A public university with campuses in Wolverhampton, Walsall, and Telford. Focus on widening access, vocational education, and regional engagement.
Address: Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Health and Social Care, Education, Engineering
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with local authorities, NHS trusts, schools, and businesses in the West Midlands. Strong focus on apprenticeships and employability.
Research:
Applied research in areas such as health and wellbeing, cyber security, advanced manufacturing, and social inclusion.
Famous Alumnis:
Suzi Perry, Juhar Mahiruddin, David Willey
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2300
Current students***:
19000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
120000
Pros
Commitment to widening participation, strong regional links, good for vocational and professional courses.
Cons
Lower research profile, located in an area with economic challenges.
Best For
Students in the West Midlands seeking accessible higher education with a vocational focus, particularly in health, education, and engineering.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- University of Derby takes a similar route through civil engineering, manufacturing and life sciences, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Edinburgh Napier University works in much the same fields, chiefly civil engineering, manufacturing and life sciences, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and has almost the same size, at about 20,000 students.
- Also strong in civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics, Glasgow Caledonian University makes a sensible second look at home; it has almost the same size, at about 21,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- For students who like the civil engineering, manufacturing and life sciences focus of this university but want another option nearby, Robert Gordon University fits well: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- London Metropolitan University is the closest domestic counterpart for life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- New Jersey Institute of Technology, based in the United States, is built around civil engineering, manufacturing and life sciences much like this university, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- In the United States, Kansas State University teaches much the same core subjects, life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and it has almost the same size, at about 20,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- In Ireland, University of Galway teaches much the same core subjects, civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- University of Wollongong, in Australia, takes a similar route through civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics; it covers ecology and sustainability and materials as well, and is larger, enrolling about 31,908 students against roughly 19,000 here.
- For a study option in Saudi Arabia with a comparable spread of life sciences, data analytics and software engineering, King Khalid University is the reference point: it is far larger, with about 61,708 students against roughly 19,000 here, and is also a public institution.
*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.
- Engineering, Health Sciences, Healthcare, Research and Development, Social Engineering, Sustainability
*: 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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