College Road
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2DG
Tel 01248 382 016
admissions@bangor.ac.uk
www.bangor.ac.uk
Open days: October 10, October 31

PERFORMANCE

Sunday Times ranking 62 (54)

Student satisfaction 77.4%
Head teacher ranking 54 (58=)
Peer ranking 56 (51=)
Research quality 60.7%
A-level/Higher points 276
Unemployment 10.9%
Firsts and 2:1s 55.7%
Student/staff ratio 18.9:1
Dropout rate 20.2% (15.2%)
World ranking 400=

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VITAL STATISTICS

Undergraduates 6,628 (1,833)
Postgraduates 1,393 (663)
Teaching staff 286
Applications/places 8,690/2,216; 3.9:1 (+10.2%)
Clearing entry 2.4%
Live in 35% (100%) £67-£104
Bursaries 51%: £500-£1,000
Scholarships Various: £500-£5,000

SOCIAL MIX

EU/overseas 2.6%/2.6%
Mature 19.1%
State school 95.7%
Lowest social classes 32.5%
Low-participation areas 9.1%

Its 125th anniversary isn’t the only reason for celebration at Bangor this year. Alumnus and film director Danny Boyle, who graduated in 1978, became the university’s first Oscar winner in February with Slumdog Millionaire.

The university marked the 125-year milestone by granting its first honorary degrees, with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Sir David Attenborough among the beneficiaries.

Bangor became independent from the University of Wales in 2007, and students beginning this month are the first to enrol on Bangor University degrees. The seaside university, which neighbours Snowdonia National Park, has extended the range of subjects on offer to undergraduates. Medical science, music technology and new media are among the recent additions.

A £36m project will replace the Theatr Gwynned and students’ union buildings with the Da Vinci Centre for innovation in science and the arts.

Bangor is joining forces with Aberystwyth, Cardiff and Swansea universities in the Climate Change Consortium of Wales project. Another collaboration comes in the form of the Strategic Health Alliance for Research and Education, which sees Bangor working with Cardiff University.

Six new halls of residence opened last year, providing an additional 687 en-suite rooms. First-year students are guaranteed accommodation.

Last year about half of new students received a means-tested bursary, ranging from £500 a year for household incomes between £18,370 and £39,300 to £1,000 a year for incomes below £18,370. Entrance scholarships, ranging from £500 to £3,000, reward those who excel in the scholarship exam and 17 students starting this month have been awarded £3,000 each. There are a further 10 excellence scholarships worth up to £5,000 each for those with an outstanding academic record.

STUDENT VIEW

John Jackson, students’ union president:

First impressions The university is situated between Snowdonia and Anglesey, with great scenery.
Worst feature Having to go out of the city to get to the cinema — but it’s only 20 minutes on the train.
Facilities The local environment means that non-traditional sports such as mountaineering and water sports are more accessible than elsewhere in the UK.
Deal clincher My linguistics course and the beautiful scenery attracted me. The city is a manageable size and the cafe on the pier serves legendary scones.

Rated excellent (8)
Biological sciences; chemistry; forest sciences; music; ocean sciences; psychology; theology and religious studies; Welsh.

Student satisfaction
Sports Science 87.7; Finance and Accounting 86.2; Education studies 84.7; Business 83.2; Nursing 81.9; History and Archaeology 81.5; Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies 81.4; Psychology 80.8; Performing Arts 79.4; English-based studies 79.2; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 78.2; Initial Teacher Training 77.9; European Languages and Area studies 77.6; Other Languages and Area studies 77; Computer Science 72.5; Physical Geography and Environmental Science 71.7; Biology and related Sciences 71.5; Communications and Information studies 71.1; Media studies 69.9; Physical Science 69.8; Law 69.1; Other subjects allied to Medicine 62.5; Social Work 58.7

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