Uxbridge UB8 3PH

Tel 01895 265 265

admissions@brunel.ac.uk

www.brunel.ac.uk

Sunday Times ranking 49 (50=)

Teaching excellence 70.6%

Student satisfaction 69.3%

Head teacher ranking 29 (33=)

Peer ranking 56 (56)

Research quality 44.5%

A/AS-level points 312

A-levels for entry 67%

Unemployment 8.9%

Firsts and 2:1s 64.7%

Student/staff ratio 16.4:1

Dropout rate 13% (16%)

World ranking 305=

Undergraduates 9,096 (1,056)

Postgraduates 2,073 (2,925)

Teaching staff 541

Applications/places 23,795/3,403; 7:1 (+6.9%)

Clearing entry 14.2%

Bursaries 33%: £500-£1,000

Scholarships None

EU/overseas 3.8%/5.8%

Mature 20.2%

State school 93%

Lowest social classes 37%

Low-participation areas 12%

Live in 50% (100%) £79-£97

Brunel offers students London without many of the downsides. Now condensed onto one central campus in Uxbridge, the university is nearing the end of a £250m refit which has seen the 1960s architecture (made famous by The Clockwork Orange – Brunel’s most oft-quoted claim to fame) augmented by landmark modern buildings and student accommodation.

More than 1,400 en-suite student rooms have been built, with another 1,400 due next September. And about one-third of students should benefit next year from the heavily revised bursary and scholarship scheme. All of which ought to feed through, in time, to lift Brunel from its present bottom 20 score for student satisfaction.

Brunel has much more going for it than just excellence in engineering and science. There is a great arts scene on campus, while the university offers high-quality drama, music, English and film and television courses. It also excels at sport, where it boasts a fine reputation in and out of the classroom.

Heptathlete Kelly Sotherton is just the latest success story to have honed her skills here. As part of Brunel’s refurbishment, a £14m sports complex now offers world-class facilities.

This year degrees in sport youth work, geography and sports sciences add to the range offered. Musical composition, contemporary music and performance, drama and digital performance and sonic arts are also added, emphasising the diversity of subjects studied here. There has been heavy investment in research. Of note is ground-breaking research conducted in Brunel’s cancer genetics and pharmacogenomics institute.

Brunel has links to more than 7,000 companies and last year sandwich students earned about £7.5m from their placements. Many meet their future employers in this manner.

Open days Contact the university.

Student view Jatin Patel, students’ union president:

USP The university is innovative and constantly aiming to improve.

Worst feature Being in London but not quite in London.

Location On the corner of the M25, so there is easy access to anywhere.

Social scene Campus-based and eclectically schizophrenic.

Rated excellent (14) Allied health professions (health visiting, occupational therapy, physiotherapy); anthropology; drama, dance and cinematics; economics; education; general engineering; hospitality, leisure, recreation, sport and tourism (sports sciences); maths, statistics and operational research; molecular biosciences; nursing and midwifery; politics; psychology; social policy and administration; sociology.

Degree of student satisfaction 69.3%

Medical Science and Pharmacy 83.2; Art and Design 82.9; History and Archeology 75.0; Psychology 74.3; Mechanically-based Engineering 73.9; Electronic and Electric Engineering 73.9; Sports Science 72.8; Politics 72.5; Other Creative Arts 72.1; Computer Science 71.8; Mathematical Sciences 71.5; Biology and related Sciences 69.2; English-based studies 68.9; Social Work 68.5; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 68.3; Business 64.6; Performing Arts 61.9; Other subjects allied to Medicine 61.9; Economics 60.2; Law 56.4

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