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QS World University Rankings: Northern Europe 2026

Discover the top universities in Europe with the QS World University Rankings: Northern Europe 2026.

The University of Oxford is the best university in Northern Europe this year, a sub-region that includes 10 different study destinations including the UK, Ireland and the Scandinavian countries.

Only one university in the top 10 in this year's table is from outside of the UK, and that's Lund University from Sweden which is ranked eighth.

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