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Sheffield
University ranking
- 2011 25
- 2010 =22
- 2009 26
- 2008 25
History
- Granted Royal Charter in 1905 and opened by King Edward VII.
- Winner of four Queen’s Anniversary Prizes in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2007.
- Former staff and alumni include 5 Nobel Prize winners.
Location and Transport
- Located in the heart of the UK just 11 km (7 miles) from the Peak District National Park, and two-and-a-half hours from London by train.
- Sheffield is well served by national road and rail networks and has excellent local transport. The university campus is on the western edge of the city centre and is easy to get to by car, bus and tram.
- England’s fourth city is famously friendly, excellent for student social life and entertainment.
- Greenest city in England, with 150 woodlands and 50 parks. Find out more here.
Accommodation
- Guaranteed for new students. Catered or self-catered, suburb or city.
- Prices range from £70 (self-catering) to £122 (catered, en-suite) per week.
- Same high standard of facilities and service across the board.
- Innovative new student village opens 2007 in suburbs near campus.
- £200 million is currently being invested in student accommodation with the creation of new residences and refurbishment of others to improve quality.
- More information about accommodation at the University of Sheffield is available here.
- See UNITE for other options
Entry standards
League Table
- The average entry tariff score for 2007 was 356.
- For specific course requirements see our online prospectus.
Bursaries and Scholarships
In receipt of full Maintenance Grant: £440–£700
In receipt of partial Maintenance Grant: up to £440
Progressing from outreach Bursary (sliding scale up to £860)
Sport Bursary
Priority subjects Bursary (up to £1,665)
- Academic achievement Bursary (up to £1,665)
- Tuition fees (2010): £3,290.
- Placement year tuition fee for H/EC
students £1,000.
- Year abroad tuition fee (excluding
ERASMUS) £1,640.
- Additional bursaries for students with a
specified household income and with outstanding entry grades; amounts vary
according to number of A grade A levels achieved and according to subject to be
studied. Worth up to £1,700.
- Additional bursaries for students studying
defined priority subjects with a specified household income and with
outstanding entry grades; amounts vary according to number of A grade A levels
achieved and according to subject to be studied. Worth up to £1,700.
- Bursaries linked to outreach schemes.
Worth up to £875.
- Fourteen per cent of additional fee income
to be earmarked for bursaries.
- For more information on bursaries and scholarships at Sheffield, click here.
Student mix
- Nearly 24,000 students.
- Around 3,500 international students from 124 countries.
- 47% men, 53% women.
- Applications to places ratio 7:3.
Course flexibility
- Majority of courses offer the chance to study abroad for a semester or a year as part of degree.
- Strong emphasis on module choice and collaboration between departments. Wide range of dual degrees available.
- Most courses allow students to tailor their degree to suit their own interests.
- Some courses offer a year in industry.
Teaching standards
League Table
- Third in the UK: 29 subjects awarded ‘excellent’ rating.
- The UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education places Sheffield in the highest category for quality.
Research standards
League Table
- International reputation for world-class research.
- In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), 73% of departments rated 5 or 5*. The national average is 39%.
- 81% of staff assessed are in 5 or 5*-rated departments. The national average is 55%.
- Within the top six research universities in the UK.
Academic strengths
- Highly rated for architecture, town and regional planning, geography, mechanical engineering, music, English, Russian, politics, information studies and history.
- Other areas of excellence include, electronic and electrical engineering, automatic control and systems engineering, the biosciences.
- Teaching informed by latest research developments.
Student facilities, including Library and Computing
League Table
- Brand new £23-million Information Commons centre with 500 PCs, wireless access throughout, open 24/7.
- 1.4 million books and journals in the University library and access to a further 10,000 e-books and e-journals.
- 1,777 computers provided centrally in 37 locations across campus, plus 844 computers in department computer rooms.
- Free access to the internet and email on campus, as well as off-campus access to files and email via the University portal.
Disability Services
- Information on disability services at Sheffield can be found here.
Students’ Union
- Winner of the 'Best Students' Union in the UK', twice (Club Mirror awards 2004 and 2007).
- Over 200 student societies.
- Top bands and DJs all year round.
- Cinema.
- Bars, cafes and shops.
- Practical help and support.
- Run by students, for students.
- More information on the students' union at Sheffield is available here.
Sport
- Dozens of sports clubs from aikido to volleyball, for amateur or professional athletes.
- High-tech gym, swimming pool, racquet sports, bouldering wall, floodlit pitches for football and rugby.
- Sheffield is home to a number of world-class sporting venues which students can access.
- Sports bursaries available.
- More information about sport at the University of Sheffield is available here.
Recent/prospective new builds
- Informatics Collaboratory of the Social Sciences – winner of national award for sustainable design in 2006.
- Endcliffe Student Village, open 2007, mixes the traditional halls experience with 21st-century apartment-style living.
- The Information Commons – various clever design features reduce the building’s environmental impact.
- Jessop Development – a new centre for Arts and Humanities. Jessop West is a brand new building which will house the Department of History, the School of English and the School of Modern Languages as well as a new Visitor Information Centre and café. The Department of Music will move into the refurbished Jessop Building and the Soundhouse, a uniquely clad building which will house ultra-modern practice studios, rehearsal rooms and recording facilities.
Availability of part-time work
- Careers Service runs Jobshop, a walk-in service based in the union, advertising vacancies for students.
For further information
Last updated 22/6/2010
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