Summary
The University of Manchester is a place where research has a global impact, where students experience outstanding teaching and learning, and where all activity is enriched by a commitment to social responsibility. It is the most targeted university by the UK’s top 100 graduate recruiters (High Fliers), and is in the top 30 universities worldwide (QS World University Rankings 2020).
Student statistics
Study level
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Undergraduate70%
- Postgraduate30%
Study mode
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Full-time91%
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Part-time9%
Student population LARGEST
- More than 25k
Where students come from
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UK67%
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EU6%
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International27%
Student gender
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Male 47%
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Female 53%
League table performance
University League Table 2020
Overall ranking
15th out of 131
Overall ranking trend - past 5 years
Ranking breakdown
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Overall score
/ Max 1000827 83%15th
3 -
Entry standards
/ Max 224168 75%17th
1 -
Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.98 80%96th
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Research quality
/ Max 43.16 79%15th
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Research intensity
/ Max 10.78 78%29th
1 -
Graduate prospects
/ Max 10080.4 80%45th
28 -
Academic services spend
/ Max 27582365 86%8th
4 -
Facilities spend
/ Max 1908691 36%54th
10 -
Student - staff ratio
/ Max 31.613.316th
3 -
Good honours
/ Max 10083.1 83%28th
3 -
Degree completion
/ Max 10092.9 93%18th
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Subject League Tables 2019
Subjects ranked in the top ten
- Accounting & Finance
- Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering
- American Studies
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Aural & Oral Sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Business & Management Studies
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Classics & Ancient History
- Computer Science
- Dentistry
- Drama, Dance & Cinematics
- East & South Asian Studies
- Economics
- Education
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- English
- French
- Geography & Environmental Science
- Geology
- German
- History
- History of Art, Architecture & Design
- Iberian Languages
- Italian
- Law
- Linguistics
- Marketing
- Materials Technology
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medicine
- Middle Eastern & African Studies
- Music
- Nursing
- Optometry, Ophthalmology & Orthoptics
- Pharmacology & Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physics & Astronomy
- Politics
- Psychology
- Russian & East European Languages
- Sociology
- Theology & Religious Studies
- Town & Country Planning and Landscape Design
Overall ranking
21st out of 102
Subject ranking trend - past 5 years
Accounting & Finance ranking breakdown
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Overall score
/ Max 10094.0 94%21st
1 -
Entry standards
/ Max 220171 78%11th
2 -
Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.98 80%71st
13 -
Research quality
/ Max 43.07 77%12th
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Research intensity
/ Max 10.68 68%20th
1 -
Graduate prospects
/ Max 10073.0 73%53rd
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