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PERFORMANCE

Sunday Times ranking 107 (110)

Student satisfaction 67.8%
Head teacher ranking 104= (107=)
Peer ranking 114= (111)
Research quality 56.1%
A-level/Higher points 189
Unemployment 11.6%
Firsts and 2:1s 44.4%
Student/staff ratio 21.6:1
Dropout rate 20.2% (23.6%)

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• The Times University Guide table

VITAL STATISTICS

Undergraduates 11,006 (3,414)
Postgraduates 2,642 (2,366)
Teaching staff 509
Applications/places 14,683/4,722; 3.1:1 (+4.6%)
Clearing entry 26%
Live in 10% (100%) £101-£125
Bursaries 90%: £500-£819
Scholarships 200: £1,000

SOCIAL MIX

EU/overseas 4.3%/5.5%
Mature 54.8%
State school 98.8%
Lowest social classes 50.2%
Low-participation areas 10.6%

The University of East London received its charter in 1992 and has been transformed in the past 17 years by a series of developments, topped by the striking Docklands campus at the Royal Albert Dock. And the works are ongoing; a £10m sports and leisure centre is due to open in 2011. The university’s second outpost in Stratford is on the doorstep of the 2012 Olympic Games site and it is hoped that geographic proximity will lead to job opportunities for students. The Cass School of Education opened there this year. A conference and computing centre has also been built and there is a landscaped green.

Many undergraduate programmes can be started in either February or September and it is possible to take some courses via an “online campus”. While one in five students still drop out, the attrition rate is at least below that expected by the funding council, which takes account of UEL’s social and academic mix, both among the most diverse in Britain.

The accent is on vocational education and the Petchey Centre for Entrepreneurship, opened last March, is in keeping with this. Part-funded by philanthropist Jack Petchey, it combines enterprise development with teaching, research and community outreach work and is located within UEL’s Royal Docks business school.

STUDENT VIEW

Joseph Bitrus, students’ union president:

First impressions What strikes you is a sense of belonging and aspiration — you can fulfil your potential here.
Worst feature You’ve got to throw yourself into student life, otherwise you’ll miss out.
Facilities We have first-class modern facilities, and one of the best 24-hour libraries in the UK.
Deal clincher We have about 22,000 students from about 120 countries and support from lecturers is excellent.

Rated excellent (4)
Allied health professions (physiotherapy, podiatric medicine); architecture; English; psychology.

Student satisfaction
Finance and Accounting 81.5; Civil, Chemical and other Engineering 78.6; English-based studies 76.4; Economics 76.1; Media studies 75.3; Law 74.7; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 73.6; Computer Science 71.5; Psychology 71.4; Sports Science 70.5; Architecture, Building and Planning 68.7; Management 68.4; Teacher Training 66.5; Medical Science and Pharmacy 63.9; Business 62.2; Social Work 62.1; Education studies 61.6; Art and Design 58.5; Other subjects allied to Medicine 58.3; Physical Science 58.1; Biology and related Sciences 57.3

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