The University of Westminster is a renowned public research university founded in 1838 as the Royal Polytechnic Institute. It was named the most internationally diverse university in the UK in the Hotcourses Diversity Index (HDI). Times Higher Education Young University Ranking 2017 also ranks Westminster at 29th position globally for international outlook. QS - World University Ranking that emphasis on the academic reputation of the institute has downgraded from 551-600 in 2018 to 651-700 in 2021.