University of Bristol

花费Fee

生活费／周Catered costs£118-£176

英国欧盟UK/EU fees£9,000

实习／海外年Fees (placement/overseas year)£1,350/£1,350

国际学生Fees (international)£14,750-£17,750

国际学生（医科）Fees (international, medical)£17,750-£33,000

地址Address

Senate House, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TH

Performance		Score 数值	Ranking 排名
2015 Times Ranking	2015年泰晤士报排名		19
2014 Times Ranking	2014年泰晤士报排名		15
World Ranking	世界排名		29
Student satisfaction	学生满意度	80.4%	84
Research quality	研究质量	29.7%	7
Ucas entry points	本科录取水平	483	12
Graduate prospects	毕业生展望	80.2%	11
Firsts and 2:1s	1等及2等1学位比例	83.1%	10
Completion rate	完成度	95.5%	10
Student-staff ratio	学生-老师比	14.1:1	21
Services/facilities spend	服务/设施花费	£2,030	27
Graduate salaries	毕业生起薪	£23,712
Sports points/rank	体育	1870.5	11

Social mix	学生情况	Score数值
Undergraduate (full-time)	本科全日制人数	13,565
Postgraduate (full-time)	研究生全日制人数	4,055
Applications/places	申请人数／录取人数	39,660/4,810
Applications/places ratio	申请录取率	8.2:1
EU students	欧盟学生	3.1%
Other overseas students	海外学生	11.9%
Mature	成年学生	5.9%
State school educated	公立学校教育	59.4%
Middle class/working class	中产／工薪比率	85.7/14.3

Student satisfaction 学生满意度
Subject	科目领域	％
Accounting & Finance	会计金融	84.0
Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering	航空和制造工程	76.7
Anatomy & Physiology	解剖和生理学	79.5
Animal Science	动物学	72.0
Archaeology	考古学	68.4
Biological Science	生物科学	85.8
Business Studies	商务研究	82.9
Chemistry	化学	88.0
Civil Engineering	土木工程	73.6
Classics & Ancient History	古典和古代史	73.5
Computer Science	计算机科学	76.9
Dentistry	牙医	84.4
Drama, Dance & Cinematics	戏剧、舞蹈和电影研究	66.2
Economics	经济学	78.1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	电子电气工程	81.2
English	英语	74.8
French	法语	77.6
Geography & Environmental Science	地理和环境科学	84.2
Geology	地质学	88.7
German	德语	82.7
History	历史	75.3
History of Art, Architecture & Design	艺术、建筑和设计史	73.7
Iberian Languages	伊比利亚语	75.0
Italian	意大利语	79.8
Law	法律	83.8
Mathematics	数学	78.5
Mechanical Engineering	机械工程	85.7
Medicine	医学	81.7
Music	音乐	74.2
Pharmacology and Pharmacy	药理学和药剂学	82.8
Philosophy	哲学	82.9
Physics and Astronomy	物理和天文学	83.1
Politics	政治	78.0
Psychology	心理学	83.7
Russian and East European Languages	俄语和东欧语言	77.1
Social Policy	社会政策	86.1
Social Work	社会工作	90.4
Sociology	社会学	76.8
Theology & Religious Studies	神学和宗教研究	81.4
Veterinary Medicine	兽医	85.2

奖学金／助学金Bursaries/scholarships

Students with household income below £25K, bursary of £2,000; household income £25K–£30K, £1,500; household income £30K–£35K, £1,250; household income £35K–£40K, £750; household income £40K–£42.6K, £500.

For students in the Access to Bristol scheme, £9,000 fee waiver in year 1 plus eligible for Access to Bristol annual maintenance bursary of £3,750.

大学概况University Profile

Among leading universities, Bristol, alongside Birmingham, has benefitted the most from the relaxation of restrictions on recruiting the brightest students (those holding ABB at A-level or better). However, increasing the size of Bristol’s intake by more than 1,000 students – as the university has done over the past two years – has helped also to attract even more applicants. Already the most oversubscribed multi-faculty university in Britain, it saw the demand for places grow by another 9% in 2013.

There are now more than 14,000 undergraduates, although Bristol remains among the smallest institutions in the Russell Group. The university’s official strategy is to “stay relatively compact and nurture the collegial atmosphere that makes it a true community as well as an ambitious and challenging place to be.” 

Bristol has long been a natural alternative to Oxbridge, favoured particularly by independent schools. In order to broaden the intake, departments may make slightly lower offers to the most promising applicants from the bottom 40% of schools and colleges at A-level. Over 500 students came from such schools in 2013, and one entrant in seven came from a low socio-economic group (although this was still well under the one in five expected given the university’s subject mix).

The university has spent more than £15m since 2006 on recruiting and supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Some 600 local students take the Access to Bristol course while at school or college, for example, and receive a substantial bursary if they go on to a Bristol degree and their family income is less than £25,000. Yet curiously, 40.6% of entrants in 2012 came from independent schools, more than Cambridge and the highest proportion in the UK outside Oxford and St Andrews. It is also five percentage points higher than before it launched its strategies to diversify its intake.

Bristol has a powerful academic reputation – the new QS rankings keep it in the top 30 in the world. Entry standards are high and Bristol continued to live up to expectations in the last Research Assessment Exercise, when almost two-thirds of the work submitted was rated in the top two categories. Epidemiology and public health, health services research, chemistry, mathematics, drama, mechanical engineering and economics produced the best results.

There are 33 Fellows of the Royal Society and similar numbers in other learned societies. The latest research development saw the opening in 2013 of an £18m Centre for Power Electronics that will focus on delivering the underpinning science and engineering behind many low-carbon technologies.

The university celebrated its centenary in 2009 and launched a fundraising campaign with a £100m target. The previous campaign helped the university to create new chairs and embark on a number of building projects, including a well-appointed centre for the highly-rated chemistry department. Both chemistry and medical sciences were chosen to house national teaching and learning centres, and the university was also awarded four centres to train doctoral scientists and engineers.

The largest estate investment programme in the university’s history is currently underway, with £200m of projects due to be completed by 2016. A £54m Life Sciences Building was completed this year, providing new teaching and research facilities for Biological Sciences and a range of related disciplines. A new hall of residence at Stoke Bishop has added 320 places, ensuring that the university continues to guarantee accommodation for all first years. A rolling programme of refurbishment is under way to modernise the existing halls.

An impressive sports complex with a well-equipped gym has been developed at the heart of the university precinct, where the careers centre has also been refurbished. The students’ union houses one of the city’s biggest live music venues as well as a café, bars, theatre and swimming pool. A £31m refurbishment and redesign will be complete this year, providing more space for community activities and the 180 student societies and 50 sports clubs, as well as an extended café bar.

Until now, the students’ union has been less of a social centre than in some universities, partly because of the intense competition from nightclubs. Bristol possesses a vibrant youth culture and, as one of the country’s most prosperous cities, offers job opportunities to students and graduates alike. The university merges into the centre, its famous gothic tower dominating the skyline from the junction of two of the main shopping streets.

Despite its hills, Bristol is England’s first Cycling City and was named this year by The Sunday Times as the best city in the UK in which to live. It will also be European Green Capital for 2015. Most students enjoy life in Bristol, although the high cost of living can be a drawback.

The 3.5% dropout rate is among the lowest in Britain, and one student in five stays in the city after graduation. The university would be ensconced safely among the overall top 10 in our rankings were it not for student satisfaction scores that continue to lag well behind the university’s standing in all our other performance measures. Bristol students are clearly a hard lot to please.

学生观点Student view

Jo Woods, students’ union officer

First impressions

Societies will help you to meet people beyond 18-year-olds who have just left school.

Worst feature

The shock of having to do your own washing, and the consequences of failing to keep up with it.

Making a difference

Bristol is dedicated to getting its students involved in the local community, I’ve volunteered for the charity IntoUniversity.

Deal clincher

My brother’s just accepted a place here because he’s seen what a great time I’ve had.