Welcome to the University of Huddersfield
When you join the University of Huddersfield, you'll join a diverse and welcoming community of over 4,500 international students from over 100 countries around the world (HESA 21/22). We’re known for our award-winning teaching - our staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates, who have higher degrees, and hold teaching qualifications (HESA 2022). So, you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
Internationally recognised
We're rated Five Stars with QS (2023). This international benchmarking system renders Five Star universities as world-class in areas such as Teaching, Employability, Facilities, Innovation, Internationalisation and Inclusiveness. We were also recognised at subject level in 2024 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, with Music ranking 20th in the world (6th in the UK) and Performing Arts ranked 32nd globally. We're also in the top 150 in the world for Communication and Media Studies and Petroleum Engineering, as well as being in the top 200 for Nursing (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024).
Work ready graduates
We ensure our students don’t just learn it, they do it. Placements and real-world experiences are a key part of our courses at Huddersfield. We support students into placements across the UK and around the globe, in a range of industries which have included companies from KPMG to HSBC, Panasonic to Vivienne Westwood. We’re proud to be in the Top 20 in the UK for placement years in industry (HESA 21/22).