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Summary
The University of Exeter offers inspiring, flexible courses in beautiful and historic surroundings. Home to 27,300 students in more than 60 subjects, its three campuses in the South West of the UK are large enough to offer world-class facilities – and small enough to nurture an inclusive, close-knit community, focused on the pursuit of academic excellence in both teaching and research.
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Student statistics
These stats give you an idea of what the student population looks like at this university.
Study level
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Undergraduate78%Postgraduate22%
Study mode
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Full-time92%Part-time8%
Student population LARGE
- More than 25,001 students
Where students come from
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UK75%International19%EU6%
Student gender
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Male 46%Female 54%
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
12th out of 130
Overall ranking trend - past 5 years
Ranking breakdown
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Overall score
/ Max 1000834 83%12th
1 -
Entry standards
/ Max 212163 77%18th
3 -
Student satisfaction
/ Max 54.06 81%55th
16 -
Research quality
/ Max 43.08 77%28th
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Research intensity
/ Max 10.82 82%19th
2 -
Graduate prospects
/ Max 10085.5 86%11th
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Academic services spend
/ Max 29821594 53%75th
12 -
Facilities spend
/ Max 19391191 61%7th
2 -
Student - staff ratio
/ Max 24.215.257th
5 -
Good honours
/ Max 10086.7 87%12th
1 -
Degree completion
/ Max 10094.7 95%11th
3
Subject League Tables 2021
Subjects ranked in the top ten
- Accounting & Finance
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Biological Sciences
- Business & Management Studies
- Civil Engineering
- Classics & Ancient History
- Computer Science
- Drama, Dance & Cinematics
- Economics
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- English
- French
- General Engineering
- Geography & Environmental Science
- Geology
- German
- History
- History of Art, Architecture & Design
- Iberian Languages
- Italian
- Law
- Marketing
- Materials Technology
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Technology
- Medicine
- Middle Eastern & African Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics & Astronomy
- Politics
- Psychology
- Russian & East European Languages
- Sociology
- Sports Science
- Theology & Religious Studies
Overall ranking
11th out of 103
Subject ranking trend - past 5 years
Accounting & Finance ranking breakdown
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Overall score
/ Max 10094.9 95%11th
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Entry standards
/ Max 220153 70%18th
2 -
Student satisfaction
/ Max 54.10 82%52nd
26 -
Research quality
/ Max 42.85 71%30th
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Research intensity
/ Max 10.67 67%21st
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10091 91%5th
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Study options
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