Facts, figures and rankings
Rankings
- 1st in England for impact on social mobility (Higher Education Policy Institute's English Social Mobility Index 2021)
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Distance Learning MBA ranked 1st in the world for value for money, 2nd for its overall salary increase for MBA graduates three years after graduating, 5th for ‘international mobility’, and 4th for the student demographics, with 72% of those on the course classed as international students (Financial Times Online MBA Rankings 2021)
- Top 10 in UK for Chemical Engineering (Guardian University League Tables 2021)
- Top 10 in UK for Forensic Science, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, and Physiotherapy (Complete University Guide 2021)
- Top 20 in the UK for Forensic Science & Archaeology, Nursing & Midwifery, Pharmacy & Pharmacology, and Sports Sciences (Guardian University League Tables 2020)
- Top 20 in the UK for Archaeology and Medical Technology (Complete University Guide 2021)
Accolades
- Founding Member of the World Technology Universities Network
- First British University of Sanctuary
- Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) for Pharmacy Curriculum Team (2018)
- Teaching Excellence Framework, Silver Award, (2017)
- Queens Anniversary Prize for work in Dementia (2016)
- Athena Swan Bronze Award for tackling women's inequality in Higher Education (2016)
- Triple Accredited Business School: School of Management
Key facts and statistics
- 8,564 students in the 2018/2019 academic year
- 7,197 undergraduate
- 1,042 postgraduate taught
- 325 postgraduate research
- 7,693 full-time, 871 part-time
- 7,177 UK residence, 368 EU, 1,019 non-EU - 1499 staff in the 2018/2019 academic year
- Over 140,000 alumni across 175 countries