The University of Worcester is a close-knit and high-achieving community where students are supported to succeed at every level.
The University is ranked 1st in the UK for Quality Education in the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings 2024 and has been in the top 5 every year since its inception in 2019. The University has also been ranked in the top 10 in the UK for Gender Equality in all years of the rankings.
Worcester is 1st in the UK for sustained employment and/or further study 5 years after graduation (excluding specialist institutions) in the 2024 Government-published Longitudinal Educational Outcomes survey. 96% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024).
In May 2023, the University received arguably the best Ofsted report of any teacher training provider in the 21st Century. The University’s primary and secondary programmes were rated ‘Outstanding’. The report opens: “Trainees benefit from an exceptional learning experience at the University of Worcester. This experience instils in them a deep-rooted commitment to making a difference to the lives of the children in the communities they serve.”
Worcester achievements
- First in the UK for quality education - in the 2024 Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings
- First in the UK for jobs - We're first in the UK for sustained employment, further study or both, five years after graduation (excluding specialist institutions) – Longitudinal Educational Outcomes Survey 2024
- Ofsted Outstanding - in 2023 the University’s primary and secondary teaching programmes were rated ‘Outstanding’
- Top 10 for student satisfaction - in the 2025 Complete University Guide for a number of courses, including Sociology, Forensic Science, Health Studies and Accounting and Finance
- First for teaching quality - in the 2024 Times and Sunday Times Good University, for our Law, Social Work and Sociology degrees
A place for everyone
The University is a truly inclusive place where every person counts as an individual. From designing imaginative facilities to providing practical support and tailored learning, we strive to help people of all backgrounds and abilities to achieve their own rich potential. We work hard to break down barriers and provide opportunities for all.
In 2020 we were the winner of the Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
Worcester is home to Europe’s first integrated university and public library, The Hive, and Britain’s first inclusive indoor sports hall purpose-designed to include the wheelchair athlete, the University of Worcester Arena, two facilities that exemplify our commitment to inclusion.
We believe in educating and supporting the whole person to succeed in their own personal endeavours but to also use the skills they develop to build a better world.
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Outstanding graduate employment
Worcester has one of the best records of graduate employment in the Country. 96.5% of Worcester graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023) and Worcester is 1st in the UK for sustained employment and/or further study 5 years after graduation (excluding specialist institutions) in the 2024 Government-published Longitudinal Educational Outcomes data.
A key feature of a University of Worcester education is the golden triangle of professional education, which interweaves expert knowledge and practical learning. At the three points of the triangle are the well-motivated student, an inspiring educator, and an expert professional mentor.
With close industry links across a range of sectors, Worcester students have opportunities to access work placements, to earn-as-they-learn in jobs relevant to your studies, as well as volunteering, all helping to build your skills, confidence and employability.
"We will support you whenever needed, with excellent counselling, guidance, welfare and support."
Professor David Green, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive
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High quality teaching
In the first ever national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), Worcester was rated Silver, with assessors commenting that Worcester “delivers high quality teaching, learning and outcomes for its students” and “consistently exceeds rigorous national quality requirements for UK higher education”.
The TEF panel noted that we excel at teaching which encourages high levels of student engagement and commitment to learning and study. Including “excellent levels” of contact time and schemes that involve students in the process of enhancing their own learning experience.
In the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, Worcester’s Law, Social Work and Sociology degrees were all 1st for teaching quality.
Worcester is ranked among the very best in the UK in two national independent surveys exploring postgraduate teaching and research. In the AdvanceHE Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) 2023, Worcester is ranked 16th amongst 101 UK universities for overall satisfaction, while Worcester is also ranked 7th out of 94 in the AdvanceHE Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2021.
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A community-engaged university
Worcester has been an exemplar in the contribution a university can make to society. We recognise that the health and wellbeing of the University is inextricably tied to the physical, social, and economic wellbeing of the region in which we live. Our ideas, skills and resources contribute a great deal to the communities of which we are a part and we are committed to helping businesses, public and voluntary organisations to succeed.
For almost three decades, the University of Worcester has been educating professionals to work in the health and social care sectors, from Nurses and Midwives to Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, Paramedics to Physician Associates. Each year, hundreds of professionals graduate from Worcester and go on to make a significant contribution to society. The University’s new medical school welcomed its first cohort of students in September 2023. The Three Counties Medical School will help to address the pressing need for more doctors in this left-behind part of the Country.
Worcester has been shortlisted three times as the Times Higher Education’s University of the Year – in 2016, 2019 and 2020 - and three times for University of the Year in the UK Social Mobility Awards – in 2019, 2020 and 2024.
We have deliberately chosen to develop our facilities differently, creating places that are open to all and that are conducive to co-operation and success.
Outside the Hive library
Environmental Sustainability
Worcester is a leader in sustainability and climate change research, teaching and engagement. The University has been awarded First Class Honours in the People and Planet Green League each and every year since 2009. Worcester was named Sustainability Institution of the Year in the Green Gown Awards 2019. Our campus is a living laboratory for developing, testing and implementing solutions that enhance the health of people and planet.
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