Facts and figures summary

Statistics relating to the University of 91̽»¨.

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Overview

Measure Statistic
Date originally founded 1879 (Firth College)
Date of University Charter 1905 (University of 91̽»¨)
Number of academic departments 38
Total number of students 2022-23 30,307
Number of staff as of July 2023 8,606
Number of academic staff as of July 2023 3,855
Number of academic (teaching and research) staff as of July 2023 1,432
Number of academic (teaching) staff as of July 2023 584
Number of academic (research) staff as of July 2023 1,569
Number of professors as of July 2023 579
Number of professional staff as of July 2023 4,751
Student: staff ratio (HESA 2021-22 data) 13.2:1
University income 2020-21 £744 million

Number of places in University-owned accommodation or partner properties for 2020-21

6,009
First year full-time students, allocated places in University and partnership accommodation 92%

Research excellence and widening participation

Measure Statistic

Percentage of our research rated in the highest two categories (Research Excellence Framework 2021)

92%

Percentage of full-time first degree entrants from state schools and colleges (HESA UK performance indicators 2020-21)

88.5%

Percentage of full-time first degree entrants from low participation neighbourhoods (HESA UK performance indicators 2020-21)

10.3%

Percentage of full-time first degree entrants aged 21 or over from low participation neighbourhoods (HESA UK performance indicators 2020-21)

19.2%
Queen's Anniversary Prizes won (which recognise quality and innovation in research by UK universities and colleges, and the impact it has made to the nation's intellectual, economic, cultural and social life) 5 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2019)
Nobel Prize winners 6

Our vision

We are the University of 91̽»¨. And this is our vision.