- Student-faculty ratios: 17.2
- Male to female ratio: 55 : 45
- School nature: Public
- Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/
- Address: Drake Circus,Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA,United Kingdom
- Phone: -
Consistently ranked as one of the leading universities in the UK, and awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2012, Plymouth has a strong record of excellence, enterprise and innovation across its teaching and research activities. Distinguished by its long-term engagement with business and the community, the University enjoys outstanding links with employers and plays a key role in civic and regional leadership. It is the only university in the world to have been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark in recognition of its work in support of the sector. With around 30,000 students, including those studying higher education at its partner colleges throughout the South West, the university is one of largest in the UK. It enjoys a high rate of graduate employment and has recently invested more than £150 million in its estate and facilities to enhance the student experience and support world-class research. Plymouth has embedded sustainability across its operations, and is the overall best performing university in the People & Planet Green League. It is the first modern university to found a medical and dental school - the University of Plymouth Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry - and is the leading provider of Higher Education in Cornwall.
- Total number of students 19,790
- Number of international students 2,720
- Total number of academic staff 1,100
- Number of international staff 170
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 5,040
- Number of master's degrees awarded 665
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 125
- Number of research only staff 180
- Number of new undergraduate students 6,105
- Number of new master's students 695
- Number of new doctoral students 20
- Global score 47.4
- Global research reputation #695
- Regional research reputation #399
- Publications #651
- Books #206
- Conferences #833
- Normalized citation impact #334
- Total citations #541
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #488
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #200
- International collaboration #628
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #320
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #427
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #186
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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17.2
No. of students per staff
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15%
Percentage of International Students
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55 : 45
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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17,667
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2012
301-350
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2014
276-300
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2015
276-300
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2016
301-350
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2017
351—400
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2018
401–500
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2019
401–500
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2020
501–600
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Young University Rankings
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2012
60
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2013
53
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2014
42
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2015
37
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2016
=59
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2017
65
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2018
86
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2019
101–150
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-
Arts & humanities
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
-
-
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
301–400
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2019
401–500
-
-
Engineering & technology
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2018
251–300
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2019
251–300
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-
Life sciences
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2018
176–200
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2019
201–250
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-
Physical sciences
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2018
251–300
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2019
301–400
-
-
Social sciences
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
-
-
Business & Economics
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2019
251–300
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-
Computer Science
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2019
301–400
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-
Law
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2019
126–150
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-
Education
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2019
301–400
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-
Psychology
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2019
251–300
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-
European Teaching
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2018
51-75
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2019
126-150
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#475 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 41.4
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #389
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #243
- Clinical Medicine publications #533
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #406
- Clinical Medicine total citations #495
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #387
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #150
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #772
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #338
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #334
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #165
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#411 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 44.5
- Engineering global research reputation #597
- Engineering regional research reputation #216
- Engineering publications #668
- Engineering normalized citation impact #58
- Engineering total citations #477
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #379
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #18
- Engineering international collaboration #69
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #19
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #257
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #29
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#153 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 55.3
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #204
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #109
- Environment/Ecology publications #197
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact #68
- Environment/Ecology total citations #142
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #129
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #46
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #265
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #100
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #94
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #35
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#255 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 46.4
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #232
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #125
- Plant and Animal Science publications #390
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #123
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #299
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #254
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #105
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #143
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #65
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #225
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #142
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#317 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 34.0
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #480
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #187
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #299
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #162
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #260
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #282
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #272
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #259
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #234
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #208
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #135