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Sunday Times ranking 42 (46)

Teaching excellence 40%

Student satisfaction 78.4%

Head teacher ranking 42= (48=)

Peer ranking 48= (41)

Research quality 57.6%

A/AS-level points 318

A-levels for entry 61%

Unemployment 4.6%

Firsts and 2:1s 60.6%

Student/staff ratio 16.7:1

Dropout rate 13% (14%)

Undergraduates 10,538 (3,157)

Postgraduates 1,167 (3,356)

Teaching staff 492

Applications/places 19,004/3,999; 4.8:1 (+10.3%)

Clearing entry 13%

Bursaries 33%: £250-£1,000

Scholarships Various: £350-£1,000

EU/overseas 7.7%/11.9%

Mature 16.3%

State school 91%

Lowest social classes 26%

Low-participation areas 12%

Live in 40% (100%) £79-£130

Kent calls itself the UK’s European university both on account of its geographic location as the closest British university to Europe and its physical presence on both sides of the English Channel. Recent developments more than justify the tag of being a regional university (with campuses in Canterbury, Chatham and at Wye College), but with the Brussels campus and Kent’s involvement as one of five partners (and the only nonFrench one) in the bilingual University of the Transmanche, it can claim to be Britain’s only international university.

Applications are up sharply this year to study courses that straddle the traditional and vocational. The latter is largely the result of the Universities at Medway initiative which has brought higher education to a deprived part of the county through a collaboration between Kent, Canterbury Christ Church and Greenwich universities, plus Mid-Kent College. Degrees in journalism and the news industry, law, medicines management, music technology and pharmacy give an indication of the breadth of the courses offered at the Medway campus, next to the historic Chatham naval dockyards.

The original campus in Canterbury is of 1960s vintage but overlooks the historic centre that is a firm fixture on the international tourist trail. Work is under way to add close to 550 rooms here. The students’ union runs the Venue, regarded as one of the best student clubs in the country, while the campus has a strong arts scene that benefits city and students alike with the Gulbenkian theatre and the eponymous, 300-seat arthouse cinema.

Students are happy with their lot as the latest student satisfaction survey shows. Just 10 multifaculty institutions rank higher.

Open days October 6 (Canterbury); October 13 (Medway).

Student view Achike Ofodile, students’ union president:

USP Opportunities to learn outside as well as inside the classroom.

Worst feature When it is sunny around here it’s hard to work.

Location On a hill overlooking the city.

Social scene Our student village offers you your own community.

Rated excellent (11) Anthropology; archeology; classics and ancient history; computer science; drama, dance and cinematics; economics; history of art, architecture and design; molecular biosciences; organismal biosciences; philosophy; social policy and administration.

Degree of student satisfaction: 78.4%

Sports Science 85.4; Other subjects allied to Medicine 83.3; Other Creative Arts 83.2; Politics 82.9; English-based studies 81.7; Performing Arts 80.3; Psychology 79.9; History and Archeology 79.8; European Languages and Area studies 78.4; Management 78.0; Law 77.5; Finance and Accounting 77.4; Biology and related Sciences 77.0; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 76.2; Business 75.3; Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies 74.4; Art and Design 73.9; Electronic and Electric Engineering 73.4; Computer Science 73.0; Physical Science 71.6; Mathematical Sciences 68.0

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