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Heythrop College

Scores

Student satisfaction 3.8
Research assessment 1.50
Entry standards 332
Student/staff ratio 14.9
Academic services spend 458
Facilities spend 152
Good honours 72%
Graduate prospects 58%
Completion 87.5

What do these scores mean?

History

  • Heythrop College is the specialist Philosophy, Psychology and Theology College of the University of London.
  • Founded in 1614, Heythrop College is the oldest College of the University of London.
  • The College has one of the largest libraries and academic faculties in its field.

Location and transport

  • Heythrop College is situated in private gardens in the heart of Kensington.
  • It is less than five minutes walk from High Street Kensington Tube Station, which links to all but one of London's mainline railway stations.

Entry standards

  • For entry in 2009-10 all programmes will have a requirement of 280 UCAS points.

Student mix

  • 57.6% male, 42.4% female.
  • Home/EU 93%, overseas 7%.
  • Applications to places ratio, 3:1.

Course flexibility

  • Many of the degrees can be taken part-time.

Teaching standards

  • One-to-one tutorials, small groups, small class size, good results for students across range of entry standards.

Student facilities, including library and computing

  • Has one of the largest libraries and academic faculties in its field.
  • New Computer Suite from Summer 2008.

Disability services

  • For information on disability services at Heythrop College visit the website.

Students' union

  • The College has an active Student's Union which organizes many activities and clubs.
  • All Heythrop students are members, automatically, of the University of London Union (ULU).

Sport

  • Small teams in house, large teams via ULU.

Availability of part-time work

  • Students can easily find jobs along High Street Kensington.

For further information

Web
  • www.heythrop.ac.uk
Email
  • enquiries@heythrop.ac.uk
Phone
  • +44 (0)20 7795 6600
Address
  • Heythrop College,
    University of London,
    Kensington Square,
    London
    W8 5HQ
UCAS Code H48

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