Harper Adams University

Harper Adams University is a specialist higher education institution founded in 1901, located on a 494-hectare rural campus in Newport, Shropshire, England. A registered charity (No. 1147717) and company limited by guarantee (No. 8049710), it is the UK's leading specialist university for agriculture, agri-food, engineering, animal health, veterinary sciences and technology. Named the inaugural Specialist University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times in 2024 and holder of a TEF Gold rating, Harper Adams is internationally recognised for research and teaching excellence. Academic departments include Agriculture and Environment, Animal Health Behaviour and Welfare, Engineering, Harper Adams Business School, Harper Food Innovation, and Harper & Keele Veterinary School. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate taught, postgraduate research (MRes, MPhil, PhD), apprenticeship and short course programmes. A second campus, Harper Adams University Telford (The Quad), opened in 2024 in Telford's Station Quarter, focusing on digital skills, data science, robotics and automation. For 2026/27, UK undergraduate tuition fees are £9,790 per year and international undergraduate fees are £17,160 per year. 97.5% of graduates go straight into work or further study. Students from over 30 countries study at Harper Adams.