Drake Circus
Plymouth PL4 8AA

Tel 01752 232 232

prospectus@plymouth.ac.uk

www.plymouth.ac.uk

Sunday Times ranking 61= (62)

Teaching excellence 55%

Student satisfaction 72.3%

Head teacher ranking 95= (91=)

Peer ranking 65 (80)

Research quality 22.2%

A/AS-level points 275

A-levels for entry 79%

Unemployment 8.5%

Firsts and 2:1s 59.3%

Student/staff ratio 15.1:1

Dropout rate 16% (17%)

Undergraduates 17,325 (7,037)

Postgraduates 1,192 (4,222)

Teaching staff 838

Applications/places 18,961/4,085; 4.6:1 (+7.7%)

Clearing entry 5.2%

Bursaries To be confirmed

Scholarships Various: £300-£1,500

EU/overseas 2.9%/2.5%

Mature 27.9%

State school 93%

Lowest social classes 32%

Low-participation areas 12%

Live in 16% (50%) £69-£127

Plymouth has redefined its role as a regional university. Where it was once a multi-campus institution, it is now to focus all teaching and research on a single site in Plymouth, fulfilling its regional remit through partnerships with other universities and offering a huge range of (mostly) foundation degrees and diplomas through 16 colleges across the southwest.

The decision has gone hand in hand with huge investment. First to open is the £35m Joshua Reynolds building for the arts and community. The landmark complex includes a cinema, cafe, gallery and exhibition space, making it the focal point for the city’s cultural quarter.

The decision to move the faculty of education from the pretty seaside town of Exmouth to the mothership has been sugared by a £40m headquarters building which will be ready for students next September. At the same time, a £10.5m building for the faculty of health and social work will also be open for business. The faculty is key to Plymouth’s activities, as the university trains all the region’s nurses and midwives.

Teaching is of high quality. It is the only university in the UK to gain nine national teaching fellowships. Plymouth is one of just two modern universities to have a medical school, run with the University of Exeter. From this month, it becomes the only one to have both a medical and a dental school; the Peninsula dental school, also a partnership with Exeter, will train 62 dentists a year.

Plymouth has geography in its favour too. This is the only university in the country where you can learn to surf and dive as part of your academic life. Plymouth’s BSc in surf science and technology is a serious course serving a key sector of the southwest economy.

Open days October 20; June 18, 2008.

Student view Alex Harris, students’ union president:

USP Our relaxed but enthusiastic atmosphere.

Worst feature You’d better invest in a dog to eat your homework, there are 24-hour computer facilities.

Location New shopping centre next door and great for surfing.

Social scene Great union nights and more than 100 sports facilities.

Rated excellent (15) Agriculture, forestry and agricultural sciences; building; civil engineering; education; environmental science; food science; geography; geology; hospitality, leisure, recreation, sport and tourism; land and property management; molecular biosciences; nursing; oceanography; organismal biosciences; psychology.

Degree of student satisfaction: 72.3%

Human and Social Geography 85.3; Tourism, Transport, Travel and others in Business and Administrative studies 84.3; Electronic and Electric Engineering 80.7; Physical Geography and Environmental Science 80.5; Technology 78.4; Medical Science and Pharmacy 78.0; Performing Arts 78.0; Mathematical Sciences 77.5; History and Archeology 76.3; Education studies 76.3; Economics 75.4; Management 75.3; Psychology 75.2; Politics 74.9; Physical Science 74.3; English-based studies 73.8; Computer Science 73.0; Law 72.7; Biology and related Sciences 72.5; Medicine and Dentistry 72.4; Teacher Training 71.6; Civil, Chemical and other Engineering 71.2; Business 69.7; Finance and Accounting 68.8; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 66.7; Art and Design 66.3; Sports Science 64.9; Social Work 62.9; Architecture, Building and Planning 62.7; Other subjects allied to Medicine 61.3; Agriculture and related subjects 55.2

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