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Facts, figures and rankings

Key facts and statistics

  • 11,665 students in the 2023/24 academic year:
    • 7,923 undergraduate
    • 3,475 postgraduate taught
    • 267 postgraduate research
    • 10,260 full-time, 943 part-time, 462 distance learners
    • 8,485 UK residence and EU, 3,180 non-EU
  • 1,755 staff in the 2023/2024 academic year
    • 645 academic
    • 1,110 professional/support
  • Approximately 156,493 alumni across 179 countries

Rankings

Accolades and achievements

  • Founding Member of the World Technology Universities Network
  • First British University of Sanctuary
  • First university to establish a Peace Studies department
  • Triple Accredited Business School: School of Management
  • Seven Athena Swan awards, recognising our dedication to equality, including:
    • Athena Swan Bronze Award for tackling women's inequality in Higher Education (2016)
  • Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) for Pharmacy Curriculum Team (2018)
  • Silver Status for teaching in the Office for Students’ Teaching Excellence Framework 2023
  • Queen’s Anniversary Prize recipients in 2016 (Dementia Care) and 2021 (Archaeology)