| Location | Bath , United Kingdom | Funding Type | Public |
|---|---|---|---|
| No of Students | 18868 | Establishment | University |
| Founded In | 1885 | Estimated Cost of Living | 9207 GBP |
| Address | Claverton Down Bath BA2 7AY United Kingdom |
The University of Bath is a public university located in Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following the Robbins Report. Like the University of Bristol and University of the West of England, Bath can trace its roots to the Merchant Venturers' Technical College, established in Bristol as a school in 1595 by the Society of Merchant Venturers. The university's main campus is located on Claverton Down, a site overlooking the city of Bath, and was purpose-built, constructed from 1964 in the modernist style of the time.
In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, 32% of Bath's submitted research activity achieved the highest possible classification of 4*, defined as world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour. 87% was graded 4*/3*, defined as world-leading/internationally excellent.
The annual income of the institution for 2017–18 was £287.9 million of which £37.0 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £283.1 million.
The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Association of MBAs, the European Quality Improvement System, the European University Association, Universities UK and GW4.
The University of Bath can trace its roots to the Merchant Venturers' Technical College (whose alumni include the physicists Paul Dirac and Peter Higgs), an institution founded as a school in 1595.and a technical school established in Bristol in 1856 which became part of the Society of Merchant Venturers in 1885. Meanwhile, in the neighbouring city of Bath, a pharmaceutical school, the Bath School of Pharmacy, was founded in 1907. This became part of the Technical College in 1929.
The college came under the control of the Bristol Education Authority in 1949; it was renamed then the Bristol College of Technology, and in 1960 the Bristol College of Science and Technology, when it became one of ten technical colleges under the umbrella of the Ministry of Education. The college was mainly housed in the former Muller's Orphanage at Ashley Down in Bristol, which still houses part of the City of Bristol College whilst the remainder has been converted into residential housing.
We have 18,868 students enrolled. Over 30% come from outside the UK, representing over 130 nationalities.
We have:
These numbers are based on statistics for the 2019/20 academic year from Academic Registry.
Placements and employment
89% of our employed UK full-time first-degree graduates are in the top three occupational groups, compared to 74% of employed graduates nationally1
Our graduates2 have a mean salary of £27,000, which is £4,500 more than the equivalent for all higher education providers in the UK1
We are one of the 15 universities most often targeted by Britain’s top graduate employers in 2019 to 2020.
Up to 400 employers visit the University each year as part of events organised by our Careers Service
Approximately 65% of our undergraduates who completed their course in the 2017/18 academic year chose a placement or study year abroad
Placements and employment
89% of our employed UK full-time first-degree graduates are in the top three occupational groups, compared to 74% of employed graduates nationally1
Our graduates2 have a mean salary of £27,000, which is £4,500 more than the equivalent for all higher education providers in the UK1
We are one of the 15 universities most often targeted by Britain’s top graduate employers in 2019 to 2020.
Up to 400 employers visit the University each year as part of events organised by our Careers Service
Approximately 65% of our undergraduates who completed their course in the 2017/18 academic year chose a placement or study year abroad
Campus
In the last decade, we have invested over £450 million in our campus - this includes new accommodation, academic buildings and sports facilities such as the Olympic Legacy swimming pool
Our library is open 24 hours a day, every day
The Edge, our £10.9 million arts and management building, opened in February 2016
We invested £4.5 million in redeveloping the former Bath police station into The Virgil Building, which features a student learning zone and hosts some of our professional services
Sport
University of Bath-based athletes won 6 medals in the Rio 2016 Olympics
Our £30 million Sports Training Village has indoor and outdoor facilities to accommodate more than 50 sports
We host around 250 international-level athletics competitions as well as national and regional squads across 10 sports
Alumni
We have over 125,000 alumni living and working in 172 countries around the world - find out about some of our notable alumni
Our alumni and friends pledged over £68 million to support our students and researchers during our Look Further campaign
Alumni gifts have supported over 2,250 scholarship and bursary recipients at undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD level
Our largest donation came from our alumnus Dr Jonathan Milner, who donated £5 million to fund the Milner Centre for Evolution
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