University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth is a public, civic and research-intensive university located in Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. Established in 1992, it traces its academic roots to a College of Navigation in the 19th century. The university offers a broad portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and postgraduate research programmes through three faculties: Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business; Faculty of Science and Engineering; and Faculty of Health. It holds a TEF Gold rating (September 2023, valid for four years) across all three TEF categories: overall, student experience and student outcomes. In the 2025 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES), it ranked among the UK's top 20 higher education institutions. The university has around 1,000 postgraduate researchers and is a member of the ESRC South West Doctoral Training Partnership. It is internationally recognised for marine and maritime research, health sciences, and environmental sustainability. Plymouth was named Community University of the Year 2027 in the Daily Mail University Guide. It reports a 94% graduate employment rate (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2026) and is one of the UK's most affordable student cities, with living costs 51% lower than London. The university guarantees a place in halls to all new first-year undergraduates who make it their firm first choice, and has a thriving international community of 2,000 students from over 100 countries.