Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public research university and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It has six schools, 21 academic departments and approximately 10,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 100 countries. The campus is located west of Egham, Surrey, 19 miles (31 km) from central London.

At one point in time, Royal Holloway was ranked second out of 90 universities in England and Wales for the number of students going into graduate employment.However, according to Complete University Guide 2016, the university has seen a drop in graduate employability since 2007/8 with a graduate prospect of only 62.2% ranking it 77th out of 126 universities in the UK.[According to Complete University Guide 2020, this figure is starting to increase again, with a graduate prospect of 73.5%.[Royal Holloway is in the top 25% of universities in the UK for overall satisfaction (89%), according to the National Student Survey 2014.

In 2014–15, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked the college 47th in Europe and 118th in the world.

Royal Holloway was ranked 29th overall in The Times Good University Guide ranking of British universities based on consistent league table performance between 1998-2007.