University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
Tel 0116 252 5281
admissions@le.ac.uk
www.le.ac.uk
Open days: September 19; October 3

PERFORMANCE

Sunday Times ranking 20= (18)

Student satisfaction 83.7%
Head teacher ranking 40 (73=)
Peer ranking 34 (28)
Research quality 61.3%
A-level/Higher points 372
Unemployment 7.5%
Firsts and 2:1s 71.6%
Student/staff ratio 14.1:1
Dropout rate 9% (9%)
World ranking 177=

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VITAL STATISTICS

Undergraduates 8,000 (1,595)
Postgraduates 2,378 (3,382)
Teaching staff 741
Applications/places 17,362/3,358; 5.2:1 (+17%)
Clearing entry 5%
Live in 45% (100%) £69-£142
Bursaries 40%: £100-£1,319
Scholarships AAB: £1,000

SOCIAL MIX

EU/overseas 4.7%/10.5%
Mature 13.8%
State school 91.4%
Lowest social classes 26.7%
Low-participation areas 7.9%

Leicester is determined to make university education an achievable aim for young people, regardless of their background. It also holds its own in our elite top 20 universities for the third year running, ranking 20= this year, partly off the back of outstanding scores for student satisfaction.

The annual national student survey rates universities for their teaching quality, usefulness of student assessment and feedback and the quality of learning resources (as well as overall satisfaction). This year no multi-faculty university achieved better results than Leicester, with media studies and geography both recording scores in excess of 90%, and the university’s overall score coming close to 84%. Word is getting round — the university recorded a 17% increase in applications this year.

Testament to Leicester’s community initiatives and work with local schools and colleges through the Aimhigher programme, more than a quarter of the undergraduate intake is from lower socioeconomic groups, the biggest proportion of any top 20 university.

A few minutes’ walk from the city centre, the campus is benefiting from a £1 billion investment programme. The Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian have appeared recently at the award-winning students’ union.

All first-years are guaranteed a place in university-owned accommodation. Leicester has a wide range of sports facilities and more than 30 clubs, from snowboarding to riding.

STUDENT VIEW

Johanna Rigden, students’ union officer:

First impressions Our halls of residence are in botanical gardens.
Worst feature All my lectures were at 9am and I had none for the rest of the day.
Facilities Are advanced; I got to work in a virtual reality laboratory.
Deal clincher There is always something going on, with clubs and societies you are spoilt for choice.

Rated excellent (19)
American studies; archeology; chemistry; classics and ancient history; economics; education; English; history; history of art, architecture and design; hospitality, leisure, recreation, sport and tourism (museum studies); law; maths, statistics and operational research; medicine; molecular biosciences; organismal biosciences; physics and astronomy; politics; psychology; teacher training.

Student satisfaction
Media studies 91.5; Human and Social Geography 90.6; Medical Science and Pharmacy 89.4; English-based studies 87.7; History and Archaeology 86.9; Politics 86.5; Physical Science 85.5; European Languages and Area studies 85.3; Physical Geography and Environmental Science 84.9; Law 84.6; Electronic and Electrical Engineering 84.3; Biology and related Sciences 84.3; Mechanically-based Engineering 83.7; Computer Science 83.3; Management 83; Mathematical Sciences 81; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 80.5; Medicine and Dentistry 80.4; Economics 78; Psychology 77.3

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