University structure
- Our UK-based students are spread across three faculties: Medicine & Dentistry, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Science & Engineering.
- Students will fall into one of the following schools:
Biological and Chemical Sciences
Business and Management
Economics and Finance
Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Engineering and Materials Science
English and Drama
Geography
History
Languages, Linguistics and Film
Law
Mathematical Sciences
Medicine and Dentistry
Physics and Astronomy
Politics and International Relations
Student profile
- We have close to 26,000 students, drawn from 162 nationalities. Approximately 9% are from the EU and 35% from non-EU overseas countries.
- Approximately 4,000 of our students are based offshore, predominately in China.
- The profile of our undergraduate students in London is distinctive for a Russell Group university (and any research-leading university across the world):
91% are from state school;
42% are first into Higher Education;
27% are from households where the annual taxable income is less than £10k
Skills, aspirations and social capital
- We are a Russell Group institution based in east London, teaching across the full disciplinary spectrum.
- Our curriculum is constantly changing to broaden the UG experience, build social capital and enhance prospects on graduation, allowing graduates to make a positive societal impact.
- We were the first Russell Group institution to deliver Degree Apprenticeship programmes and remain at the forefront of this type of delivery.
- We sponsor two local Multi Academy Trusts, which have both seen rapid improvement in pupil outcomes.
