About Loughborough University
About 100 miles from Leeds, Manchester and London, and close to Leicester, Nottingham and Derby, Loughborough’s central location is accessible to all.
Since the National Student Survey began 5 years ago, our 5 engineering departments have between them accrued 22 top 5 rankings. In the Times Good University Guide 2011, all 6 of Loughborough’s engineering departments were ranked in the top 10 for their individual subject areas.
Our 437 acre single-site campus is the biggest of its kind in the UK and we have one of the largest Students’ Unions in the country which belongs totally to the students.
With accommodation for over 5,000 students, extensive sports facilities, and numerous bars and shops, it sets the stage for a memorable university experience. In fact for the fourth year in succession, Loughboroughâs students have voted their university experience to be the very best in the country, according to the latest student experience poll.