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Canterbury CT1 1QU

Tel 01227 782 900

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www.canterbury.ac.uk

Sunday Times ranking 81= (78)

Teaching excellence 31.3%

Student satisfaction 71.6%

Head teacher ranking 74= (43)

Peer ranking 67= (68=)

Research quality 16.6%

A/AS-level points 246

A-levels for entry 46.2%

Unemployment 1.8%

Firsts and 2:1s 48.1%

Student/staff ratio 19.3:1

Dropout rate 14% (16%)

Undergraduates 6,756 (4,524)

Postgraduates 1,057 (2,152)

Teaching staff 459

Applications/places 9,126/1,978; 4.6:1 (+18.9%)

Clearing entry 5%

Bursaries 60%: £410-£820

Scholarships 430: £100-£200

EU/overseas 1.9%/1%

Mature 23.9%

State school 96%

Lowest social classes 36%

Low-participation areas 14%

Live in 5% (100%) £78-£115

University Centre Folkestone, Canterbury Christ Church’s newest campus developed in collaboration with the University of Greenwich, opened this month. It offers courses in performing and visual arts, entrepreneurship and early childhood studies. It is the fourth Kentish outpost of the university, which has bases in Chatham and Broadstairs as well as the eponymous hub.

From next year a sports centre will boost provision and, in Canterbury city centre, Augustine House, a £30m flagship building set to open in 2009, will house a library, learning resource centre and student support facilities.

The university started life as a church teacher training college in 1962, and education students still account for a significant tranche of its undergraduate population. Scholarships of £200 go to 400 full-time PGCE (postgraduate certificate in education) students, with 30 £100 awards for part-timers. At £46,048, the household income cut-off point for bursary qualification is higher than most other universities. The high number of teacher graduates contributes to the second lowest rate of graduate unemployment, at just 1.8%.

Open days October 6 (Canterbury), October 23 (Broadstairs).

Student view Rob Thorburn, students’ union president:

USP You’re guaranteed to bump into someone you recognise on campus.

Worst feature Limited facilities.

Location The main Canterbury campus is in the city centre while all satellite campuses are within a two-hour drive.

Social scene Canterbury feels like a city on the up.

Rated excellent (7) Allied health professions (radiography, occupational therapy); drama, dance and cinematics; geography; history; nursing; teacher training; theology and religious studies.

Degree of student satisfaction 71.6%

Human and Social Geography 88.5; History and Archeology 83.5; Management 78.4; English-based studies 78.3; Business 78.2; Media studies 76.0; Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies 74.6; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 74.3; Other Creative Arts 74.0; Law 73.1; Sports Science 73.1; Psychology 71.4; Performing Arts 70.6; Computer Science 68.9; Teacher Training 66.0; Social Work 64.2; Art and Design 61.1

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