Summary
Loughborough University’s main location is a single-site campus at the heart of the UK, near the popular cities of Nottingham and Leicester. Consistently praised by students for its unbeatable community spirit, there are endless opportunities to get involved at Loughborough Students' Union. The university hosts one of the UK's largest annual careers fairs with more than 260 exhibitors, along with hundreds of other employer events, boosting employability prospects.
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REQUEST INFOStudent statistics
These stats give you an idea of what the student population looks like at this university.
Study level
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Undergraduate76%Postgraduate24%
Study mode
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Full-time93%Part-time7%
Student population
- 15,001–25,000 students
Where students come from
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UK77%International18%EU5%
Student gender
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Male 59%Female 41%
League table performance
See the latest league table performance of this university - overall, by subject, and its ranking during the past five years.
University League Table 2021
Overall ranking
6th out of 130
Overall ranking trend - past 5 years
Ranking breakdown
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Overall score
/ Max 1000902 90%6th
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Entry standards
/ Max 212151 71%31st
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 54.21 84%6th
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Research quality
/ Max 42.95 74%45th
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Research intensity
/ Max 10.88 88%7th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10086.8 87%6th
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Academic services spend
/ Max 29821853 62%48th
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Facilities spend
/ Max 19391375 71%4th
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Student - staff ratio
/ Max 24.213.417th
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Good honours
/ Max 10084.4 84%23rd
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Degree completion
/ Max 10093.2 93%21st
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Subject League Tables 2021
Subjects ranked in the top ten
- Accounting & Finance
- Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering
- Anthropology
- Architecture
- Art & Design
- Biological Sciences
- Building
- Business & Management Studies
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Communication & Media Studies
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- English
- General Engineering
- Geography & Environmental Science
- History
- Librarianship & Information Management
- Materials Technology
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physics & Astronomy
- Politics
- Psychology
- Social Policy
- Sociology
- Sports Science
- Town & Country Planning and Landscape Design
Overall ranking
9th out of 103
Subject ranking trend - past 5 years
Accounting & Finance ranking breakdown
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Overall score
/ Max 10095.8 96%9th
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Entry standards
/ Max 220146 66%26th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 54.09 82%57th
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Research quality
/ Max 42.97 74%19th
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Research intensity
/ Max 10.80 80%7th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10096 96%1st
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Study options
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