A public university with a focus on arts, humanities, education, and creative industries. Known for its beautiful campuses and supportive environment.
Address: Newton Park, Newton St Loe, Bath, BA2 9BN, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Art and Design, Creative Writing, Education
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 cultural organisations, schools, and creative businesses in Bath and the South West. Focus on creativity and enterprise.
Research:
Practice-based research in arts, design, media, education, and humanities. Emphasis on creativity, culture, and enterprise.
Famous Alumnis:
Howard Hodgkin (taught at predecessor Bath Academy of Art), Peter Flannery, Glenn Brown
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
8000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
50000
Pros
Beautiful campuses, strong in creative arts and teacher training, supportive community feel.
Cons
More limited range of STEM subjects, lower research profile than University of Bath.
Best For
Students passionate about creative arts, humanities, or education, seeking a supportive and inspiring environment in historic Bath.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- York St John University takes a similar route through sound engineering, industrial design and life sciences, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is slightly smaller, at about 7,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- University of Winchester is the closest domestic counterpart for industrial design, life sciences and data analytics; it has almost the same size, at about 8,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Also strong in sound engineering, industrial design and data analytics, Goldsmiths, University of London makes a sensible second look at home; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- 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 slightly larger, at about 11,000 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Birmingham City University works in much the same fields, chiefly sound engineering, industrial design and life sciences, and it is far larger, with about 30,000 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- University of North Texas, in the United States, takes a similar route through sound engineering, industrial design and life sciences; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Oslo Metropolitan University offers an international parallel to this university, with sound engineering, industrial design and data analytics as common ground; it is larger, enrolling about 22,000 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, based in the United States, is built around sound engineering, life sciences and data analytics much like this university, and it also offers mba programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 16,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- 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 is slightly smaller, at about 7,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen in China is the nearest foreign match on life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it covers finance and robotics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 12,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
*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, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Sustainable Development, User-Centered Design
*: 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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