About the University of Leicester
Over 19,000 students from 150 countries study at the University of Leicester.
Education that inspires
The University of Leicester is a leading UK university with a proud past and an exciting future. It delivers high quality education and create research that has impact internationally.
The University has the joint highest scores for overall student satisfaction in England amongst mainstream universities (National Student Survey, 2007). Leicester’s student completion rates amongst the very highest. Read more reasons to choose Leicester.
Research that changes the world
According to Thomson Scientific, Leicester has the tenth highest number of highly cited researchers amongst the UK’s universities. The discovery of DNA Genetic Fingerprinting by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys is our most famous research achievement, but our world-class research stretches across the arts, science, medicine, law, education, biological sciences and social sciences.
International reputation
Leicester is a member of the 1994 group of internationally-renowned universities engaged in leading-edge research and high quality teaching. Our research strengths stretch across our five faculties. Over 90% of academic staff are research active. 13 departments gained the 5 or 5* ratings that indicate internationally significant work in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise.
Top-ranking institution
Leicester is ranked amongst the top 20 universities in the UK by the UK Good University Guide, Sunday Times University Guide and Guardian University Guide (out of 129 institutions). Read more about University of Leicester's high ranking.
Teaching excellence
Leicester is home to two prestigious national Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (in Genetics and Geographical Information Science) and plays an important role in a third (Physics). Teaching in 18 subject areas have been graded as “Excellent” by the Quality Assurance Agency.
Career success
A University of Leicester degree is valued by employers - evident in the number of graduate employers, such as Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Accenture, Corus, Siemens, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and many more national and international organisations that come to Leicester to meet our students. Graduates progress into careers as varied as medicine, engineering, financial services, law, computing, sales and marketing, scientific research, public service and teaching.
Nationality: Vietnamese
"The first reason why I chose to study at University of Leicester is our university’s reputation. Our university is ranked in the UK’s top 20 universities by the Guardian University Guide and all other reliable rankings. Moreover, our university is not only well-known in the UK but in other countries too. Thus, achieving a degree of University of Leicester makes it easier for me to find a good job in the future."
