A public university based in Southampton, with a focus on creative industries, maritime, and sport. Gained university status in 2005, with origins in 1856 (Southampton College of Art).
Address: East Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0YN, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Maritime, Media and Creative Industries, Sport Science
Domains taught:
- Data Analytics, Engineering, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Marine Science, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong links with maritime industry (Warsash Maritime School), creative businesses, and sports organisations. Focus on practical skills and industry relevance.
Research:
Applied research in areas such as maritime training and safety, media technology, sports performance, and sustainable design.
Famous Alumnis:
Sean Yazbeck, Camille Lepage, Paul Treseder
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1200
Current students***:
11000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
60000
Pros
Specialist maritime training facilities, strong creative industries focus, good industry links for vocational courses.
Cons
Smaller university with a more niche focus, lower research profile compared to larger institutions.
Best For
Students interested in maritime careers, creative industries, or sport, valuing hands-on learning and industry connections.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- University of West London offers a comparable education in sound engineering, industrial design and life sciences: it covers AI and machine learning as well, and has almost the same size, at about 11,000 students.
- On content, Birmingham City University and this university are close, as both teach sound engineering, industrial design and life sciences; it covers manufacturing as well, and is larger, enrolling about 30,000 students against roughly 11,000 here.
- A good alternative in the same country is York St John University, which likewise covers sound engineering, industrial design and life sciences; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Bath Spa University offers a comparable education in sound engineering, industrial design and life sciences: it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- On content, Buckinghamshire New University and this university are close, as both teach industrial design, life sciences and data analytics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- University of Galway, in Ireland, takes a similar route through marine science, life sciences and data analytics; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers civil engineering and bioengineering as well.
- University of Colorado Denver, in the United States, takes a similar route through life sciences, data analytics and software engineering; it is slightly larger, at about 13,853 students against roughly 11,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Abroad, Flinders University (Australia) covers marine science, life sciences and data analytics in a comparable way, and it covers robotics and ecology and sustainability as well, and is larger, enrolling about 25,921 students against roughly 11,000 here.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at North Carolina State University in the United States, where life sciences, data analytics and software engineering also form the core, and it is far larger, with about 38,100 students against roughly 11,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Queensland University of Technology brings a Australia setting to the same core fields, industrial design, life sciences and data analytics, and it covers finance and civil engineering as well, and is far larger, with about 52,073 students against roughly 11,000 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, Innovation, 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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