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Sunday Times ranking 52 (52)

Teaching excellence 46.7%

Student satisfaction 73.3%

Head teacher ranking 52= (98=)

Peer ranking 76= (66=)

Research quality 47.9%

A/AS-level points 279

A-levels for entry 66%

Unemployment 9.6%

Firsts and 2:1s 57.8%

Student/staff ratio 19.6:1

Dropout rate 17% (18%)

World ranking 307=

Undergraduates 7,363 (1,574)

Postgraduates 1,226 (2,908)

Teaching staff 329

Applications/places 13,027/2,634; 4.9:1 (-1.4%)

Clearing entry 17.3%

Bursaries 70%: £500-£900

Scholarships Various

EU/overseas 9%/16.6%

Mature 29.3%

State school 94%

Lowest social classes 44%

Low-participation areas 16%

Live in 20% (100%) £60-£86

Bradford’s origins as a technical college are still evident today, although opening quotes in its 2008 prospectus from a law student and another studying creative writing and identity emphasise that it is now a multifaculty institution. Science and engineering, which did not enjoy the best of ratings for teaching excellence a decade ago, vie with health studies and management as core activities now.

New degrees in live arts and performance and economics combined with either social policy, sociology or psychology (from next September) indicate Bradford’s willingness to mix the vocational with the academic. So does its peace studies department, the largest in the world devoted to the study of peace and conflict. Places in the department are at a premium, a typical offer requiring BBC at A-level.

The 90% of students from its courses who gained employment or moved into further study within six months of graduation is one of the lower proportions, and compares with, for example, the 100% for design and electronics and telecommunications graduates.

Students from families with residual annual income under £38,330 have been eligible for bursary support from the university since last year. The Bradford bursary starts at £500 and rises £200 a year to a maximum of £900 for final year students. There are also a range of academic scholarships.

Bursaries, scholarships and grants go a long way in Bradford. Accommodation is cheap and plentiful, the local curry inexpensive and wonderful. Students are drawn from 110 countries and those from abroad make up more than one in five of the student population.

Open days October 6; March 5, 2008; July 5.

Student view Rachel Earlington, Communications Officer, Student's Union (2005-2007)

USP It’s easy to get involved in societies and clubs.

Worst feature We don’t get big-name bands.

Location The centre is undergoing redevelopment so there are lots of new things to do.

Social scene Many up and coming bands play locally.

Rated excellent (7) Allied health professions (healthcare studies, dementia, physiotherapy, radiography); archeology; nursing; pharmacology and pharmacy; philosophy (interdisciplinary studies); politics (peace studies); subjects allied to medicine (optometry).

Degree of student satisfaction: 73.3%

Finance and Accounting 79.8; Other subjects allied to Medicine 78.8; Medical Science and Pharmacy 78.0; Electronic and Electric Engineering 77.0; Psychology 75.7; Business 73.6; Biology and related Sciences 73.5; Physical Science 72.9; Management 72.5; Mechanically-based Engineering 72.0; Politics 70.9; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 69.1; Nursing 68.7; Law 67.7; Computer Science 63.6; Social Work 60.0

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