A public university with historic campuses including the Old Royal Naval College (a UNESCO World Heritage site). Gained university status in 1992, with roots in Woolwich Polytechnic (1890).
Address: Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, London, SE10 9LS, United Kingdom
Engineering, Business, Maritime Studies
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Marine Science, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with industry, professional bodies (e.g. ACCA, RICS), and local communities. Focus on applied research, employability, and sustainability. Strong in maritime sector.
Research:
Applied research in areas such as engineering (Natural Resources Institute – NRI), computing, education, health, and maritime science. Growing focus on AI and sustainability.
Famous Alumnis:
Jimi Mistry, Malorie Blackman (honorary), Gareth Thomas (honorary), Charles K. Kao (former staff)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2100
Current students***:
20500
Foreign students***:
30%
Cumulative former students***:
135000
Pros
Stunning historic campus locations, diverse student body, range of vocational and academic courses, good transport links from some campuses.
Cons
Multiple campuses (Greenwich, Avery Hill, Medway), variable reputation across subject areas, some facilities are older.
Best For
Students seeking a mix of history and modern learning, with strengths in engineering, business, maritime studies, and applied sciences, often with a vocational focus.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Think of University of Wolverhampton when civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics is the priority: it covers manufacturing as well, and has almost the same size, at about 19,000 students.
- A good alternative in the same country is University of Lincoln, which likewise covers life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it is slightly smaller, at about 17,500 students against roughly 20,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- For students who like the marine science, life sciences and data analytics focus of this university but want another option nearby, Newcastle University fits well: it is slightly larger, at about 29,500 students against roughly 20,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- The comparison with University of Derby is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics, and it has almost the same size, at about 20,500 students, and is also a public institution.
- Edinburgh Napier University overlaps with this university on civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics, so the two are easy to compare, and it has almost the same size, at about 20,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- University of Galway brings a Ireland setting to the same core fields, marine science, civil engineering and life sciences, and it covers bioengineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 19,000 students.
- If this institution is on your list for marine science, life sciences and data analytics, University of Rhode Island in the United States deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- In the United States, University of Texas at Austin teaches much the same core subjects, life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and it is larger, enrolling about 52,400 students against roughly 20,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- If this university is on your list for marine science, civil engineering and AI and machine learning, Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway deserves a comparison, because it is larger, enrolling about 43,550 students against roughly 20,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Flinders University offers an international parallel to this institution, with marine science, life sciences and data analytics as common ground; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers robotics and ecology and sustainability 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.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Development
*: 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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