About us

Facts and achievements

We jumped 31 places in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020 - the biggest rise in the UK. UWL has been ranked 52 in the UK.

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We climbed 46 places in the Guardian University Guide over the past two years and 37 places in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.
We were shortlisted for the Times Higher Education 2018 University of the Year Award.

98% of our graduates are in employment or further study within six months of graduation**.

We have invested £150 million in our campus, which boasts modern facilities in order to improve students’ learning and social experience.

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The best Student Union in London according to the National Student Survey 2018 with a new bar, café, gym, lounge and office facilities
Our West London Food Lab has helped create 15 processes/products that aren’t currently available on the market.

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According to the Complete University Guide 2020 we are 7th in the UK for facility spending

Our consistently high standard of teaching was recognised with a Silver award in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
We were ranked top in London for teaching quality and student experience by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.

13 courses achieved a 100% overall satisfaction rating in the National Student Survey 2019:

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53% of our students are from the first generation in their family to go to university
63% of our students are mature (aged over 21) on entry
56% of our students are from black and minority ethnic groups
98% of our students are state school educated

These figures are according to the Higher Education Statistics Authority, 2016-17.

The University of West London has been nominated for Outreach Initiative of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards 2019.

The University won the Outstanding Financial Performance Award at the Times Higher Education Awards 2019.

Our leadership team was recognised as an 'Outstanding Leadership and Management Team' at THE Leadership and Management Awards 2017.

London College of Music has an ongoing partnership with Investec Opera Holland Park.
The School of Computing and Engineering has one of the first higher education partnerships in the UK with Amazon Web Services.

** These are the latest figures according to Employment Performance Indicators (EPI) released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency HESA in 2018.