Brayford Pool
Lincoln LN6 7TS

Tel 01522 886 644

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Sunday Times ranking 103 (108=)

Teaching excellence 15.4%

Student satisfaction 72.5%

Head teacher ranking 104= (95=)

Peer ranking 116= (108)

Research quality 10.1%

A/AS-level points 259

A-levels for entry 63%

Unemployment 7.2%

Firsts and 2:1s 48%

Student/staff ratio 24.3:1

Dropout rate 14% (16%)

Undergraduates 8,696 (2,933)

Postgraduates 450 (1,115)

Teaching staff 371

Applications/places 11,147/3,400; 3.3:1 (+13.7%)

Clearing entry 11%

Bursaries 35%: up to £600

Scholarships None

EU/overseas 8.1%/2.3%

Mature 23.8%

State school 97%

Lowest social classes 36%

Low-participation areas 17%

Live in 15% (100%) £85-£112

The opening last autumn of Lincoln’s first dedicated students’ union building, the Engine Shed, has given a focus to student socialising that was previously lacking. It might seem strange when upwards of £100m has been spent on the modern, bright and attractive waterfront campus at Brayford Pool to highlight this nonacademic facility, but there was no question that the lack of a student hangout counted against Lincoln. That both applications and levels of student satisfaction are sharply up this year speaks volumes.

Next up is a £6m school of performing arts, due to open this autumn. It will be part of the Lincoln centre for the performing arts and allow students to work alongside visiting artists and professionals.

The university will hope it will be as successful as the East Midlands Media and Computing Technology Enterprise Centre, which opened a year ago.

Siren FM, the only university station in England to win a community licence from Ofcom, began broadcasting 365 days a year last month.

From acupuncture to web technology, Lincoln’s diverse range of single and joint honours degree programmes have an accent on real-world applications of knowledge.

Most students live close to Brayford Pool. Just over 1,000 are housed in the university’s student village, with the same number again in approved rooms on the fringes of the campus.

Open days September 29; October 27; November 24; January 19, 2008; March 15; May 10.

Student view James Roberts, students’ union officer:

USP The city is big enough to have a good night out but small enough that you won’t feel lost.

Worst feature Getting to Lincoln, but that means you will get more from the student experience.

Location Self-contained university.

Social scene Our students’ union is not just a bar and club, it caters to a variety of social activities.

Rated excellent (2) Education; politics.

Degree of student satisfaction: 72.5%

Media studies 81.2; Business 78.7; History and Archeology 78.5; Sports Science 78.3; Management 76.8; Architecture, Building and Planning 76.1; Law 75.8; Art and Design 75.1; European Languages and Area studies 74.5; Agriculture and related subjects 74.3; English-based studies 73.0; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 72.3; Finance and Accounting 72.1; Psychology 72.0; Physical Science 70.6; Communications and Information studies 70.4; Other subjects allied to Medicine 68.4; Computer Science 66.4; Politics 66.3; Social Work 63.0; Performing Arts 55.7; Other Creative Arts 52.5

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