Lancaster University

2014 League Table Ranking 11
2014 Overall Score 842
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Entry Standards 435

Student-Staff Ratio 15.4

Research Assessment 2.71

Academic Services Spend 1,055

Student Satisfaction 4.12

Facilities Spend 561

Graduate Prospects 74.4

Degree Completion 94.7

Good Honours 73.0

Green Score 32.0

Initiated under royal charter and the first students accepted in 1964. Lancaster is now one of only six collegiate universities in England.
Each college has its own distinctive character, community and support network and all boast small close-knit communities in which students live and work for the duration of their studies at Lancaster, providing a friendly, safe and secure environment for all students.
The campus is located a short distance from the vibrant and historic city of Lancaster, and near to the Lune Valley and the Forest of Bowland (areas of outstanding natural beauty) and on the edge of the Lake District.

Jon Moulton – venture capitalist and philanthropist.
James May – TV presenter.
Andy Serkis – BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated actor.
Jason Queally – Olympic gold medallist in cycling.
Gian Fulgoni – entrepreneur.
Sarah Waters – award-winning novelist (Tipping the Velvet).
Ahdaf Soueif – Anglo-Egyptian novelist.
Robert Fisk – journalist.
Nahed Tahir – CEO of Gulf One Bank, ranked by 72nd by Forbes magazine in the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world.

Easy access to Manchester and Liverpool to the south, and the Lake District just to the north.
Three hours to London by train.
Buses leave the station in town every 5 minutes on weekdays for the university.
Cycle track to University from Lancaster.

Part one system allows some students to take up to three courses in the first year, including one major and two minors.
The University offers a flexible approach to students changing their major to certain other subjects they have studied in their first year provided they achieve the necessary grades.

The most recent Research Assessment Exercise confirmed that 92% of research at Lancaster is of international quality.
First in UK for Physics.
In the UK's top three for Bio-medicine.
Art and Design in the UK's top three (which at Lancaster includes Music, Theatre, Film and New Media in the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts).
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) ranked joint fifth in the country.
Sociology is ranked fifth in the country.
Computing has 100% of research considered to be of international quality.

Lancaster’s excellent teaching and support for learning has been recognised by the National Teaching Fellowship awards for the tenth time.
Lancaster cultivates an atmosphere of approachability, and contact with academics who are leaders in their field.

A 24-hour student learning space at the centre of the campus has provided students with flexible learning environments and social space with up-to-date technology and will soon be updated with the provision of a quiet study area.
Complete upgrade of college, bar and student social space nearing completion.
Award-winning accommodation.
Vibrant campus set in beautiful parkland.
Live arts programme.

As well as the union nightclub in Lancaster, nine colleges on campus have their own bars, facilities and social spaces.
One of the largest enterprise and volunteering programmes in the country, with opportunities to volunteer abroad. Last year 1,200 students took part in volunteering projects across the region. These activities add value to the Lancaster Award – an employer focussed award which recognises the achievements of our students outside their programme of study.

A brand new £20-m sports centre – the centre includes fitness suites, a new eight-lane pool and a new climbing wall designed with input from renowned mountaineer and Lancaster University Chancellor Sir Christian Bonington.
Students can make the most of the 150-year-old woodland surrounding the campus with a new trail through the campus grounds. The 2.6-mile route includes an outdoor trim trail – a series of fixed, timber exercise stations.
Lancaster is in the first quartile of UK universities in the BUSA national rankings.
Each of the nine colleges have approximately 26 sports teams.

More than £450m has been invested over the last few years to transform the campus and to boost research and teaching amenities
A new £10-m contemporary arts institute achieved the top environmental rating and set a new standard for universities.
The Confucius Institute – a major new hub for Chinese language and culture has opened.
Lancaster University’s wind turbine is now operational. This will lower carbon emission in the area and provide approximately 11–17% of the University’s energy requirements. The wind turbine is just one of a whole package of carbon saving and environmentally positive projects that we are introducing.