University of Birmingham

花费Fee

生活费／周Catered costs £118-£179

英国欧盟UK/EU fees £9,000

国际学生Fees (international) £12,565-£16,565

国际学生（医科）Fees (international, medical) £16,565-£29,085

地址Address

Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT

Performance		Score 数值	Ranking 排名
2015 Times Ranking	2015年泰晤士报排名		15
2014 Times Ranking	2014年泰晤士报排名		16
World Ranking	世界排名		64
Student satisfaction	学生满意度	82.8%	51
Research quality	研究质量	24%	21
Ucas entry points	本科录取水平	439	21
Graduate prospects	毕业生展望	84.3%	4
Firsts and 2:1s	1等及2等1学位比例	81.1%	11
Completion rate	完成度	94.2%	13
Student-staff ratio	学生-老师比	14.5:1	23
Services/facilities spend	服务/设施花费	£2,375	11
Graduate salaries	毕业生起薪	£22,326
Sports points/rank	体育	3132.5	3

Social mix	学生情况	Score数值
Undergraduate (full-time)	本科全日制人数	17,530
Postgraduate (full-time)	研究生全日制人数	7,360
Applications/places	申请人数／录取人数	39,955/5,890
Applications/places ratio	申请录取率	6.8:1
EU students	欧盟学生	3.1%
Other overseas students	海外学生	7.8%
Mature	成年学生	8.1%
State school educated	公立学校教育	78.6%
Middle class/working class	中产／工薪比率	77.6/22.4

Student satisfaction 学生满意度
Subject	科目领域	％
Accounting & Finance	会计金融	83.2
American Studies	美国研究	81.1
Archaeology	考古学	81.9
Biological Science	生物科学	78.9
Business Studies	商务研究	76.8
Chemical Engineering	化工	88.7
Chemistry	化学	88.4
Civil Engineering	土木工程	76.3
Classics & Ancient History	古典和古代史	86.8
Computer Science	计算机科学	92.2
Creative Writing	创造性写作	82.7
Dentistry	牙医	86.9
Drama, Dance & Cinematics	戏剧、舞蹈和电影研究	82.1
Economics	经济学	77.1
Education	教育	79.7
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	电子电气工程	88.4
English	英语	82.9
French	法语	85.3
Geography & Environmental Science	地理和环境科学	79.2
Geology	地质学	81.2
German	德语	86.5
History	历史	84.2
History of Art, Architecture & Design	艺术、建筑和设计史	83.9
Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism	酒店休闲娱乐和旅游	88.7
Iberian Languages	伊比利亚语	78.7
Italian	意大利语	85.4
Law	法律	81.2
Materials Technology	材料科学	67.9
Mathematics	数学	85.7
Mechanical Engineering	机械工程	85.5
Medicine	医学	79.5
Middle Eastern & African Studies	中东和非洲研究	88.9
Music	音乐	82.6
Nursing	护理	83.0
Philosophy	哲学	84.3
Physics and Astronomy	物理和天文学	91.1
Physiotherapy	物理疗法	87.2
Politics	政治	79.2
Psychology	心理学	86.8
Russian and East European Languages	俄语和东欧语言	85.5
Social Policy	社会政策	72.4
Social Work	社会工作	85.3
Sociology	社会学	82.3
Sport Science	体育科学	88.5
Subjects allied to medicine	医学相关	85.2
Theology & Religious Studies	神学和宗教研究	89.0
Town & Country Planning & Landscape	城市乡村规划及景观	77.5

奖学金／助学金Bursaries/scholarships

Household income up to £36K, around 1,500 Chamberlain Awards of £1,000–£2,000 per year, with priority to care leavers and those with lowest household income.

A range of scholarships and bursaries are available.

大学概况University Profile

Birmingham was one of the big winners in the Government’s relaxation of controls on the recruitment of students with ABB or better at A-level. 

Having promised unconditional offers for applicants in a dozen subjects who were predicted better than three As, the university took 750 more students in 2013 than in the previous year. Just over a third of those who received unconditional offers took up places. 

This initiative was one of the factors that brought Birmingham our University of the Year title for 2013-14. Such was its success that the scheme has now been extended to 33 subjects, from African studies and anthropology to social work and is expected to continue in 2015.

Birmingham was the original “redbrick” university. The 230-acre campus in leafy Edgbaston is dominated by a 300-foot clock tower, one of the city’s best-known landmarks, and boasts its own station. 

Dentistry is located in the city centre, while part of the School of Education is in Selly Oak, a mile from the Edgbaston campus. Drama is also located there, along with the BBC Drama Village, which is part of a strategic alliance between the university and the corporation. 

Vice-Chancellor Sir David Eastwood said on his appointment that he wanted the university to be the “best of the rest” outside Oxbridge and the top London colleges, and a series of initiatives in teaching and research are taking the university in the right direction, evidenced by last year’s eight place climb in our league table to 16th. That gain has been consolidated this year with a further rise on one place. 

The university’s enduring reputation is based on its research, with 16% of the work submitted for the Research Assessment Exercise regarded as world-leading. Birmingham took satisfaction from the broad range of subjects in which it produced good results, with music, physics, computer science, mechanical engineering, European studies, primary care, cancer sciences, psychology and law all doing well. 

Birmingham is the hub for a national STEM programme to promote interest in science, technology, engineering and maths among young people and enhance higher level skills in the workplace. 

It has also become the first link in a chain of Cancer Research UK Centres, while a £60m fundraising campaign launched in 2009 will support projects ranging from research into brain injury, ageing and clean energy to scholarships and a centre for heritage and cultural learning. 

The university is part way through a long-term programme of investment. Work has started on a new library and cultural hub that will embrace new and emerging technologies for an enhanced student experience. 

A new sports centre will boast Birmingham's first 50-metre swimming pool. The new Student Services Hub will see part of the redbrick Aston Webb Building remodelled to house a number of different services including employability, careers and a 400-seat lecture theatre. The facility will be ready for the 2015 student intake. 

Recent developments have included a student facilities building at the medical school and a new home for sport and exercise sciences, as well as refurbished student accommodation and a new music building.

Birmingham’s 25,000 full-time students include 4,000 from 150 different countries. Three-quarters of all students undertake work experience as part of their course. The university encourages interdisciplinary study, for example allowing undergraduates to combine technology with subjects ranging from Latin or modern Greek to the management of floods and other natural disasters. 

There has also been £3.5m investment in an employability initiative which will include internships and mentoring by some of the university’s most successful alumni. The combined package pays off with Birmingham students enjoying some of the best graduate prospects of any university in Britain.

The university has stepped up its efforts to widen participation following the introduction of £9,000 fees. Over 4,000 students are expected to benefit from its package of enhanced financial support for those from lower income backgrounds. 

The Access to Birmingham (A2B) scheme, which encourages students from the West Midlands whose families have little or no experience of higher education to apply to university, will be extended to students outside the Midlands.

Most of the halls and university flats are conveniently located in an attractive parkland setting near the main campus. There are more than 4,200 university-owned beds, and accommodation in the private sector is also plentiful. 

The campus is less than three miles from the city centre, but the area has plenty of shops, pubs and restaurants. With its own nightclub among the facilities on campus, some students do not even stray that far, but the city is acquiring a growing reputation among the young. 

Student facilities on campus are on a par with the best in the country, and include a medical practice. An outdoor pursuits centre is by Coniston Water in the Lake District. 

学生观点Student view

Poppy Wilkinson, students’ guild president

First impressions

Beautiful building with a traditional university feel, and friendly students to help you out.

Worst feature

Student numbers can make you feel overwhelmed, but you’re bound to make friends for life.

Making a difference

difference Our community warden scheme aims to keep the local community safer, cleaner and greener.

Deal clincher

We have our own train station on campus, so you can go anywhere, including home, whenever you like.