The University of Wolverhampton has been providing opportunity and academic excellence for over 190 years. You’ll not only benefit from excellent facilities and academic support, but also affordable living, a diverse and inclusive campus community, and excellent connections to major British cities.
Strategy 2035: Creating Opportunity, Transforming Futures
The university’s Strategy 2035 aims to create opportunity by offering high-quality education, developing students’ skills, and shaping the future to create a fairer, more productive, and sustainable society through learning, research, and knowledge exchange.
Changing the world for the better
The University of Wolverhampton’s research is wide-ranging, tackling everything from brain tumours to cybersecurity, rainforest governance, and biodegradable dressings. At the heart of all they do is a desire to change the world for the better.
Academics and researchers collaborate with others around the world, and the latest Research Excellence Framework, released in 2022, judged more than half of its output to be either internationally excellent or world-leading.
Specialist academic schools
At the University of Wolverhampton, courses are taught by one of the specialist academic schools, which are grouped into three overarching faculties. Each school specialises in subject areas headed up by academic staff who are experts in their fields, with many courses accredited by recognised professional bodies.
Over 60 professionally accredited courses
5th for Mental Health Nursing
6th for Business and Management
16th for Fine Art
28th for Aerospace Engineering
31st for Architecture
Guardian University Guide 2025
More than 4,500 international students from over 130 countries
88% graduate employability rate
Graduate Outcomes Survey report 2024
Five stars for teaching, employability, global engagement, and inclusiveness
QS Stars University Ratings 2024
Wolverhampton has been ranked as the UK’s most entrepreneurial city
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Wolverhampton is in a central location in the UK, with Birmingham just 18 minutes away by train. Manchester can be reached in 70 minutes, and London in approximately 90 minutes.
Accommodation in Wolverhampton is £100 cheaper per month than the national average
85th in the Guardian University Guide 2025
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Collaboration with a wide range of partners to enrich the student experience:
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