Loughborough University

Loughborough University is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England. It has been a university since 1966, but the institution dates back to 1909, when the then Loughborough Technical Institute began with a focus on skills and knowledge which would be directly applicable in the wider world. In March 2013, the university announced it had acquired the former broadcast center at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park which opened as a second campus in 2015.

It was a member of the 1994 Group of smaller research intensive universities until the group was dissolved in November 2013. The annual income of the institution for 2017–18 was £300.8 million of which £41.9 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £295.5 million.

Faculties

• Accounting and Financial Management
• Aeronautical Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Architecture
• Automotive Engineering
• Automotive Materials
• Bioengineering
• Biological Sciences
• Biomaterials Engineering
• Business Analytics
• Business Economics and Finance
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Chemistry with Computing
• Civil Engineering
• Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying
• Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Science and Mathematics
• Computer Science
• Computing and Management
• Construction Engineering Management
• Criminology and Sociology
• Economics and Management
• Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering
• Electronic and Electrical Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Engineering Physics
• English
• Finance and Management
• Financial Mathematics
• Fine Art
• Geography and Management
• Graphic Design
• History
• Human Biology
• Industrial Design
• Information Technology Management for Business
• International Relations
• Management
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Marketing and Management
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Media and Communication
• Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Natural Sciences
• Physics
• Politics
• Product Design and Technology
• Psychology
• Robotics, Mechatronics and Control Engineering
• Sociology and Media
• Sport Management
• Sports Technology
• Textile Design
• Urban Planning

Entry Requirements

All applicants are required to demonstrate that they have an appropriate level of English language. They normally ask for a minimum of a grade 4/C in GCSE English Language but they also accept a range of alternative school-based qualifications from the UK and internationally, as well as tests of English for speakers of a foreign language, such as IELTS, TOEFL and Pearson.

Accommodation

Everyone has different requirements but here at Loughborough they are able to offer a wide range of accommodation to suit all tastes.

They co-ordinate and promote all the accommodation services offered by the University, for both on and off campus accommodation and short-stay visitors.  In addition to their halls of residence, they advertise a high standard of privately owned off campus accommodation in Loughborough, giving you peace of mind about the standard of rented property.

Wardens and Sub-wardens are available in each University Hall to help ensure the hall provides a supportive and enjoyable environment for all the student residents.

Their staff is available to help with any problems or concerns you may have and offer advice on all housing matters.

Rankings

National rankings

• Complete (2021)                                         6
• Guardian (2021)                                           7
• Times / Sunday Times (2021)                    7

Global rankings

• ARWU (2020)                                                501–600
• CWTS Leiden (2020)                                    228
• QS (2021)                                                     218
• THE (2021)                                                    351–400

British Government assessment

• Teaching Excellence Framework              Gold