Ulster University

Location
Northern Ireland

Year Established
1968

Proportion of International Students
8.50%

Student Satisfaction
88.00

Average Living Cost
£12200/year

Average Tuition Fee
£12890/year

44
Times Ranking

601-650
QS Raking

Introduction

Northern Ireland is home to the multi-campus, co-educational university known as Ulster University (Ulster Scots: Ulstèr Universitie or Ulstèr Varsitie). After the federal National University of Ireland, it is the second-largest university in Ireland. Magee College was founded in Londonderry in 1845, while the School of Art and Design was created in Belfast in 1849. The university was founded in 1968 as the New University of Ulster, and it amalgamated with Ulster Polytechnic in 1984. Prior to changing its name to Ulster University in October 2014, the university had previously gone by the name University of Ulster. The university merged its four campuses, which are situated in Belfast, Coleraine (the location of the administrative offices), Magee College in Derry, and Jordanstown, under the name University of Ulster in 1984. Campus One, a fifth campus for distant learning, offers online programs, mostly for graduate students. Ulster is a part of Universities Ireland, Universities UK, Universities Ireland, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and the European University Association. With 95% of graduates working or pursuing further education six months after receiving their degree, the university has one of the highest rates of further education and/or employment in the UK. In the 2008 RAE, 86% of the university's research output was deemed to be of an international caliber, with 20% being deemed to be of world-leading level. The entries from the Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, and Celtic Studies, which were all ranked among the top three for UK universities, are particularly noteworthy.