Northumbria University at Newcastle

Ellison Building, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne

  • #=535 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 24,706Total Students
  • 1,750Faculty
  • 5,501Int'l Students

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With more than 30,000students from over 130 countries, Northumbria University is one of the UK’slargest and most successful universities. Northumbria has a rich history goingback through its constituent colleges to the late nineteenth century. Offering coursesin most major subject areas such as Engineering, Computing, Sciences, Business,Law, Design, Built and Natural Environment, Arts, Social Sciences, Psychology,Sport, Health and many more. Our lecturers are experts in their field andpassionate about teaching. Many of our courses carry professional accreditationand as well as postgraduate courses which require a subject specific firstdegree, we offer a range of 'conversion' masters for those who are consideringa change of direction. Northumbria’s consistently excellent performance in UKquality audits places it at the very top among modern universities and theUniversity recently achieved a Silver TEF rating. Its National StudentSurvey scores for overall satisfaction have been above the sector averagefor the last 2 years and it is one of the top 10 universities in the UK for thenumber of graduates employed in professional or managerial roles.

Northumbria’smain campus is located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England,less than three hours from London  and just over an hour from Edinburgh,with extensive direct international air links to the likes of Dubai, Floridaand all major European hubs. The University also has a campus in the centre ofLondon and recently opened a European base in Amsterdam too. The cost of livingis lower in Newcastle than many other cities in the UK and it is regularlyvoted one of the best UK cities for students! Northumbria boasts one of thebest city campus sites in the country having invested well over £250 million inoutstanding new facilities for students, including its most recent additions ofextensive new architecture studios and a new building for students studyingcomputing and information sciences courses. A huge £30 million sport centre inthe heart of the campus provides students with an extensive gym, swimming pool,climbing wall, sports halls and fitness classes, as well as a 3,000-seat arena.See our website for full information: www.northumbria.ac.uk.

About

With more than 30,000students from over 130 countries, Northumbria University is one of the UK’slargest and most successful universities. Northumbria has a rich history goingback through its constituent colleges to the late nineteenth century. Offering coursesin most major subject areas such as Engineering, Computing, Sciences, Business,Law, Design, Built and Natural Environment, Arts, Social Sciences, Psychology,Sport, Health and many more. Our lecturers are experts in their field andpassionate about teaching. Many of our courses carry professional accreditationand as well as postgraduate courses which require a subject specific firstdegree, we offer a range of 'conversion' masters for those who are consideringa change of direction. Northumbria’s consistently excellent performance in UKquality audits places it at the very top among modern universities and theUniversity recently achieved a Silver TEF rating. Its National StudentSurvey scores for overall satisfaction have been above the sector averagefor the last 2 years and it is one of the top 10 universities in the UK for thenumber of graduates employed in professional or managerial roles.

Northumbria’smain campus is located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England,less than three hours from London  and just over an hour from Edinburgh,with extensive direct international air links to the likes of Dubai, Floridaand all major European hubs. The University also has a campus in the centre ofLondon and recently opened a European base in Amsterdam too. The cost of livingis lower in Newcastle than many other cities in the UK and it is regularlyvoted one of the best UK cities for students! Northumbria boasts one of thebest city campus sites in the country having invested well over £250 million inoutstanding new facilities for students, including its most recent additions ofextensive new architecture studios and a new building for students studyingcomputing and information sciences courses. A huge £30 million sport centre inthe heart of the campus provides students with an extensive gym, swimming pool,climbing wall, sports halls and fitness classes, as well as a 3,000-seat arena.See our website for full information: www.northumbria.ac.uk.

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2014
    # 701+
  • 2015
    # 701+
  • 2016
    #701+
  • 2017
    #701+
  • 2018
    #751-800
  • 2019
    #701-750
  • 2020
    #701-750
  • 2021
    #651-700
  • 2022
    #701-750
  • 2023
    #651-700
  • 2024
    #=548
  • 2025
    #=535

Student & Staff

Total students
24,706

23%
77%

International students
5,501

63%
37%

Total faculty staff
1,750

479
1271

Total students
24,706

23%
77%

International students
5,501

63%
37%

Total faculty staff
1,750

1271
479
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Scholarships

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Campus locations

Ellison Building,

Ellison Building, Ellison Place , Newcastle upon Tyne , United Kingdom , NE1 8ST

Amsterdam Campus,

Fraijlemaborg , Amsterdam , Netherlands , 1102 CV

Northumbria University School of Design,

12 Falconar Street , Newcastle upon Tyne , United Kingdom , NE2 1XE

City Campus,

Sutherland Building , Newcastle upon Tyne , United Kingdom , NE1 8ST

London Campus,

London, United Kingdom , London , United Kingdom ,

Coach Lane Campus,

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom , Newcastle upon Tyne , United Kingdom ,

Newcastle University Business School,

Sutherland Building, 2 Ellison Pl , Newcastle upon Tyne , United Kingdom , NE1 8ST

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