Oxford Brookes University in Top Ranking

Oxford Brookes University is a top modern university in Oxford, England. It has three campuses: Headington Campus, Wheatley Campus, and Harcourt Hill Campus.

The university has eight schools:
  • School of Arts and Humanities
  • School of the Built Environment
  • Business School
  • School of Health and Social Care
  • School of Life Sciences
  • School of Social Sciences and Law
  • School of Technology
  • Westminster Institute of Education
Rankings and Ratings:

- 56th nationally in the Guardian University Guide 2010

- ranked as the best new university in the Times Good University Guide 2008. It is placed 26th overall for graduate employment in the league table.

- placed as the leading modern university by the Sunday Times University Guide.

- 27th for History Degree Courses, 35th for Hospitality; Leisure; Sport; Recreation and Tourism Programs, and 42nd for for Drama, Dance and Cinematics (The Times 2009).

- 72nd in the RAE (Research Assessment Exercise) 2008, ahead of other modern institutions such as the Nottingham Trent Univ (78th) and Univ of Northumbria at Newcastle (81st).

- 16th among the Top 20 Green Universities (Times Higher Education).

- 59th in the Independent Good University Guide 2009.

- 55th in the Times Good University Guide 2009.

- 53rd in the Daily Telegraph University Ranking 2007.

- 54th in The Push League Table 2008.

- 27th for Iberian Languages, 27th for French, 32nd for English Language, 34th for General Engineering, 37th for Mechanical Engineering, 40th for German Language, 54th for Economics (Times 2008).

- awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2001.

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