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University of Leeds

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Leeds, United Kingdom
123rd in World University Rankings 2025
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About the University of Leeds

Basic information and contact details for the University of Leeds

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The University of Leeds is a redbrick university in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire. Officially founded in the early 20th century, the university’s origins can be traced back to the 19th century, when the Yorkshire College of Science was established. It was one of the first colleges in the UK for students of all faiths and backgrounds, set up to challenge the exclusivity of Oxford and Cambridge. Initially the college focussed purely on scientific studies before eventually introducing Classics, History and Modern Literature. This led the Yorkshire College of Science to become the Yorkshire College and in 1904, King Edward VII granted Leeds its own Charter as an independent institution. Today, the University of Leeds is among the Russell Group of research-intensive universities.

It offers over 500 undergraduate and more than 200 postgraduate-degree courses. Leeds is split into nine faculties, they include: Arts, Social Sciences and Law, Engineering, Environment, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Medicine and Health and Performance and Visual Arts. With over 30,000 students – 5,000 of them international, from more than 100 countries – the university prides itself on being a multicultural and international institution.Its partnership with Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, China was the first overseas school to be set up by the University of Leeds and offers students a unique UK-Chinese engineering curriculum. The university is located on a single-site campus, just a short walk from Leeds’ vibrant city centre, with access to art galleries, museums, shopping and sports facilities, as well as green spaces. Leeds University Union offers over 250 clubs and societies and its students' union was the first in the UK to be awarded ‘excellent’ status by the National Union of Students (NUS) as part of its Quality Students' Unions accreditation scheme. A recent £520m has been invested into transforming its campus, which includes state-of-the-art sport and well-being facilities, a 25m eight lane swimming pool and the largest fitness suite of any UK university
Leeds alumni include the late historian Herbert Read, the singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, and the astronaut Piers Sellers.

 

 

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World University Rankings 2025
20406080100
Overall 64.5
Teaching 46.4
Research Environment 51
Research Quality 87
Industry 71.2
International Outlook 94.6
54565860626466201620172018201920202021202220232024202555.356.857.156.657.156.859.259.863.964.5

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Ranking positions 2016 to 2025
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Impact Rankings

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Impact Rankings 2024
9293949520202021202494.194.791.7

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Impact Ranking positions 2020 to 2024
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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at the University of Leeds

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Student gender ratio
59 F : 41 M (1)
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International student percentage
38% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
15.1 (1)
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Student total
35710 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at the University of Leeds

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Physical Sciences101–125th

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Computer Science201–250th

  • Computer Science

Social Sciences66th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies

Life Sciences98th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Biological Sciences

Clinical and Health101–125th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Law=78th

  • Law

Business and Economics101–125th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance

Arts and Humanities64th

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • Architecture

Education=89th

  • Education

Engineering126–150th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Psychology126–150th

  • Psychology