TEACHING
QUALITY
University of Hertfordshire
79
th
NATIONAL
RANK
RANK
66.8%
FIRSTS
2:1s
2:1s
83.3%
COMPLETION
RATE
RATE
Key Stats
n/a
108th=
STUDENT
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
79th=
RESEARCH
QUALITY
QUALITY
51st
GRADUATE
PROSPECTS
PROSPECTS
Contact details
ADDRESS
College Lane, Hatfield, AL10 9AB View on map >
Telephone
Email
Website
Open days
October 11 and 12; November 2; March 21, 2015; June 6
University Profile
Hertfordshire has climbed back up our league table after a surprise drop of almost 30 places in 2013, due mainly to a decline in student satisfaction. A small decline in applications has been reversed in 2014; enrolments had already started to grow again after a big drop in 2012.
Hertfordshire describes itself as “the UK’s leading business-facing university” and may have invented the term, which is now used by a growing number of institutions. It plays an important role in the regional economy and even runs the local bus service, as well as offering work placements on many courses.
The university has a purpose-built £120m campus, close to the original Hatfield headquarters, which boasts some outstanding facilities. The de Havilland campus, named after the aircraft manufacturer which once occupied the site, houses business, education, law and the humanities.
It has a 24-hour learning resources centre, £15m sports complex and 1,600 networked, en-suite residential places. The new Law School, now moved from an outpost in nearby St Albans, includes a fully functioning court room with a public gallery, mediation centre, law clinic, café and teaching rooms.
The two sites are linked by cyclepaths, footpaths and the university-owned shuttle buses. One of the biggest developments is a £38m entertainment venue on the original Hatfield College Lane campus. The Forum has three entertainment spaces, a restaurant, a café and multiple bars, attracting young people from all over the county, as well as the university’s students.
A new learning and student zone, housing all student services, is due to open alongside it this year, with a new science building to follow in 2015.
Health subjects account for the largest share of places. An innovative degree in paramedic science was Britain’s first, its students using the UK’s largest medical simulation centre to learn how to treat patients in emergency situations.
The opening of a School of Pharmacy and a postgraduate medical school strengthened Hertfordshire’s position in the health sector. The university is also working with the NHS Trusts in the East of England as a preferred provider for a BSc healthcare science degree.
Increased research activity resulted in the establishment of the Health and Human Sciences Institute. The creative arts have also been growing, particularly the multimedia courses. The School of the Creative Arts occupies a £10m media centre on the College Lane campus, with the latest technology for the teaching of music, animation, film, television and multimedia. It includes one of the largest art galleries in the eastern region.
3DWorld magazine rated Hertfordshire as one of the top 20 universities in the world to study animation. A 460-seat auditorium on the de Havilland campus enhances the cultural programme.
An Automotive Centre has upgraded the teaching facilities for that branch of engineering, as well as boosting interaction with industry – every British Formula One team has at least one Hertfordshire graduate.
The student intake is more diverse than might be expected, given the location and subject mix: more than four in ten come from working-class homes and 98% are state-educated. The projected dropout rate has improved but is now less than 14%, only marginally more than the national average for the university’s subject mix and entry grades.
The Careers and Placements Service offers students support for two years after they graduate as well as during their time at university. The Enterprise Team helps to turn business or social enterprise ideas into successful ventures.
Hertfordshire produced some of the best results of any post-1992 university in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, when nearly half of its submission was judged to be world-leading or internationally excellent. History, nursing and midwifery, engineering and computing collected the highest grades, but the Centre for Astrophysics Research also did well. The university claims that 10% of all known planets were discovered by Hertfordshire’s astronomers.
The award-winning learning and resource centre at College Lane is among Britain’s biggest. Taken with its equivalent on the de Havilland campus, both learning resource centres are open 24 hours a day and seven days a week, providing 3,000 study places, 1,200 computer workstations and WiFi for laptop users; plus 30,000 academic journals and over 800,000 volumes, which include 300,000 e-books).
The StudyNet information system has been a leader in its field, giving all staff and students their own storage space. Students can use it for study, revision or communication, as well as to access university information.
About 3,400 students live on campus. The £15m Hertfordshire Sports Village includes a 110-station health and fitness centre, a 25-metre pool and a large, multipurpose sports hall. Principally for student use, it is also open to local residents.
Hertfordshire describes itself as “the UK’s leading business-facing university” and may have invented the term, which is now used by a growing number of institutions. It plays an important role in the regional economy and even runs the local bus service, as well as offering work placements on many courses.
The university has a purpose-built £120m campus, close to the original Hatfield headquarters, which boasts some outstanding facilities. The de Havilland campus, named after the aircraft manufacturer which once occupied the site, houses business, education, law and the humanities.
It has a 24-hour learning resources centre, £15m sports complex and 1,600 networked, en-suite residential places. The new Law School, now moved from an outpost in nearby St Albans, includes a fully functioning court room with a public gallery, mediation centre, law clinic, café and teaching rooms.
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/> The two sites are linked by cyclepaths, footpaths and the university-owned shuttle buses. One of the biggest developments is a £38m entertainment venue on the original Hatfield College Lane campus. The Forum has three entertainment spaces, a restaurant, a café and multiple bars, attracting young people from all over the county, as well as the university’s students.
A new learning and student zone, housing all student services, is due to open alongside it this year, with a new science building to follow in 2015.
Health subjects account for the largest share of places. An innovative degree in paramedic science was Britain’s first, its students using the UK’s largest medical simulation centre to learn how to treat patients in emergency situations.
Increased research activity resulted in the establishment of the Health and Human Sciences Institute. The creative arts have also been growing, particularly the multimedia courses. The School of the Creative Arts occupies a £10m media centre on the College Lane campus, with the latest technology for the teaching of music, animation, film, television and multimedia. It includes one of the largest art galleries in the eastern region.
3DWorld magazine rated Hertfordshire as one of the top 20 universities in the world to study animation. A 460-seat auditorium on the de Havilland campus enhances the cultural programme.
An Automotive Centre has upgraded the teaching facilities for that branch of engineering, as well as boosting interaction with industry – every British Formula One team has at least one Hertfordshire graduate.
The student intake is more diverse than might be expected, given the location and subject mix: more than four in ten come from working-class homes and 98% are state-educated. The projected dropout rate has improved but is now less than 14%, only marginally more than the national average for the university’s subject mix and entry grades.
The Careers and Placements Service offers students support for two years after they graduate as well as during their time at university. The Enterprise Team helps to turn business or social enterprise ideas into successful ventures.
Hertfordshire produced some of the best results of any post-1992 university in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, when nearly half of its submission was judged to be world-leading or internationally excellent. History, nursing and midwifery, engineering and computing collected the highest grades, but the Centre for Astrophysics Research also did well. The university claims that 10% of all known planets were discovered by Hertfordshire’s astronomers.
The award-winning learning and resource centre at College Lane is among Britain’s biggest. Taken with its equivalent on the de Havilland campus, both learning resource centres are open 24 hours a day and seven days a week, providing 3,000 study places, 1,200 computer workstations and WiFi for laptop users; plus 30,000 academic journals and over 800,000 volumes, which include 300,000 e-books).
The StudyNet information system has been a leader in its field, giving all staff and students their own storage space. Students can use it for study, revision or communication, as well as to access university information.
About 3,400 students live on campus. The £15m Hertfordshire Sports Village includes a 110-station health and fitness centre, a 25-metre pool and a large, multipurpose sports hall. Principally for student use, it is also open to local residents.
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Detailed Statistics
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE
CATEGORY
SCORE
RANK
Ranking
-
79 (96=)
Student experience
78.3
108th=
Research quality
3.3
79th=
Ucas entry points
344
52nd
Graduate prospects
68.5
51st
Firsts and 2:1s
66.8
60th
Completion rate
83.3
79th=
Student-staff ratio
18.3:1
71st=
Services/facilities spend (£)
1,736
47th=
World ranking
-
701= (651=)
VITAL STATISTICS
Undergraduates
(Full-time)
16,550
Undergraduates
(Part-time)
3,460
Postgraduates
(Full-time)
2,200
Postgraduates
(Part-time)
2,925
Applications/places
29,990/4,905
Applications/places ratio
6.1:1
STUDENT CITIES
Gurpreet Singh, students’ union president
Two campuses with a sports village, two 24-hour libraries and loads of cafes to suit everyone.
There aren’t a huge amount of clubs around but our students’ union is 2,500 capacity and there is always a great night on here.
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Cost of living
Nightlife
Transport
Culture
ACCOMMODATION
FEES
UK/EU fees
£9,000
Fees (placement year)
£1,800
Fees (overseas year)
£1,350
Fees (international)
£10,100
Finance website
Graduate salaries
£20,878
BURSARIES/SCHOLARSHIPS
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Fee waivers for placement year and year abroad.
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Enhanced schemes for student retention and employability.
SPORT
Sports points/rank
593.5, 54th
Sport website
Student satisfaction
88.4%
88.1%
87.2%
84.4%
83.3%
82.2%
82.2%
82.0%
81.9%
81.5%
80.5%
79.0%
78.4%
77.5%
77.1%
76.9%
76.5%
76.3%
76.2%
73.6%
73.4%