OXFORD University is one of six universities consistently rated as among the best in Britain, according to the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
But the HEFCE warned that there were "questions" about the quality and impact of such tables.
Chief executive Prof David Eastwood said: "It is important that the information used by prospective students is both informative and accurate."
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