Do ranking and prestige of a university matter? [closed]

manpreet Best Answer 3 years ago

What factors should I consider in deciding whether to transfer to another university?

I am currently studying Computer Science at Westminster University, which is ranked 100/126 in the UK, or 11/15 in London. I have been offered to transfer to Queen Mary University (same course), which is ranked 30/126 in the UK or 4/15 in London.

I am doing very well at my current university and have the time to make a little money on the side with tutoring and I'm not sure if I could continue this if I transferred.

The teaching in both universities is similar and the ranks I mentioned above are specific to the course.

manpreet 3 years ago

I think in this case it would be worth it - especially if you are thinking of working for a large company (large enough to have an HR dept)

QMC is part of London university so your degree (at least in my day) says University of London - ie same as Imperial or UCL.

One of the side effects of the UK's converting all polys to universities is that anywhere that isn't a top-5/Russel group is immediately tagged with, "is that a real college?" suspicion. So the HR person at a FTSE company might not know if Westminster University is a real university, a former teacher training college or an un-accredited student visa scam above a chip shop.