A public university in Oxford. Gained university status in 1992, with roots in the Oxford School of Art (1865). Strong in architecture, automotive engineering, real estate, and hospitality.
Address: Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane, Oxford, OX3 0BP, England, United Kingdom
Architecture, Automotive Engineering, Hospitality
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with industry, particularly in automotive (Oxford Brookes Racing is world-renowned in Formula Student), architecture, publishing, and healthcare. Links with local businesses.
Research:
Applied research in areas such as sustainable built environment, automotive engineering (low carbon vehicles), health and social care, and creative industries. Growing focus on AI applications.
Famous Alumnis:
Adrian Reynard, Steve Ridgway, Yasmeen Lari (honorary), Jonathan Glancey
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2900
Current students***:
18500
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
125000
Pros
Strong vocational focus in certain areas, good reputation in architecture and automotive engineering, located in Oxford, TEF Silver.
Cons
Overshadowed by University of Oxford, more teaching-focused than research-intensive, facilities vary across campuses.
Best For
Students seeking strong vocational degrees, particularly in architecture, automotive engineering, real estate, or hospitality, in the city of Oxford, with good industry links.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- University of Westminster is the closest domestic counterpart for industrial design, civil engineering and life sciences; it has almost the same size, at about 19,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of industrial design, life sciences and AI and machine learning can consider University of South Wales, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Kingston University shares the core fields of this institution, namely industrial design, civil engineering and life sciences; it has almost the same size, at about 19,500 students, and is also a public institution.
- University of the West of England works in much the same fields, chiefly industrial design, life sciences and AI and machine learning, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- For students who like the industrial design, life sciences and AI and machine learning focus of this university but want another option nearby, University of West London fits well: it is smaller, enrolling about 11,000 students against roughly 18,500 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Seen from abroad, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) is a close relative on subject matter, since industrial design, civil engineering and life sciences are central to both, and it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
- On content, Queensland University of Technology in Australia and this institution are close, as both teach industrial design, civil engineering and life sciences; it is larger, enrolling about 52,073 students against roughly 18,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences brings a Norway setting to the same core fields, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and software engineering, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- For a study option in India with a comparable spread of civil engineering, life sciences and AI and machine learning, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is the reference point: it also offers mba programmes and covers geotechnics as well.
- For a study option in Denmark with a comparable spread of civil engineering, mechanical engineering and AI and machine learning, Technical University of Denmark is the reference point: it covers bioengineering and ecology and sustainability as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 13,400 students against roughly 18,500 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.
- Architecture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Project Management, Quality Management, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: 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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