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There's a polite pretence that all universities are equal, but that's all it is. As regards UK universities one has only to look at their differing entrance requirements. I also know from my own observations that students at top UK universities have to work harder than those at the bottom ones -- they are very competitive.
The English first degrees are on average more specialised than US ones. Typically, one may study only a single subject. For my degree, I did maths and nothing else.
I'm not unhappy about specialisation at degree level, but I am unhappy about it for the 16--18 age group. I specifically sought out schools for my children that taught IB.
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