The gap between Oxford and Cambridge at the top of The Times Good University Guide is the narrowest since the league tables were first published 14 years ago.

　　Oxford remains at the top of the table for the sixth consecutive year. But the margin between the two academic powerhouses has closed to only five points out of a total possible score of 1,000, the closest it has been since 1993, when they tied.

　　Only St Andrews breaks into the “golden triangle” of Oxford, Cambridge and London this year, moving up 13 places to get into the Top Five. It overtakes Edinburgh, which ranks 13th, to become the top university in Scotland. Other institutions showing substantial rises this year include King’s College London, at No 10, Exeter, at No 17 and City University, which is up 17 places to joint 40th. Only half the Russell Group of 20 research-intensive universities feature in the Top 20, with Leeds at 30, Queen’s University Belfast at 33 and Liverpool at 34.

　　Three universities from the rival 1994 group – a competing group of universities – achieved Top Ten positions, and nine were placed within the Top 20. Among the generation of new universities, Oxford Brookes leads the way, breaking into the Top 50 at No 49 and finishing ahead of a number of traditional universities.

　　The Times Good University Guide, the nation’s leading guide to higher education, ranks 113 UK universities according to eight criteria, including student satisfaction, research quality and degree results. A full version of the guide is published today to coincide with the start of the clearing process for admission this year.

　　John O’Leary, editor of the guide, said that, despite coming second overall, Cambridge dominated the guide’s 32 subject tables, reflecting that it has the highest average entry qualifications. Oxford’s grip on the top spot is helped by higher spending on library and computing facilities and a higher proportion of students awarded at least a 2:1 degree. “Although Oxford and Cambridge dominate the main league tables, our 32 individual subject tables demonstrate that there are pockets of excellence in a wide range of universities,” he said.

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