- Student-faculty ratios: 14.1
- Male to female ratio: 51 : 49
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/
- Address: Newcastle University,Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 7RU,United Kingdom
- Phone: +44 191 208 6000
The things we do here make a difference out there. Newcastle University is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities, and inspires the minds of 27,750 students from over 130 countries around the globe. Our passionate academics and dedicated researchers are exploring solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges, pioneering new ways of thinking and collaborating with institutions that share our vision for excellence, creativity, and impact. We’re Leading Newcastle University is a global leader in ageing and health, data, energy, cities, and the creative arts. Many of our 214,000 alumni are at the forefront of thinking in sectors as diverse as digital technology, finance, and fine art. From developing new cancer treatments to technology that powers billions of dollars on the New York Stock Exchange, we’re dedicated to looking at old problems in new ways, and achieving great things in some unexpected places. We’re Award-Winning We’re placed 16th in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework), and 78% of our research is assessed to be world-leading. Our research is renowned for its world-class reputation, and we’re consistently ranked in the top three for impact excellence in areas as diverse as computing science, environmental science, and English. Our research has attracted funding for several national research projects, and we’re home to the National Innovation Centre for Ageing, the National Innovation Centre for Data, and the National Centre for Energy Systems. Our Urban Observatory is the largest set of open environmental monitoring data in the world. Our teaching was awarded the highest possible award – The Gold Award – in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). Our staff include three T.S. Eliot Prize winners, the Scottish national poet Jackie Kay, and Turner Prize nominees. We’re Global It’s not just our influence that travels. We’re a truly international institution, educating students around the globe with a campus in Newcastle, business school in London, and a science and engineering facility in Singapore. We were also the first UK university to establish a fully-owned international campus for medicine at its NUMed campus in Malaysia. Our students are highly sought-after, with 95% of graduates going on to employment or future study. We’re one of the top 20 universities targeted by graduate employers in the UK. We’re a Community Whether it’s by educating tomorrow’s leaders or finding solutions to mankind’s greatest challenges, Newcastle University exists to benefit society. At the heart of our bustling, cosmopolitan city, our community of ambitious academics, researchers, staff, and students are influencing global change together – From Newcastle. For the World.
- Total number of students 22,365
- Number of international students 6,625
- Total number of academic staff 1,395
- Number of international staff 365
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 4,485
- Number of master's degrees awarded 3,100
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 405
- Number of research only staff 940
- Number of new undergraduate students 5,420
- Number of new master's students 2,485
- Number of new doctoral students 370
- Global score 60.9
- Global research reputation #353
- Regional research reputation #165
- Publications #213
- Books #106
- Conferences #380
- Normalized citation impact #278
- Total citations #189
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #171
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #154
- International collaboration #627
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #319
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #154
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #149
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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14.1
No. of students per staff
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27%
Percentage of International Students
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51 : 49
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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22,691
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2011
152
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2012
146
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2013
180
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2014
198
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2015
201-225
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2016
=196
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2017
=190
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2018
=175
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2019
=171
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2020
201–250
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Arts & humanities
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2018
176–200
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2019
126–150
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
101–125
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2019
126–150
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Engineering & technology
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2018
151–175
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2019
151–175
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Life sciences
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2018
92
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2019
101–125
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Physical sciences
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
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-
Social sciences
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2018
176–200
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2019
126–150
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-
Business & Economics
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2018
176–200
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2019
176–200
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-
Computer Science
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2017
76
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2018
=98
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2019
101–125
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Law
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2019
101–125
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-
Education
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2019
126–150
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Psychology
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2019
126–150
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European Teaching
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2018
=9
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2019
23
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
12
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
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2019
60
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
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2019
7
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
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2019
2
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
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2019
58
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
28
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
23
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#154 Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score 42.9
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation #242
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation #116
- Arts and Humanities publications #102
- Arts and Humanities books #67
- Arts and Humanities conferences #171
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact #153
- Arts and Humanities total citations #124
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #121
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #155
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration #42
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration #55
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#168 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 45.2
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #317
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #95
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #214
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #166
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #178
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #150
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #123
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #170
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #71
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #197
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #245
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#441 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 43.7
- Chemistry global research reputation #282
- Chemistry regional research reputation #222
- Chemistry publications #554
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #449
- Chemistry total citations #521
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #655
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #741
- Chemistry international collaboration #384
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #117
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #392
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #321
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#130 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 63.7
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #289
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #76
- Clinical Medicine publications #162
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #213
- Clinical Medicine total citations #138
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #111
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #57
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #548
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #218
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #97
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #76
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#191 Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score 26.2
- Economics and Business global research reputation #224
- Economics and Business regional research reputation #95
- Economics and Business publications #122
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact #118
- Economics and Business total citations #123
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #109
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #96
- Economics and Business international collaboration #228
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration #147
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #212
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #231
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#151 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 63.3
- Engineering global research reputation #202
- Engineering regional research reputation #68
- Engineering publications #242
- Engineering normalized citation impact #118
- Engineering total citations #191
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #151
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #74
- Engineering international collaboration #267
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #72
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #198
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #230
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#249 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 42.8
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #253
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #109
- Environment/Ecology total citations #243
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #211
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #158
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #285
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #115
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #183
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #150
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#120 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 56.5
- Geosciences global research reputation #124
- Geosciences regional research reputation #51
- Geosciences publications #262
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #27
- Geosciences total citations #177
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #182
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #46
- Geosciences international collaboration #180
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #100
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #154
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #66
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#400 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 23.7
- Materials Science global research reputation #324
- Materials Science regional research reputation #140
- Materials Science publications #534
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #232
- Materials Science total citations #436
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #388
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #170
- Materials Science international collaboration #174
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #39
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #264
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #158
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#99 Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score 45.2
- Microbiology global research reputation #117
- Microbiology regional research reputation #32
- Microbiology publications #126
- Microbiology normalized citation impact #122
- Microbiology total citations #112
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #96
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #94
- Microbiology international collaboration #26
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #4
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #102
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #109
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#119 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 49.3
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #28
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #125
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #129
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #115
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #108
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #108
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #187
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #76
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #125
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #161
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#67 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 58.3
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #131
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #60
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #118
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #31
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #82
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #79
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #31
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #169
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #43
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #62
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #28
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#301 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 41.9
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #322
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #125
- Plant and Animal Science publications #329
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #148
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #265
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #204
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #83
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #403
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #169
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #187
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #129
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#114 Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score 49.0
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation #153
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation #57
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications #176
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact #85
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations #142
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #161
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #161
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration #115
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #62
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #91
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #21
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#139 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 50.9
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #358
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #127
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #128
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #107
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #105
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #122
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #195
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #273
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #240
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #60
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #48