Wolverhampton is lingering near to the bottom in a league ranking the country’s best universities.
The University of Wolverhampton ranked 107th out of 113 universities in the latest Good University Guide, which is described as the definitive guide to choosing where to study. But bosses today insisted it made a “tremendous contribution” to education and that league tables did not reflect its quality. It has climbed from 112th place in last year’s guide, which is compiled by The Times.
It did, however, top one of the tables – for having the most students still living at home.
Other top West Midland universities performed better than Wolverhampton in the 2009 overall standings, in which Oxford came out top with Cambridge second.
The University of Birmingham came in at 25th place, Staffordshire in 67th place and Coventry in at 74th.
Warwick was comfortably in the top 10 in sixth place, beating York, Durham and Bristol.
Marks were awarded using eight key indicators including student satisfaction, quality of research, graduate prospects, services and facilities and the ratio of students to staff.
Staff at The University of Wolverhampton today put a brave face on its showing in this year’s table.
Vice Chancellor Professor Caroline Gipps said: “The University makes a tremendous contribution to education and businesses in the region and League Tables do not reflect the quality of institutions such as Wolverhampton.
“We would advise anyone planning to go to university to visit us at an open day, talk to students and staff and trust their own judgement.
“We train large numbers of teachers, nurses, midwives, social workers and other professionals who drive the education and healthcare systems in the region.
“While our overall position has risen five places since last year, it is not representative of these excellent qualities,” she added.
“Our graduates, staff and students are the best ambassadors for what we are achieving.”
Best and worst universities
The six best-performing universities in the UK: Oxford; Cambridge; Imperial College; London School of Economics; St Andrews
The bottom six are: Buckinghamshire New; East London; Greenwich; Bolton; Thames Valley; London South Bank
Selected others: Warwick (6); Birmingham (25); Keele (41); Staffordshire (67); Birmingham City (71); Coventry (74); De Montfort (77); Worcester (81); Wolverhampton (107)
Share this article:
What are these?