Loughborough University is located on the edge of the small town of Loughborough in Leicestershire. It has the largest (440-acre) single-site green campus in the UK, and whilst historically has been recognised for its sporting excellence – educating and training a host of world-record breaking athletes – today it is equally as highly regarded for its academic prowess. Loughborough was named as the Times and Sunday Times University of the Year in 2019.
Loughborough University acknowledges the Kings' Advanced Level Foundation as equivalent to A-levels, providing students with an alternative pathway to higher education. Students who meet the specified foundation grades are offered a place at the university, giving them the opportunity to pursue their academic goals and excel in their chosen field.
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- #10 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
- #10 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2024
- #7 in the Complete University Guide 2024
- #1 for Architecture, #2 for Communication/Media studies, #3 for Art/Design, Building and Sports Science (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024)
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- It holds a TEF (Teaching Excellence Framework) Gold Award.
- In the Times Higher Education (THE) Student Experience Survey 2018, Loughborough came first in the UK.
- It ranked 13th for Graduate Prospects in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
- The university’s outstanding sporting facilities come complete with an indoor athletics centre, an outdoor stadium and a 50m swimming pool.
- At the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, 90 athletes with Loughborough connections competed, winning a total of thirteen medals.
- The University has a 50-year long partnership with Rolls-Royce which led to the opening in 2019 of the National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology. The NCCAT's work focuses on developing low-emission, high-efficiency combustion engines for the aereospace industry
