Priory Street
Coventry CV1 5FB

Tel 024 7615 2222

info.rao@coventry.ac.uk

www.coventry.ac.uk

Sunday Times ranking 83 (87=)

Teaching excellence 45.5%

Student satisfaction 74.6%

Head teacher ranking 74= (81=)

Peer ranking 93 (94)

Research quality 14.4%

A-level points 256

A-levels for entry 51%

Unemployment 8.7%

Firsts and 2:1s 59.2%

Student/staff ratio 20.2:1

Dropout rate 23% (18%)

Undergraduates 10,927 (5,623)

Postgraduates 1,352 (1,483)

Teaching staff 568

Applications/places 19,461/3,865; 5:1 (+6.4%)

Clearing entry 12.6%

Bursaries £310

Scholarships Variable: £1,000-£2,000

The city and university of Coventry have been transformed in the past decade. The university now boasts some fine modern facilities, the most recent of which is a £5m student centre opened last year. The Ellen Terry building has also been refurbished for the large numbers of performing arts students.

Coventry, which has often been at the cutting edge in terms of course development (for example, its long-standing disaster management degree programmes) is still innovating. A degree in global security is planned for next year, while this month sees the first virtual engineering student intake. A planned BSc in climate change will be another UK first.

The university is keen to attract the brightest and its scholarship scheme is pitched accordingly. Those achieving 300 Ucas points (BBB at A-level, 31 points at IB or vocational qualification equivalent) qualify for a generous £2,000 a year scheme. Applications are up again, a 6% rise reflecting the popularity of this city-centre university. Beyond the 12 subjects rated excellent for teaching quality – with a growing number of excellent assessments for healthcare subjects – Coventry is one of a handful of universities to gain three centres of excellence in teaching and learning. These cover health and social care, maths and statistics and art and design, the latter building on its international reputation in transport and product design.

Coventry has automotive projects with Ferrari, Mazda and Land Rover, and there are extensive links to the British car industry. The university lies at the heart of the city, extending out from the ruins of the cathedral.

Open days October 13, 24 and 27.

Student view Tom Wood, president of the students’ union:

USP Fantastic new library - it’s huge and open all hours.

Worst feature Always being in Warwick University’s shadow.

Location A city university that’s as compact as a campus.

Social scene SU bar is packed on Monday and Friday nights; and there’s loads of good bars in town.

Rated excellent (12) Allied health professions (2): (community nursing, dietetics, emergency practice, occupational therapy, paramedic science, physiotherapy); art and design; building; business and management; economics; geography; history; maths, statistics and operational research; mechanical engineering; nursing and midwifery; politics.

Degree of student satisfaction 74.6%

Economics 82.3; Politics 79.8; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 77.6; Management 77.4; Mechanically-based Engineering 77.1; Law 76.8; Performing Arts 75.6; Psychology 74.1; Business 72.2; Finance and Accounting 72.1; Art and Design 71.0; Social Work 70.6

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