TEACHING
QUALITY
University of Winchester
61
st
NATIONAL
RANK
RANK
70%
FIRSTS
2:1s
2:1s
89.2%
COMPLETION
RATE
RATE
Key Stats
n/a
31st=
STUDENT
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
73rd=
RESEARCH
QUALITY
QUALITY
114th
GRADUATE
PROSPECTS
PROSPECTS
Contact details
University Profile
Winchester has increased the size of its undergraduate intake for three years in a row and has seen further growth in applications in 2014. The numbers recruited from outside the UK have trebled since 2010 and the university is now among the leading group of post-1992 universities in our league table, with consistently good student satisfaction scores which see it rank just outside the top 30 in the UK this year – Winchester’s highest ranking among our eight league table measures.
The university traces its history as an Anglican foundation back to 1840 and has occupied its King Alfred campus since 1862. The compact site is on a wooded hillside overlooking the cathedral city, a ten-minute walk away, with views of the surrounding countryside.
Known as King Alfred’s College until 2004, the university is still best-known for teacher training, although this activity now accounts for only 12% of the places. Ofsted rates the teacher training courses as outstanding. It is one of the largest providers of primary school training in England, but courses on the main campus also span business, arts, humanities, health and social care, and social sciences. Degrees
Winchester improved on already respectable grades in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, when more than a third of the university’s work reached the top two categories, and there was some world-leading research in four of the six subject areas.
The university is one the few to have appointed its own ombudsman to handle complaints. It is involved in a national initiative to promote social entrepreneurship and offers support to graduates who wish to start their own businesses. Winchester students can also take advantage of exchange schemes with American universities in New York, Maine, Oregon and Wisconsin, as well as with universities in Japan.
Almost a third of the British students are from working-class homes and 97% are state educated. Winchester is particularly proud of its low dropout rate, which improved again in the latest projections, remaining below 10% and lower than the national average for Winchester’s courses and entry qualifications.
The main campus is well equipped, with its theatrical performance spaces, sports hall and fitness suite now supplemented by the £3.5m Winchester Sports Stadium. Open to local people as well as students, the stadium has an Olympic standard 400-metre eight-lane athletics track with supporting facilities for field events and also a floodlit all-weather pitch.
There are six performing arts studios in a new building that opened in 2010 on the King Alfred campus, offering the latest technology for student productions.
A new Learning and Teaching Building on the King Alfred campus has significantly improved the facilities for lectures and independent study. The low-energy building has a number of eco-friendly features which helped win an award from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2013.Winchester is among the top 40 universities for environmental performance, as measured in the People and Planet green league.
The award-winning University Centre transformed the students’ union, adding a nightclub, cinema, catering facilities, a bookshop and a supermarket at a cost of £9m. A “learning cafe” creates an informal working space with networked PCs and wireless internet access. An award-winning extension to the library made room for 200,000 books, 450 study spaces and 150 computers.
Building on the success of the Learning Café, the university has developed a second social learning space, with PC access, a café, informal seating areas and outside terracing. A £12m student village, a short walk from the main campus, provides more than 700 residential places. The business school is also located on the West Downs campus. A second village, with en-suite rooms arranged in cluster flats, opened in 2010, and a third village has added another 350 en suite study bedrooms.
The latest development includes a large gym, available to members of the community as well as students and staff. The new gym is part of a major investment by the university to enhance its sports facilities. Winchester guarantees campus accommodation to first year full-time undergraduates, overseas students and students with medical needs as long they apply by the deadline.
Students value the close-knit atmosphere and find the city is livelier than its staid image might suggest, with a number of bars catering to their tastes. Southampton is not far for those who hanker after the attractions of a bigger city, and London is only an hour away by train.
The university traces its history as an Anglican foundation back to 1840 and has occupied its King Alfred campus since 1862. The compact site is on a wooded hillside overlooking the cathedral city, a ten-minute walk away, with views of the surrounding countryside.
Known as King Alfred’s College until 2004, the university is still best-known for teacher training, although this activity now accounts for only 12% of the places. Ofsted rates the teacher training courses as outstanding. It is one of the largest providers of primary school training in England, but courses on the main campus also span business, arts, humanities, health and social care, and social sciences. Degrees
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range from choreography and dance, through social work, business, accounting, law, media and teacher training to modern liberal arts.Winchester improved on already respectable grades in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, when more than a third of the university’s work reached the top two categories, and there was some world-leading research in four of the six subject areas.
The university is one the few to have appointed its own ombudsman to handle complaints. It is involved in a national initiative to promote social entrepreneurship and offers support to graduates who wish to start their own businesses. Winchester students can also take advantage of exchange schemes with American universities in New York, Maine, Oregon and Wisconsin, as well as with universities in Japan.
Almost a third of the British students are from working-class homes and 97% are state educated. Winchester is particularly proud of its low dropout rate, which improved again in the latest projections, remaining below 10% and lower than the national average for Winchester’s courses and entry qualifications.
The main campus is well equipped, with its theatrical performance spaces, sports hall and fitness suite now supplemented by the £3.5m Winchester Sports Stadium. Open to local people as well as students, the stadium has an Olympic standard 400-metre eight-lane athletics track with supporting facilities for field events and also a floodlit all-weather pitch.
A new Learning and Teaching Building on the King Alfred campus has significantly improved the facilities for lectures and independent study. The low-energy building has a number of eco-friendly features which helped win an award from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2013.Winchester is among the top 40 universities for environmental performance, as measured in the People and Planet green league.
The award-winning University Centre transformed the students’ union, adding a nightclub, cinema, catering facilities, a bookshop and a supermarket at a cost of £9m. A “learning cafe” creates an informal working space with networked PCs and wireless internet access. An award-winning extension to the library made room for 200,000 books, 450 study spaces and 150 computers.
Building on the success of the Learning Café, the university has developed a second social learning space, with PC access, a café, informal seating areas and outside terracing. A £12m student village, a short walk from the main campus, provides more than 700 residential places. The business school is also located on the West Downs campus. A second village, with en-suite rooms arranged in cluster flats, opened in 2010, and a third village has added another 350 en suite study bedrooms.
The latest development includes a large gym, available to members of the community as well as students and staff. The new gym is part of a major investment by the university to enhance its sports facilities. Winchester guarantees campus accommodation to first year full-time undergraduates, overseas students and students with medical needs as long they apply by the deadline.
Students value the close-knit atmosphere and find the city is livelier than its staid image might suggest, with a number of bars catering to their tastes. Southampton is not far for those who hanker after the attractions of a bigger city, and London is only an hour away by train.
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Detailed Statistics
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE
CATEGORY
SCORE
RANK
Ranking
-
61 (57=)
Student experience
83.5
31st=
Research quality
4
73rd=
Ucas entry points
322
74th=
Graduate prospects
51.7
114th
Firsts and 2:1s
70
50th=
Completion rate
89.2
41st=
Student-staff ratio
17.3:1
60th
Services/facilities spend (£)
1,139
108th
VITAL STATISTICS
Undergraduates
(Full-time)
4,815
Undergraduates
(Part-time)
560
Postgraduates
(Full-time)
215
Postgraduates
(Part-time)
805
Applications/places
8,045/2,100
Applications/places ratio
3.8:1
STUDENT CITIES
Naomi Carter, students’ union president
We have freshers’ fortnight with no lectures during the first week, meaning you get to know everyone quickly.
The hills, but your legs do get a good workout.
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Cost of living
Nightlife
Transport
Culture
ACCOMMODATION
Places in accommodation
1,912
Accommodation costs
£81-£130
Catered costs
£114
Accommodation contact
FEES
UK/EU fees
£9,000
Fees (placement year)
£1,350
Fees (international)
£10,800
Finance website
Graduate salaries
£18,223
BURSARIES/SCHOLARSHIPS
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Household income below £25K, a bursary of £1,000 a year; £25K–£42.6K, £600 a year.
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Academic, sport and music scholarships available.
SPORT
Sports points/rank
131, 98th
Sport website
Student satisfaction
94.0%
93.7%
88.4%
88.0%
87.6%
87.3%
86.4%
85.3%
81.0%
80.1%
79.9%
79.1%
76.1%