College Street
Lampeter
Ceredigion
SA48 7ED
Tel 01570 422 351
admissions@lamp.ac.uk
www.lamp.ac.uk
Open day: October 30

PERFORMANCE

Sunday Times ranking 98= (53)

Student satisfaction 77%
Head teacher ranking 104= (107=)
Peer ranking 97= (60)
Research quality 52.9%
A-level/Higher points 247
Unemployment 16.5%
Firsts and 2:1s 52.8%
Student/staff ratio 14.6:1
Dropout rate 28% (22.5%)

Multimedia

• The Times University Guide table

VITAL STATISTICS

Undergraduates 1,100 (5,791)
Postgraduates 374 (621)
Teaching staff 80
Applications/places 689/239; 2.9:1 (+2.8%)
Clearing entry Not available
Live in 60% (100%) £60-£77
Bursaries 44%
Scholarships £100-£2,000

SOCIAL MIX

EU/overseas 2.1%/13.8%
Mature 42.3%
State school 97%
Lowest social classes 30.8%
Low-participation areas 7.1%

Founded in 1822, Lampeter integrates the traditions of an old university with the facilities of a modern one. In addition to being a traditional liberal arts university, it offers contemporary academic disciplines including media studies, business management and information technology.

Even so, this may be the institution’s last year in its present form as the University of Lampeter, as it is planning a merger with Trinity University College. The amalgamation will result in the University of Wales Trinity St David, which aims to be a powerhouse of higher education in west Wales and hopes to welcome its first students in September 2010. The new name revives Lampeter’s original title, St David’s College, which it took when it was founded in 1822.

Lampeter was ranked second in Wales (behind the college it is merging with), and 39= in the UK, for student satisfaction in this year’s national student survey. It scored 77% in a Sunday Times analysis of the outcomes, up 2% on last year. Lampeter has fallen dramatically in our overall rankings, however — largely as a result of a statistical quirk in calculating its dropout rate. Official figures include large numbers of students who have dropped out on a course validated by Lampeter but taught by a different institution in London, far from the bucolic charms of west Wales.

The flexible degree structure allows students to design a course that suits their own interests. The surrounding landscape is also a selling point. Set at the base of the Cambrian Mountains and a few miles from the sea, Lampeter is a picturesque as well as safe environment to live and study in.

Facilities include one of the oldest libraries in Wales and one of the largest e-book collections in Wales.

STUDENT VIEW

Jimmy Page, students’ union president:

First impressions Small with a peaceful, personable atmosphere.
Worst feature Sometimes it can be a little too quiet and we have to make our own fun.
Facilities Founded in the 1820s, so there is a very traditional feel to it.
Deal clincher You won’t come to just get a degree, it offers you so much more.

Rated excellent (2)
Archeology; classics and ancient history.

Student satisfaction
Media studies 84.9; History and Archaeology 80.7; Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies 78.4; Physical Science 78.2; European Languages and Area studies 77; English-based studies 73.6

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