Mithras House
Lewes Road
Brighton BN2 4AT

Tel 01273 644 644

admissions@brighton.ac.uk

www.brighton.ac.uk

Sunday Times ranking 54 (56)

Teaching excellence 64.7%

Student satisfaction 71.8%

Head teacher ranking 44 (35=)

Peer ranking 69 (72=)

Research quality 24.1%

A/AS-level points 284

A-levels for entry 66%

Unemployment 6%

Firsts and 2:1s 54.3%

Student/staff ratio 20.3:1

Dropout rate 10% (16%)

Undergraduates 12,255 (4,262)

Postgraduates 1,547 (2,904)

Teaching staff 668

Applications/places 24,844/4,351; 5.7:1 (+14.4%)

Clearing entry 11%

Bursaries 40%: £510-£1,020

Scholarships 100: £1,000

EU/overseas 9.5%/5.5%

Mature 30.1%

State school 93%

Lowest social classes 27%

Low-participation areas 10%

Live in 14% (66%) £63-£115

A dropout rate of about half the expected level speaks volumes about this university. Students at this progressive modern institution – now ranked second in its sector – enjoy their courses and love the south coast locations in Brighton and Eastbourne even more. Eastbourne has shed its God’s waiting room image while Brighton is home to England’s largest arts festival and revels in its avant-garde “alternative” reputation.

Brighton remains the only modern (post-1992) university to be named Sunday Times University of the Year. It is one of just two modern universities to have a medical school, run in conjunction with near-neighbour Sussex. Established in 2003, it had more than 2,250 applications for just 133 places last year, more than 17 candidates per berth making a place here one of the most coveted in the UK.

Among the new degrees offered are BAs in fashion and dress history, moving image, and photography and moving image, building on Brighton’s reputation in art and design. Two centres of excellence in teaching and learning in art and design will cement Brighton’s position. The first provides resources for ways of learning through the use of mobile technologies such as mobile phones and iPods. The other is located alongside new design studios and includes a visualisation laboratory.

Despite its prosperous location, more than a quarter of the intake is drawn from lower social class backgrounds and it is seeking to widen its appeal further. It is the lead partner in the University Centre Hastings, bringing university courses to one of the few parts of the southeast poorly served for higher education. There were already close to six applications per place, and this year saw a near 15% jump in demand to increase the competition still further.

Open days October 6 (Eastbourne); October 13 (Moulsecoomb); October 20 (Falmer).

Student view Phil Gilks, president of the students’ union:

USP In Brighton there is always something to do.

Worst feature Be prepared for an expensive few years.

Location Campuses spread out between Brighton and Hastings, each with its own sense of community.

Social scene Club nights and bars, Brighton is a friendly place to be.

Rated excellent (11) Allied health professions; art and design; hospitality, leisure, recreation, sport and tourism; librarianship and information management; maths, statistics and operational research; molecular biosciences; nursing; organismal biosciences; pharmacology and pharmacy; philosophy; teacher training.

Degree of student satisfaction: 71.8%

Education studies 79.2; Physical Geography and Environmental Science 79.1; Business 78.5; Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies 78.3; Sports Science 78.0; Finance and Accounting 77.3; Teacher Training 76.1; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 76.0; Tourism, Transport, Travel and others in Business and Administrative studies 73.8; History and Archeology 71.6; Physical Science 70.5; Biology and related Sciences 70.3; Art and Design 70.2; Communications and Information studies 69.9; Psychology 69.3; Computer Science 68.5; English-based studies 67.0; Management 66.1; Media studies 64.1; Architecture, Building and Planning 63.2; Medical Science and Pharmacy 62.6

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