University of Gloucestershire
The Park, GL50 2RH, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire United Kingdom
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- Student Life
- Available Courses
Institution Overview
Institution details and overview.
- About the Institution
The University of Gloucestershire is a public university based in Cheltenham and Gloucester, England. It offers career-focused degrees across three main campuses and promising guaranteed first-year accommodation and strong graduate outcomes.
- Institution Type
Public University
- Establishment Year
- Origins: Founded as Cheltenham Training College in 1847 .
- University Status: Became Edinburgh Napier University in 2001.
- Educational Focus
- Business, Computing and Social Sciences
- Creative Industries (design, media, journalism, music and performing arts)
- Education and Humanities (including the Institute of Education based at City Campus)
- Health and Social Care
- Natural & Social Sciences
- Sport & Exercise Sciences
- Accreditations
- Recognised UK public university and degree-awarding body within the national higher-education framework.
- Research quality assessed through the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF).
- Numerous individual programmes (e.g., in teaching, nursing, allied health and professional areas) hold subject-specific professional accreditation.
- Rankings
- QS World University Rankings 2024: 801-1200 band
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024: 1001-1200 band
- Highlights
- Heritage of more than 175 years from its origins as a teacher-training college in 1847.
- Recent HESA data shows 95.3% of graduates in employment or further study 15 months after leaving, placing the university among the best in the UK for this metric.
- Over 4,000 placement and work-experience opportunities, and a “Career Promise” (lifetime career coaching, extra support or internships if not in a job within six months) alongside guaranteed first-year accommodation.