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PERFORMANCE

Sunday Times ranking 68= (65)

Student satisfaction 73.8%
Head teacher ranking 56 (26=)
Peer ranking 69 (68)
Research quality 54.6%
A-level/Higher points 283
Unemployment 8.3%
Firsts and 2:1s 57.2%
Student/staff ratio 20.8:1
Dropout rate 14% (15.3%)

Multimedia

• The Times University Guide table

VITAL STATISTICS

Undergraduates 11,259 (4,335)
Postgraduates 1,396 (884)
Teaching staff 384
Applications/places 19,564/4,097; 4.8:1 (+14.8%)
Clearing entry 7.3%
Live in 30% (85%) £75-£97
Bursaries 43%: £319
Scholarships AAA: £1,000

SOCIAL MIX

EU/overseas 2.7%/2.1%
Mature 21.9%
State school 92.6%
Lowest social classes 28.7%

Low-participation areas 8.6% Sand, sea and study set Bournemouth students up for a sunny future, judging by the most recent employment figures. About 77% of leavers gain graduate-level jobs, putting the university among the top 30 institutions in the UK and suggesting that the vocational emphasis of the courses — such as those in Bournemouth’s excellent media school — is pushing its graduates up employers’ wish lists.

The university’s education enhancement strategy sets out steps to boost the student experience in future, including improving assessment and feedback, supporting them in finding employment, increasing the role of technology in learning and offering a wider choice of courses. From this month, undergraduates can study for honours degrees in archeology and anthropology, photography, social care management, and film production and cinematography.

The university has a wide choice of foundation degrees, which can be topped up to full honours degrees with further study, and adds retail horticulture management, electrical technology and sustainable graphics and packaging to the list this month.

Teaching is rated excellent in a range of subjects from archeology to hospitality, leisure, recreation, sport and tourism and nursing.

Accommodation for 150 students has recently been added to the Okeford House development, and later in the year a further 400 people will move into the Lansdowne campus.

A bursary of £319 is paid to students with a household income of £25,000 or below. Those based at one of the university’s partner institutions may qualify for an award of £500, which isn’t mean-tested. There is also an unlimited number of scholarships worth £1,000 in return for straight As at A-level or equivalent.

STUDENT VIEW

James Ricci, students’ union president:

First impressions I was struck by a strong feeling of camaraderie. There’s always someone there for you.
Worst feature There isn’t as much selection in terms of nightlife as in a bigger city.
Facilities Accommodation for first-years is fantastic.
Deal clincher The beach! And there are twice as many girls as blokes.

Rated excellent (6)
Archeology; business and management; communication and media studies; drama, dance and cinematics; hospitality, leisure, recreation, sport and tourism; nursing.

Student satisfaction
Sports Science 82.4; Psychology 78.8; Law 77.3; Management 77; History and Archaeology 76.6; Finance and Accounting 75.5; Other subjects allied to Medicine 74.8; Computer Science 74.6; Nursing 74.5; Medical Science and Pharmacy 74; Business 74; Communications and Information studies 73.5; Media studies 73; Art and Design 71.6; Tourism, Transport, Travel and others in Business and Administrative studies 71; Other Creative Arts 69.8; Physical Science 68.5; Biology and related Sciences 68.4; Social Work 67.8; Human and Social Geography 59

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