Who studies here?

Student chatting on mobile phoneOur student body is an international community drawing on expertise and cultural influences from 150 different countries. The University has always welcomed students from all backgrounds and walks of life on an equal basis, supporting and guiding them through their university experience.

It is our tolerant and welcoming attitude that creates one of the most diverse and vibrant Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral Research communities in the United Kingdom.

Total Students by area 2010-11

Area  Undergraduate Postgraduate Taught Postgraduate Research All degree students
Arts and Law 4,608 869 580 6,057 
Engineering and Physical Sciences 3,394  527 777  4,698
Life and Environmental 
Sciences
 
2,757  346  468 3,571
Medical and Dental Sciences  3,198  580  325  4,103 
Social Sciences 4,167  3,779  456  8,402 
Totals 18,124 6,101 2,606 26,831

 

Ban Ki-Moon (Director General of the United Nations): "[The University is] like the United Nations in that you have 4,000 students from 150 countries. You provide a very useful meeting ground for some of the best minds in the world."

 

Total overseas students by area 2010-11

Area  Undergraduate Postgraduate Taught Postgraduate Research All Degree students
Arts and Law  177 329 126 632 
Engineering and Physical Sciences   846 277  309 1,432
Life and Environmental 
Sciences
 
 50 50 83  183
Medical and Dental Sciences 165  59  38  262 
Social Sciences 365  1,519 116 2,000
Totals 1,603 2,234 672  4,509