University of Huddersfield (H60)

UCAS code: H60

The University of Huddersfield welcomes almost 20,000 students, including over 3,000 international students from more than 120 countries and is recognised for the quality of its teaching. It was the first university in England to achieve recognition as having the highest proportion of professionally-qualified teaching staff* and the first and only UK university to have achieved 100% of permanent teaching staff as Fellows of the Higher Education Academy**. It is a gold-rated university in the Teaching Excellence Framework and in 2017 won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award.

*HESA - First awarded in 2016, maintained in 2017 and 2018 and 2019. Joint first in 2020. ** Permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.

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How students describe this university

Source: The Which? University student survey

We asked more than 11,000 undergraduates to say how far they would describe their uni as having the following characteristics. We carry out this analysis where we have scores from at least 30 students. You can also see whether these ratings are high, medium or low compared to other universities.

Varied union activities

71%

MED

Political

56%

MED

Sporty

63%

MED

Creative

68%

HIGH

Diverse local nightlife

60%

MED

Vital stats

Sources: NSS, DLHE & HESA

% of graduates in work or further study 98% HIGH

Average graduate salary £20k MED

Student satisfaction score 78% MED

Number of students

17,300

students attended last year

Undergraduate / Postgraduate

79%

of students are undergrads

Full-time / Part-time

13%

of students are part-time

Male / Female

43%

of students are male

Young / Mature

27%

of students aged over 21

UK / Non-UK

16%

of students here are from outside the UK

What students say about this university

445 comments (119 students)

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  A lot of work. We do everything from pattern cutting to sewing and the designing and then textiles on top of that. It's...
  
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  2018, 2nd year, Clothing/Fashion Design
  
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  A lot of work. We do everything from pattern cutting to sewing and the designing and then textiles on top of that. It's basically three degrees in one
  
  2018, 2nd year, Clothing/Fashion Design
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  Moldgreen. There's a corner shop around the corner and it's near to small supermarkets on the way to uni. Uni is about 10/15...
  
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  2018, 2nd year, Clothing/Fashion Design
  
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  Moldgreen. There's a corner shop around the corner and it's near to small supermarkets on the way to uni. Uni is about 10/15 minutes walk away and the town centre is a little bit longer. It's not far to walk really but I would like to live closer.
  
  2018, 2nd year, Clothing/Fashion Design
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- Accommodation
  
  Its okay. And not again
  
  2018, 2nd year, Surgical Nursing
  
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- Accommodation
  
  Good contact with staff, quick responses and helpful
  
  2018, 2nd year, Industrial/Product Design
  
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- Course
  
  Good course with good equipment that make learning easier
  
  2018, 2nd year, Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified
  
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  Not relevant
  
  2018, 2nd year, Social Studies Not Elsewhere Classified
  
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