Cottingham Road
Hull HU6 7RX

Tel 01482 466 100

admissions@hull.ac.uk

www.hull.ac.uk

Sunday Times ranking 51 (38)

Teaching excellence 66.7%

Student satisfaction 78.5%

Head teacher ranking 85= (66=)

Peer ranking 57= (54=)

Research quality 45.6%

A/AS-level points 291

A-levels for entry 78%

Unemployment 5.2%

Firsts and 2:1s 56%

Student/staff ratio 18.4:1

Dropout rate 13% (12%)

Undergraduates 10,122 (7,186)

Postgraduates 1,539 (2,585)

Teaching staff 555

Applications/places 14,813/3,887; 3.8:1 (+7.3%)

Clearing entry 9%

Bursaries 50%: £500-£1,000

Scholarships 200: £1,500

EU/overseas 6.8%/14.8%

Mature 28.3%

State school 93%

Lowest social classes 30%

Low-participation areas 16%

Live in 28% (87%) £60-£119

Hull is one of the best places to study in Britain, according to the students themselves. In the first three national student surveys, they have put Hull comfortably in the top 10 multifaculty institutions on each occasion.

Official reviews of teaching conducted from 1992 until 2001 found no fewer than 20 centres of excellence here with strength in shortage subjects such as chemistry and physics, as well as drama, politics and American studies for which Hull is better known. Seven subjects – music, history, English, Asian studies, politics, law and geography – were rated world-class in 2001, with more success anticipated in the new round of assessments next year.

All of this academic excellence is available for a bit of a steal because Hull remains an unfashionable destination; there are not even four applications per place to study here. But Hull students go on to achieve well. This year’s 5% graduate unemployment rate is the highest for some years – the university often ranks in the top 10 nationally for low rates of graduate unemployment.

The most significant academic development of the past year is the establishment of a pharmacy degree which will admit its first students next September. It is the latest addition to Hull’s burgeoning medical/healthcare portfolio, which took off with the establishment of the Hull York medical school in 2003. Biosciences and nursing are among the university’s top-rated subjects for teaching quality.

The university has a second campus, 40 miles from base in Scarborough. It offers a range of business, sport, theatre, music, environmental and teacher training degrees, set amid the fish and chips and sand and surf of this enduringly popular seaside resort.

Open days October 6, February 23, 2008, April 5.

Student view Ed Marsh, students’ union president:

USP Lecturers make a point of knowing your name.

Worst feature Deciding whether you’re a Hull FC or a Hull Kingston Rovers supporter.

Location All on one bus route.

Social scene The union bar and nightclub is the biggest licensed premises in the city.

Rated excellent (20) American studies; applied social work; business and management; chemistry; drama, dance and cinematics; economics; electrical and electronic engineering; history; Iberian languages and studies (Hispanic studies); Italian; maths, statistics and operational research; molecular biosciences; nursing and midwifery; organismal biosciences; philosophy; physics and astronomy; politics; psychology; social policy and administration; theology.

Degree of student satisfaction: 78.5%

European Languages and Area studies 87.3; History and Archeology 85.7; Business 81.4; Physical Science 81.3; Politics 81.0; Biology and related Sciences 80.6; Physical Geography and Environmental Science 80.6; English-based studies 80.5; Teacher Training 80.2; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 80.0; Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies 79.0; Psychology 78.8; Mathematical Sciences 77.5; Economics 76.8; Human and Social Geography 76.2; Computer Science 75.9; Social Work 75.1; Law 74.0; Education studies 72.8; Other subjects allied to Medicine 70.8; Performing Arts 68.6

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