University of Birmingham

Edgbaston, Birmingham

#76 QS Global World Ranking
PublicStatus
Very HighResearch Output
30,731Total Students
3,341Faculty
10,430Int'l Students

About

Ranked 79th in the world in the QS World UniversityRankings® 2019, the University of Birmingham is a red brick university, a termused to describe a group of universities founded in industrial cities inEngland in the 19th century. It is also a Russell Group university which meansit belongs to a small set of research universities with a reputation foracademic excellence.

The University of Birmingham ranks among the top 50universities across several disciplines in the QS World University Rankings bySubject:

· Dentistry (13th)

· Development Studies (36th)

· Education (36th)

· English Language and Literature (34th)

· Sports-Related Subjects (6th)

· Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (26th)

About

The University of Birmingham ranks among the top 50universities across several disciplines in the QS World University Rankings bySubject:

· Dentistry (13th)

· Development Studies (36th)

· Education (36th)

· English Language and Literature (34th)

· Sports-Related Subjects (6th)

· Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (26th)

University highlights

2012
#77
2014
#62
2015
#64
2016
#76
2017
#82
2018
#=84
2019
#=79
2020
#81
2021
#87
2022
#90
2023
#91
2024
#84
2025
#=80
2026
#76

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Student & Staff

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Data

Total students

30,731

PG students

27%

UG students

73%

International students

10,430

PG students

46%

UG students

54%

Total faculty staff

3,341

Int'l staff

1321

Domestic staff

2020

Total students

30,731

PG students

27%

UG students

73%

International students

10,430

PG students

46%

UG students

54%

Total faculty staff

3,341

Domestic staff

2020

Int'l staff

1321

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Scholarships

Offered

Yes

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