Fast facts

The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield S10 2TN

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General information

  • Date originally founded - 1879 (Firth College)
  • Date of University Charter - 1905 (University of Sheffield)
  • Number of academic departments - 49
  • Number of students (session 2009/10): 24,319
  • Number of staff (July 2009): 5,749
  • Number of academic staff (July 2009): 1,229
  • Academic Staff/UG Student ratio: 1:14
  • University income for financial year 2007/08: £381.3 million

The links below take you to the About section of the website, which contains information about the University including facts and figures, history, governance and our Nobel Prize-winners.

Student population

Graduate employment

Admissions

Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) institutional audit

Research Assessment Exercise

Accommodation

Links with industry

Senior figures at the University - Senior Management Groups web pages

Nobel Prize Winners