University Details
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University of Bath
About the University
We received our Royal Charter in 1966 and are now established as a top 10 UK university with a reputation for research and teaching excellence.
Our University Ranking
We're highly ranked in independent league tables for overall performance, student satisfaction and graduate employment.
Our mission
Our mission is to deliver world-class research and teaching, educating our students to become future leaders and innovators, and benefiting the wider population through our research, enterprise and influence.
Our vision
Our vision is to be recognised as an international centre of research and teaching excellence, achieving global impact through our alumni, research and strategic partnerships.
Student population
We have 17,308 students enrolled. Over 30% come from outside the UK, representing over 130 nationalities.
We have:
- 13,051 undergraduates
- 4,257 postgraduates
- 54% male students
- 46% female students
These numbers are based on statistics for the 2016/17 academic year from our Student Records and Examination Office.
To find out more about our student satisfaction and experience, view our rankings and awards.
Placements and employment
89% of our employed UK full-time first-degree graduates are in the top three occupational groups, compared to 74% of employed graduates nationally1
Our graduates have a mean salary of £27,000, which is £4,500 more than the equivalent for all higher education providers in the UK1
We are one of the ten universities most often targeted by Britain’s top graduate employers in 2016 to 2017
Up to 400 employers visit the University each year as part of events organised by our Careers Service
Approximately 65% of our undergraduates who completed their course in the 2015/16 academic year chose a placement or study year abroad
1 data from HESA Destinations of Leavers from HE 2016/17
2 full-time UK domicile first-degree graduates who were in full-time paid work in the UK
Research
Our research grants and contracts portfolio is worth around £150 million
In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 87% of our research was defined as world-leading or internationally excellent
Our innovative research into child poverty and support for vulnerable people won a prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2011
Campus
Our library is open 24 hours a day, every day
The Edge, our £10.9 million arts and management building, opened in February 2016
We invested £4.5 million in redeveloping the former Bath police station into The Virgil Building, which features a student learning zone and hosts some of our professional services
Sport
University of Bath-based athletes won 6 medals in the Rio 2016 Olympics
Our Sports Training Village hosted athletes from 11 countries in preparation for the London 2012 Olympics
Alumni
We have over 100,000 alumni living and working in 169 countries around the world - find out about some of our notable alumni
Our alumni and friends donated £4.8 million in 2015/16
Over 450 students currently hold a scholarship as a result of gifts to the University
100% of our gifts benefit our students and researchers through academic fellowships, scholarships and enhancing the student experience
Our largest donation came from our alumnus Dr Jonathan Milner, who donated £5 million to fund the Milner Centre for Evolution
University Campus/School
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