The University of Sheffield

Western Bank, Sheffield

#=105 QS Global World Ranking
PublicStatus
Very HighResearch Output
28,399Total Students
3,351Faculty
11,307Int'l Students

About

As a world top 100 university, a degree from Sheffield will be recognised and valued by employers all over the world. Academic staff at the university are experts in their fields, and in the latest Research Excellence Framework, 99% percent of Sheffield’s research was rated as internationally recognised, excellent or world-leading. As a Russell Group university, teaching is driven by our research expertise and Sheffield is ranked 22nd in Europe for teaching excellence (Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings 2019).

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About

As a world top 100 university, a degree from Sheffield will be recognised and valued by employers all over the world. Academic staff at the university are experts in their fields, and in the latest Research Excellence Framework, 99% percent of Sheffield’s research was rated as internationally recognised, excellent or world-leading. As a Russell Group university, teaching is driven by our research expertise and Sheffield is ranked 22nd in Europe for teaching excellence (Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings 2019).

We offer postgraduate taught courses in a range of disciplines...
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University highlights

2012
#66
2014
#=71
2015
#69
2016
#80
2017
#84
2018
#=82
2019
#=75
2020
#=78
2021
#=93
2022
#95
2023
#=96
2024
#104
2025
#=105

Ranking criteria

59.1

Overall

58.3

Academic Reputation

43.9

Citations per Faculty

33.8

Employment Outcomes

48.7

Employer Reputation

52.5

Faculty Student Ratio

83.3

International Faculty Ratio

95.8

International Research Network

96.8

International Students Ratio

97.7

Sustainability

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Student & Staff

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Data

Total students

28,399

PG students

32%

UG students

68%

International students

11,307

PG students

54%

UG students

46%

Total faculty staff

3,351

Int'l staff

1074

Domestic staff

2277

Total students

28,399

PG students

32%

UG students

68%

International students

11,307

PG students

54%

UG students

46%

Total faculty staff

3,351

Domestic staff

2277

Int'l staff

1074

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Scholarships

Offered

Yes

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