The 2007 Times Higher Education Supplement [THES] World University Rankings ranked the University of Edinburgh as follows:[9]2007年《时代高等教育增刊世界大学排名》将爱丁堡大学排为：

23rd in the world 世界第23位 5th in the UK 英国第5位 5th in Europe overall 欧洲整体第5位 The THES also ranked world universities in broad subject areas in tables published in the THES itself, and available to subscribers via the THES website [10]. The University of Edinburgh was ranked:

28th in the world for arts and humanities 30th in the world for life sciences and biomedicine 47th in the world for social sciences The Academic Ranking of World Universities 2007 [ARWU] ranked the University of Edinburgh as follows:[11]

6th in the UK 11th in Europe 53rd in the world The Guardian University Guide 2008 ranked the University of Edinburgh as follows:[12]

7th in the UK overall 1st in the UK for computer science 1st in the UK for physics 2nd in the UK for medicine 2nd in the UK for veterinary science The Times Good University Guide 2007 has ranked the University of Edinburgh as the eleventh best university in the UK. In 2005, the University was the Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year.

In 2006 Newsweek ranked the University of Edinburgh 6th in the UK, 11th in Europe and 47th in the world.[13]