University of Bristol

Since the founding of the University itself in 1909, it has grown considerably and is now one of the largest employers in the local area, although it is smaller by student numbers than the nearby University of the West of England. Bristol does not have a campus but is spread over a considerable geographic area. Most of its activities, however, are concentrated in the area of the city centre, referred to as the "University Precinct". It is a member of the Russell Group of research-led UK universities, the Coimbra Group of leading European universities and the Worldwide Universities Network WU League tables generally place Bristol within the top ten universities in the United Kingdom.

Royal Fort Tower

Bristol is also known for its research strength, having 15 departments gaining the top grade of 5* in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise. Overall, 36 out of 46 departments rated gained the top two ratings of 5 or 5*, and 76% of all the academic staff working in departments scored these top two levels. In terms of teaching strength, Bristol had an average Teaching Quality Assessment score of 22.05/24 before the TQA was abolished. For admission in October 2005, Bristol reported an average of 10.8 applications per place with the average A-level score on admission being 436.4.That year, Bristol's drop-out rate was 2.2% compared to the benchmark set by HEFCE of no more than 3.1%.

Academics

Faculty of Arts
Archaeology and Anthropology
Drama: Theatre, Film, Television
History of Art
Music
Philosophy
Classics & Ancient History
English
Historical Studies
Theology and Religious Studies
French
German
Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Italian
Russian

Faculty of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Engineering Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Medical and Veterinary Sciences
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Cellular & Molecular Medicine
Clinical Veterinary Science
Physiology and Pharmacology

Faculty of Science
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Earth Sciences
Experimental Psychology
Geographical Sciences
Mathematics
Physics

Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Clinical Science at North Bristol
Clinical Science at South Bristol
Community-Based Medicine
Oral & Dental Science
Social Medicine

Faculty of Social Sciences and Law
Audiology
Politics
Social Work
Sociology
Education (Graduate School of)
Geographical Sciences
Policy Studies
Deaf Studies
Hearing and Balance Studies
Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences
Accounting and Finance
Economics
Management
Law