Fast facts
| Date originally founded | 1879 (Firth College) |
| Date of University Charter | 1905 (University of Sheffield) |
| Number of academic departments | 50 |
| Number of research centres and institutes | 82 |
| Number of services for industry and commerce | 11 |
| Number of students (session 2011-12) | 25,805 |
| Number of staff (July 2011) | 5,691 |
| Number of academic staff (July 2011) | 1,181 |
| Number of research staff (July 2011) | 1,049 |
| Number of support staff (July 2011) | 3,461 |
| University income for financial year 2010-11 | £430 million |
| Percentage of research submitted to the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise rated as 3* (internationally recognised) or 4* (world-leading) | 93% |
| Popularity by number of applications to degree courses 2010-11 | 8th |
| Percentage of FT first degree students from state schools or colleges (2009-10 PIs in HE) | 86 |
| Percentage of FT first degree students from low-participation neighbourhoods (2009-10 PIs in HE) | 8.2 |
| Percentage of FT first degree students over 21 (2009-10 PIs in HE) | 7.3 |
| Number of books and periodicals in the University library | 1.3 million |
| Number of study places | 2,264 |
| Number of Nobel Prize Winners | 5 |
| Queen's Anniversary Prizes (recognising outstanding contributions by universities and colleges to the nation's intellectual, economic, cultural and social life) | 4 |
More about the University
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Senior figures at the University - Senior Management Groups web pages |