UWS Overview

UWS in Summary

High ranking

• In the top 500 universities in Times Higher Education 2019 World University Rankings (source: The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019)
• In the top 150 in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2018 (source: The Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2018)
• A top 100 UK university and the highest ranked modern university in Scotland (source: The Times/The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2019)

• Education at UWS was ranked 2nd in the UK overall, & 1st in the UK for teaching quality and 1st in Scotland for student experience (source: The Times / The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019)*
• Education at UWS was ranked 2nd in the UK overall & 1st in Scotland for student satisfaction (source: The Complete University Guide 2019)*
• Education at UWS was ranked 2nd in Scotland for satisfaction (source: The Guardian University Guide 2019)*
• UWS was ranked at No. 3 in Scotland for student experience and teaching quality (source: Times/The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2019)
• Top in the UK - 100% Overall Student Satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2018 for bachelor degree studies in Aircraft Engineering, Civil Engineering, Midwifery, Applied Bioscience, Childhood Practice

* this ranking was achieved for our undergraduate course in initial teacher training

UWS in numbers

Success story

• 94% of UWS graduates are in work or further study six months after graduating (source: Higher Education Statistics Agency 2015/16)
• £7m awarded to UWS research projects in 2016/17

A diverse demographic

• almost 17,000 students
• From Ireland to India, from the Seychelles to Singapore – our students are drawn from 1/3 of the globe

Satisfied students

• 83% average student satisfaction rate (source: National Student Survey 2017)
• 91.4% students agreed "I have had the right opportunities to work with other students as part of my course" - highest rating in Scotland (source: National Student Survey 2017)
• 85% students agreed "my course has challenged me to achieve my best work" - 2nd highest rating in Scotland (source: National Student Survey 2017)
• 100% student satisfaction in civil engineering, engineering management, law & business, physics  (source: National Student Survey 2017)
• Over 90% student satisfaction in childhood studies, chemical engineering, business technology, professional health studies, business, biomedical science, social work, sport coaching, aircraft engineering, sport & exercise science, primary education, accounting, mechanical engineering, sports journalism (source: National Student Survey 2017)

Cool campuses

• 93% of postgraduate students would recommend UWS (source: PTES 2017)
• 90% of students are satisfied with their accommodation
• £100m+ investment in our new Lanarkshire Campus, including 250,000 sq ft of carbon-neutral buildings

Strengthening Scotland

• £537.8m – value of UWS to the Scottish economy (Source: Biggar Economics, Socio-economic Impact of UWS 2014)
• 5,197 Scottish jobs supported by UWS
• £443million – estimated value of the new Lanarkshire Campus to the local economy over 25 years

Promoting participation

• 25% of our students come from Scotland's most deprived communities (note: figures for 2015-16 of all Scottish-domiciled entrants)
• 25% of all students articulating from College to University in Scotland come to UWS (note: 1079 out of 3999 students in 2014-15)
• 300 participants from 14 schools in the UWS/Developing the Young Workforce (Ayrshire) course