TEACHING
QUALITY
University of Liverpool
36
th
NATIONAL
RANK
RANK
76.8%
FIRSTS
2:1s
2:1s
92.5%
COMPLETION
RATE
RATE
Key Stats
n/a
91st=
STUDENT
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
38th=
RESEARCH
QUALITY
QUALITY
39th
GRADUATE
PROSPECTS
PROSPECTS
Contact details
ADDRESS
Foundation Building,
Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 7ZX View on map >
Telephone
Email
Website
Open days
September 27; October 11
University Profile
Students arriving at the university this month will be among the first to benefit from the huge capital investment being made in student accommodation and facilities at the University of Liverpool.
As part of an overall spend of £250m on student rooms alone, the university’s off-campus accommodation is being refurbished and extended with 1,259 ensuite rooms coming on stream this month at Crown Place, a £62m new accommodation development. It’s just a short walk from the students’ guild, which is the centre of student social activity and itself the subject of a multi-million pound refurbishment.
A 710-bedroom development, featuring shops and a restaurant, opened on the city-centre campus in 2012. And new residences will also be built at the Greenbank site, at suburban Mossley Hill, to provide a self-contained student village at a cost of £90m.
The dramatic improvement to the university’s offer to students is designed to make the Russell Group institution once more one of the most desirable destinations in British higher education. After a big fall in enrolments when the £9,000 fees were introduced in 2012, Liverpool recruited an additional 450 graduates
The university is investing £600m in its campus, as well as extending its reach beyond its home city. There is a joint venture in China, which will have 10,000 students by 2015, and it has added a postgraduate site in the City of London for professional courses.
The 10-year development plan for the main campus has already provided new and upgraded teaching and research facilities, as well as improved leisure facilities. New teaching laboratories for the sciences are said to be Europe’s most advanced and the university is also spending £70m on interdisciplinary research facilities for the health and life sciences that will bring together more than 600 scientists to focus on the major health challenges of the 21st century.
The management school has been extended and other new developments include major improvements in student social space and a £4.5m investment in sports facilities. A new gym has opened at the Greenbank Halls site while a new 25-metre swimming pool is open to the public as well as students.
A major beneficiary of recent investment has been the university’s library, which offers 24-hour access following a £17m redevelopment. More than half of the work submitted for the last Research Assessment Exercise was judged to be world-leading or internationally excellent. The university focuses on interdisciplinary research wherever possible.
The university is committing nearly 30% of its additional fee income to support for students from lower-income backgrounds and enhanced measures to prevent students from dropping out. More than a quarter of new undergraduates qualify for a support package totalling £3,000 in their first year and £2,000 a year for the rest of their course.
This no doubt assists in producing a 5% projected dropout rate that is significantly better than average for Liverpool’s subjects and entry grades. The proportion of undergraduates (24.4%) from working-class homes is among the highest in the Russell Group of leading research-based universities, although still slightly less than the national average for the courses and entry qualifications. The university exceeds it expected recruitment from areas where few children progress to higher education – again a rarity among Russell Group institutions.
Liverpool’s successful Chinese initiative began in 2006 with the opening of a new university in the World Heritage City of Suzhou in partnership with Xi’an Jiaotong University. Chinese students can complete the latter part of their studies in Liverpool, while Liverpool-based students are offered work experience at Suzhou Industrial Park, which is home to 84 "Fortune 500" companies.
Students in electrical engineering and electronics, computer science and maths have the opportunity to spend a year studying in China. All staff and students across the university can take a course in Mandarin for £10.
Liverpool is involved in further collaborations with universities in Chile, Mexico and Spain that will allow students to complete part of their degree at one or more of these institutions via a range of options such as projects or placements. The university intends not only to increase the number of students who study abroad, but also to expand the availability of courses for those who may not be able to travel.
It is already the largest provider of online postgraduate courses in Europe, with some 10,000 students taking Liverpool degrees all around the world.
On the main campus, in Liverpool, the university has one of Europe’s largest facilities for training dentists. There has also been substantial investment in new educational technology.
The university has one of the largest careers resources centres in the UK and has introduced an innovative programme of "boot camps" giving new graduates opportunities for networking with employers while developing a range of employability skills. More than £2m is being invested in student and graduate internships, most of them paid and lasting for substantial periods.
As part of an overall spend of £250m on student rooms alone, the university’s off-campus accommodation is being refurbished and extended with 1,259 ensuite rooms coming on stream this month at Crown Place, a £62m new accommodation development. It’s just a short walk from the students’ guild, which is the centre of student social activity and itself the subject of a multi-million pound refurbishment.
A 710-bedroom development, featuring shops and a restaurant, opened on the city-centre campus in 2012. And new residences will also be built at the Greenbank site, at suburban Mossley Hill, to provide a self-contained student village at a cost of £90m.
The dramatic improvement to the university’s offer to students is designed to make the Russell Group institution once more one of the most desirable destinations in British higher education. After a big fall in enrolments when the £9,000 fees were introduced in 2012, Liverpool recruited an additional 450 graduates
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in 2013.The university is investing £600m in its campus, as well as extending its reach beyond its home city. There is a joint venture in China, which will have 10,000 students by 2015, and it has added a postgraduate site in the City of London for professional courses.
The 10-year development plan for the main campus has already provided new and upgraded teaching and research facilities, as well as improved leisure facilities. New teaching laboratories for the sciences are said to be Europe’s most advanced and the university is also spending £70m on interdisciplinary research facilities for the health and life sciences that will bring together more than 600 scientists to focus on the major health challenges of the 21st century.
A major beneficiary of recent investment has been the university’s library, which offers 24-hour access following a £17m redevelopment. More than half of the work submitted for the last Research Assessment Exercise was judged to be world-leading or internationally excellent. The university focuses on interdisciplinary research wherever possible.
The university is committing nearly 30% of its additional fee income to support for students from lower-income backgrounds and enhanced measures to prevent students from dropping out. More than a quarter of new undergraduates qualify for a support package totalling £3,000 in their first year and £2,000 a year for the rest of their course.
This no doubt assists in producing a 5% projected dropout rate that is significantly better than average for Liverpool’s subjects and entry grades. The proportion of undergraduates (24.4%) from working-class homes is among the highest in the Russell Group of leading research-based universities, although still slightly less than the national average for the courses and entry qualifications. The university exceeds it expected recruitment from areas where few children progress to higher education – again a rarity among Russell Group institutions.
Liverpool’s successful Chinese initiative began in 2006 with the opening of a new university in the World Heritage City of Suzhou in partnership with Xi’an Jiaotong University. Chinese students can complete the latter part of their studies in Liverpool, while Liverpool-based students are offered work experience at Suzhou Industrial Park, which is home to 84 "Fortune 500" companies.
Students in electrical engineering and electronics, computer science and maths have the opportunity to spend a year studying in China. All staff and students across the university can take a course in Mandarin for £10.
Liverpool is involved in further collaborations with universities in Chile, Mexico and Spain that will allow students to complete part of their degree at one or more of these institutions via a range of options such as projects or placements. The university intends not only to increase the number of students who study abroad, but also to expand the availability of courses for those who may not be able to travel.
It is already the largest provider of online postgraduate courses in Europe, with some 10,000 students taking Liverpool degrees all around the world.
On the main campus, in Liverpool, the university has one of Europe’s largest facilities for training dentists. There has also been substantial investment in new educational technology.
The university has one of the largest careers resources centres in the UK and has introduced an innovative programme of "boot camps" giving new graduates opportunities for networking with employers while developing a range of employability skills. More than £2m is being invested in student and graduate internships, most of them paid and lasting for substantial periods.
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Detailed Statistics
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE
CATEGORY
SCORE
RANK
Ranking
-
36 (36)
Student experience
79.8
91st=
Research quality
20
38th=
Ucas entry points
414
32nd
Graduate prospects
72.7
39th
Firsts and 2:1s
76.8
27th
Completion rate
92.5
23rd=
Student-staff ratio
12.7:1
13th
Services/facilities spend (£)
2,134
20th
World ranking
-
123= (130=)
VITAL STATISTICS
Undergraduates
(Full-time)
15,775
Undergraduates
(Part-time)
445
Postgraduates
(Full-time)
3,025
Postgraduates
(Part-time)
1,630
Applications/places
35,390/4,285
Applications/places ratio
8.3:1
STUDENT CITIES
Harry Anderson, students’ guild president
The welcoming Liverpudlians with their Scouse humour.
The coffee and the food on campus have been questionable but we have new providers starting this year.
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Cost of living
Nightlife
Transport
Culture
ACCOMMODATION
Places in accommodation
4,055
Accommodation costs
£116-£149
Catered costs
£131-£193
Accommodation contact
FEES
UK/EU fees
£9,000
Fees (placement year)
£1,800
Fees (overseas year)
£1,350
Fees (international)
£13,400-£16,800
Fees (international, medical)
£29,950
Finance website
Graduate salaries
£21,033
BURSARIES/SCHOLARSHIPS
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Household income below £25K, a bursary of £2,000 a year; household income £25K–£42.6K, £1,000 a year.
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Other scholarships and bursaries are available.
SPORT
Sports points/rank
920, 33rd
Sport website
Student satisfaction
96.4%
91.8%
89.9%
86.5%
86.5%
85.3%
84.3%
83.7%
83.3%
83.2%
82.3%
81.8%
81.1%
80.9%
80.2%
79.8%
79.5%
79.5%
79.4%
78.7%
78.4%
77.7%
77.5%
76.9%
76.5%
76.1%
74.1%
73.1%
73.0%
72.7%
72.5%
72.3%
69.4%