching is rated excellent and 75 percent of our research is rated at 3* and above, placing us 3rd in the UK.
Over 8,000 students from 130 countries currently study here. Their interaction with top faculty creates a multicultural learning environment, enhanced by outstanding teaching and study facilities and a top-quality campus.
Our teaching covers the full range of business education, from undergraduate and masters degrees to the Warwick MBA, doctoral research, and executive education.

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