The University of Plymouth is one of the largest universities in UK with an educational history dating back to 1862. The University has an international reputation for excellence in teaching, high quality research and flexible learning opportunities.

With more than 30,000 students studying at Plymouth’s campuses, the University is consistently ranked as one of the top three modern universities. It has more than 3,000 staff and has built an excellent reputation for research.  The University maintains strong links with the industry and the corporate sector delivering enterprise solutions. Students can choose from a broad portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in IT, Business Management, Medicine, Dentistry, Health and Social Care.

Students come for all over the world to avail the state-of-the-art campus facilities, excellent career mentoring, research opportunities and sports facilities. The University’s research strength is recognised by the UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), which has judged 80% of the research to be of international standards.

The University has a successful collaborative network of partner colleges in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and the Channel Islands. The University is committed to improve the experience of students by introducing new facilities.

Ranking and Ratings

• Ranked 1st for nursing in The Guardian's rankings of the 'top ten' institutions for the teaching of individual subject areas.
• Ranked 45th among the top 100 institutions by The Times.
• Ranked as the second greenest university in the UK among 120 universities according to a national survey.
• Awarded eleven National Teaching Fellowships through National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) co-ordinated by the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
• Awarded Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning by Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).