Top universities

Devon has some great universities, with an enviable reputation for research, innovation and teaching. Scroll down to find out more:

 

University of Exeter

Exeter is a top-rated UK university combining world-leading research with exceptional levels of student satisfaction. It is in the top 1% of leading world universities.

• The University has been named in the top 100 fastest-growing companies in Europe and is in the top 25 in the UK.
• It is one of the UK’s most popular and successful universities with campuses in Exeter, Devon and near Falmouth in Cornwall. The University also has a permanent office in Dubai.
• Over £400 million has been invested in new facilities across the three campuses, providing world-class teaching and research environments.
• Exeter is ranked 10^th in The Times Good University Guide and 11^th out of 119 higher education institutions in the 2011 Guardian League Table.
• The University scores highly for degree completion rates and for students achieving good honours degrees (Firsts or 2:1s).
• Exeter has been shortlisted for the Sunday Times University of the Year Award more times than any other university and has won three Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for its research.

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 Plymouth University

Plymouth University is one of the UK’s most prominent universities with an educational history dating back to 1862.

• It is consistently ranked as one of the top three modern universities.
• Plymouth has over 30,000 students, 3,000 staff and plays a major role in the combined Universities in Cornwall.
• Plymouth University has a world-leading reputation in marine and coastal, technology, computer science, environmental, economic and social sustainability, creative and cultural economies, health, nursing and biomedicine and pedagogic research/innovation.
• It offers a broad portfolio of programmes, with a strong academic and vocational emphasis.
• The impressive Plymouth campus is set amidst a vibrant and cosmopolitan city with a lively arts scene and a rich maritime history.
• The University won the People & Planet Green League Award 2010.
• It has a partnership network of regional colleges in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and the Channel Islands.
• It is responsible for all nursing and midwifery training in the south west of England.

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MarJon University College Plymouth

UCP Marjon has built a reputation for being a ‘small and friendly’ University College with around 3,500 students.

• It offers a range of teacher training courses from Foundation Degrees and Progression Degrees to Honours Degrees and Postgraduate study
• Ranked 4^th for Teaching Excellence in the Sunday Times University Guide
• National Student Survey results have placed UCP Marjon in the top 15% of all institutions
• UCP Marjon is currently investing £20 million into the campus and new sports facilities
• It is home to the Centre for Professional and Educational Research – a multi-disciplinary centre for research, evaluation and consultancy

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