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Sheffield S10 2TN

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Sunday Times ranking 21 (20)

Teaching excellence 70%

Student satisfaction 74.4%

Head teacher ranking 33= (27=)

Peer ranking 13= (14)

Research quality 64.6%

A/AS-level points 401

A-levels for entry 90%

Unemployment 5.3%

Firsts and 2:1s 72.1%

Student/staff ratio 13.9:1

Dropout rate 7% (8%)

World ranking 102=

Undergraduates 17,193 (2,288)

Postgraduates 4,726 (2,576)

Teaching staff 1,315

Applications/places 33,794/4,593; 7.4:1 (+2.7%)

Clearing entry 5.6%

Bursaries 37%: £410-£665

Scholarships Variable: £105-£1,585

EU/overseas 3.1%/9.1%

Mature 8.4%

State school 84%

Lowest social classes 21%

Low-participation areas 10%

Live in 30% (98%) £70-£132

Sheffield is one of the powerhouses of British higher education. Strength in teaching and research is complemented by outstanding facilities and links to business and industry. It was The Sunday Times University of the Year in 2001 and has consistently appeared as one of our top 20 institutions. Just three nationally have more than Sheffield’s 30 top-rated subjects for teaching excellence and just five can better the 35 subject areas deemed to have conducted world-class research in the most recent ratings.

While commanding high entry qualifications – the average attainment equating to AAB at A-level with a further A-grade at AS-level in a different subject – it is also inclusive. Sheffield exceeds its benchmark for recruitment from state schools and 37% of the intake are expected to gain a bursary, despite a low residual income cut-off of just under £34,000. Scholarships, which place a bounty on A-grades, are open also to those who qualify for such support and, in certain priority subjects, to all students. Priority subjects include engineering, chemistry, physics, maths, and computing. The Learning Commons, a £23m library, study and IT centre to complement the main library, opened this year.

Sheffield’s students are in demand, with nearly three-quarters going into graduate-level jobs. The introduction of the Sheffield Graduate Award, which recognises experience and real-life skills gained beyond a degree, can only make them more attractive to employers. The award can cover enterprise, work experience, community volunteering and even international relations.

Sheffield is the fourth largest city in the UK and has a student population pushing 50,000, including Sheffield Hallam. It has the facilities of a big city without the disadvantages. Crime rates are low, as are rents. Sports facilities are excellent and the Peak District is on the western edge of the city.

Open days Contact the university.

Student view Mark Willoughby, students’ union president:

USP The UK’s friendliest and safest city.

Worst feature It’s really hilly.

Location Close to city accommodation and to the Peak District.

Social scene We have the biggest entertainments programme in the UK.

Rated excellent (30) Allied health professions (orthoptics, speech and language therapy); anatomy and physiology; applied social work; archeology; architecture; dentistry; east and south Asian studies; education; electrical and electronic engineering; English; geography; history; law; librarianship and information management; linguistics; materials technology; mechanical engineering; molecular biosciences; music; nursing and midwifery; organismal biosciences; philosophy; physics and astronomy; politics; psychology; Russian and eastern European languages; social policy and administration; teacher training; theology and religious studies (biblical studies); town and country planning and landscape.

Student satisfaction 74.4% Biology and related Sciences 83.3; Physical Science 82.0; Mathematical Sciences 80.8; Other Languages and Area studies 80.4; Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies 80.1; Physical Geography and Environmental Science 79.0; European Languages and Area studies 79.0; Human and Social Geography 78.4; Electronic and Electric Engineering 78.0; Performing Arts 78.0; History and Archeology 76.4; Psychology 75.0; Other subjects allied to Medicine 74.8; Communications and Information studies 74.3; Politics 74.0; English-based studies 73.3; Finance and Accounting 73.1; Architecture, Building and Planning 71.6; Business 71.5; Computer Science 71.3; Economics 70.7; Mechanically-based Engineering 70.5; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 70.1; Civil, Chemical and other Engineering 69.3; Medicine and Dentistry 69.0; Law 67.8

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