University of Huddersfield

The University of Huddersfield is a modern, ambitious public university located on a single campus in Queensgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK. It traces its origins to 1825 as a mechanics institute and became a university in 1992. The university has five academic schools: Applied Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Business Education and Law, Computing and Engineering, and Human and Health Sciences, offering over 650 undergraduate, postgraduate, research and distance learning courses. It holds a TEF Gold rating (2023) — the highest possible — and is ranked 1st in the world for both Reduced Inequalities and No Poverty in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Rankings for 2026 and 2027. Three quarters of its research was classified as world leading or internationally excellent in REF 2021. It is home to more than 4,000 international students from over 100 countries and achieves 93.4% undergraduate and 96.9% postgraduate graduate outcomes (work or further study within 15 months, HESA 2023/24). Huddersfield is a cost-effective location, ranked top 10 in the UK for affordable student rent.