University of Huddersfield - Rankings

The University of Huddersfield is a popular modern university located in the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

The university has seven Academic Schools:
  • Business
  • Applied Sciences
  • Art, Design and Architecture
  • Computing and Engineering
  • Human and Health Sciences
  • Education and Professional Development
  • Music, Humanities and Media
Rankings and Ratings:

- ranked top for teaching quality among all new UK Universities in the North of England in The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) 2005. Overall the university is in the second place for teaching quality among the post-1992 (former Polytechnic) UK universities.

- 92nd out of 119 institutions in the UK (Sunday Times University Guide 2008).

- According to the Complete University Guide, it is placed 91st in 2008, 105th in 2009, and moving up to 84th in 2010.

- voted a top University for student satisfaction in the National Student Surveys 2005, 2006 and 2007.

- 5 subject areas are ranked at levels 4 and 5 in the RAE 2001: music, history, social work, materials (chemistry) and mechanical engineering.

- 96th out of 117 institutions in the Guardian University Guide 2010 (placed 89th in 2009).

-8th in The People & Planet Green University League Table.

- 91st in the Daily Telegraph (2007).

- 77th in the Financial Times University Ranking 2003.

- 84th out of 132 institutions in the RAE (Research Assessment Exercise) 2008 ratings.

- Music at Huddersfield rated top as the best department in a new university for Music research, with 95% of the submission recognised as of international standing (RAE 2008).

- 87th in The Times Good University Guide 2010, moving up from 90th in 2009.

- ranked joint 1st out of all Yorkshire universities for high quality staff and lectures in the Opinion panel Research survey in 2007.

- The Centre for Precision Technologies at Huddersfield is widely regarded as the best research facility in the UK and one of the top three in Europe.

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