A public university with origins in 1841 as a Church of England teacher training college. Known for its community focus, creative arts, and sports programmes.
Address: Lord Mayor’s Walk, York, YO31 7EX, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Education, Arts, Sport
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with schools, community groups, arts organisations, and sports clubs in York and North Yorkshire.
Research:
Applied research focused on education, health and wellbeing, creative arts, and social justice.
Famous Alumnis:
Scarlett Moffatt, Matt Messias, Alistair Petrie
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
7000
Foreign students***:
5%
Cumulative former students***:
45000
Pros
Strong sense of community, supportive learning environment, good for teacher training and creative arts.
Cons
Smaller university with a more limited range of subjects, lower research profile than University of York.
Best For
Students seeking a supportive, community-oriented university, particularly for education, arts, or sports programmes, in the historic city of York.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Bath Spa University offers a comparable education in sound engineering, industrial design and life sciences: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is slightly larger, at about 8,000 students against roughly 7,000 here.
- University of Winchester takes a similar route through industrial design, life sciences and data analytics, and it is slightly larger, at about 8,000 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- St Mary's University, Twickenham is the closest domestic counterpart for life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it covers engineering as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 6,000 students against roughly 7,000 here.
- Another national school that puts sound engineering, industrial design and life sciences at the centre is Solent University, and it is larger, enrolling about 11,000 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- University of West London overlaps with this institution on sound engineering, industrial design and life sciences, so the two are easy to compare, and it is larger, enrolling about 11,000 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Students considering a move abroad can look at University of North Texas in the United States, where sound engineering, industrial design and life sciences also form the core, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- On content, New York University in the United States and this institution are close, as both teach sound engineering, industrial design and data analytics; it also offers mba programmes, and is far larger, with about 60,000 students against roughly 7,000 here.
- Oslo Metropolitan University offers an international parallel to this university, with sound engineering, industrial design and data analytics as common ground; it is far larger, with about 22,000 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- University of New Brunswick in Canada pursues a similar profile in life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and it is also a public institution and also offers certificate and diploma programmes.
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in India pursues a similar profile in industrial design, life sciences and AI and machine learning, and it covers nanotechnologies and bioengineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 7,000 students.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Creative Design Strategies, Creativity, Human-Centered Design, Training
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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