A public university that gained university status in 2005, with origins in 1839 as Bishop Otter College (a training college). Campuses in Chichester and Bognor Regis.
Address: College Lane, Chichester, PO19 6PE, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Education, Sport, Performing Arts
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with local schools, sports clubs (e.g., Sussex County Cricket Club), arts organizations, and community groups.
Research:
Research in areas like sport, education, performing arts, and humanities, often with a practice-based or community focus. Growing research in health and wellbeing.
Famous Alumnis:
Jason Merrills, Shappi Khorsandi (honorary), Tim Peake (honorary)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
850
Current students***:
6200
Foreign students***:
5%
Cumulative former students***:
45000
Pros
Small and friendly university, strong in education, sport, and performing arts, good student support and teaching quality.
Cons
Smaller range of subjects than larger universities, split campus, limited research infrastructure in advanced STEM.
Best For
Students seeking a community feel and specialized courses in education, sport, or performing arts, with a focus on teaching quality and student support.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Think of University of Suffolk when life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning is the priority: it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is slightly larger, at about 9,000 students against roughly 6,200 here.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning can consider Leeds Trinity University, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 6,200 here.
- University of Bedfordshire works in much the same fields, chiefly life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and it is far larger, with about 21,000 students against roughly 6,200 here, and is also a public institution.
- St Mary's University, Twickenham takes a similar route through life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Plymouth Marjon University overlaps with this university on life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, so the two are easy to compare, and it does not run the doctoral programmes found here, and is smaller, enrolling about 2,500 students against roughly 6,200 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Dartmouth College, in the United States, takes a similar route through life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it is private, whereas this university is public, and also offers mba programmes.
- University of Missouri-Kansas City in the United States is the nearest foreign match on life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it covers sound engineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 16,000 students against roughly 6,200 here.
- For a study option in India with a comparable spread of life sciences, AI and machine learning and software engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is the reference point: it is slightly larger, at about 7,000 students against roughly 6,200 here, and is also a public institution.
- Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi brings a India setting to the same core fields, life sciences, AI and machine learning and software engineering, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers geotechnics and bioengineering as well.
- University of Galway in Ireland is the nearest foreign match on life sciences, data analytics and software engineering; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers marine science and civil engineering as well.
*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.
- Health Sciences, Innovation, Performance Tracking, Research and Development, User experience (UX), 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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