University of Hull, details of Hull university

Hull

University ranking

• 2010  52
• 2009  48
• 2008  =39

History

• Foundation stone laid in 1928 by George VI, then Duke of York.
• A Royal charter, granted in 1954; Hull is the fourteenth-oldest University in England.
• In the 1970s, the university’s chemistry labs developed the first viable liquid crystal technology.

Location and Transport

• The university has campuses in Hull and Scarborough.
• Hull and Scarborough have good transport links; there are eight direct trains a day from Hull to London.

Accommodation

• All first years on both campuses are guaranteed an offer of a place in university accommodation.
• Fully catered single room £108.50 p/w; self-catering single room £68.53 p/w. Shared houses approximately £60.34 p/w.
• Private rent in Hull averages £45 to 50 p/w.
• More details about accommodation at Hull are available here.

Entry standards

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• 180 to 390 entry points required, depending on the course.
• For more informationon entry standards at Hull, visit the website.

Bursaries and Scholarships

In receipt of partial Maintenance Grant £500-£1,000

Living in specified postcodes  Bursary

Academic achievement Scholarship £3,000

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  Tuition fees (2009): full-time undergraduate £3,225.
• Placement year and year abroad tuition fee will be £1,610.
• For more information bursaries and scholarships at Hull, clickhere.

Student mix

• Women 58% : men 42%.
• 11,016 full-time undergraduates, 7,300 part-time undergraduates, 1,620 full-time postgraduates, 1,070 part-time postgraduates; 9% overseas students.
• 94.5% of undergraduates are from state schools. 
• Five applications per place, on average.

Course flexibility

• Free elective modules allow students to acquire credit in a subject outside of their degree.
• Through passport language courses, students can learn a language and gain credits towards their degree.

Teaching standards

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• Ranked seventh nationally and top in Yorkshire (excluding specialist and private institutions) in the 2007 National Student Survey.
• The majority of subjects scored 21 or above out of 24 in most recent Quality Assurance Agency.

Research standards

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Disability service

• For information on the disability service at Hull, please contact disability-services@hull.ac.uk 

For further information

• www.hull.ac.uk
• admissions@hull.ac.uk
• The University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX
• +44 (0)1482 346311
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