Facts and figures summary
Overview
| Measure | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Date originally founded | 1879 (Firth College) |
| Date of University Charter | 1905 (University of Sheffield) |
| Number of academic departments | 55 |
| Total number of students 2018-19 | 29,666 |
| Number of staff as of July 2018 | 8,465 |
| Number of academic staff as of July 2018 | 3,504 |
| Number of teaching staff as of July 2018 | 651 |
| Number of research staff as of July 2018 | 1,476 |
| Number of professors as of July 2018 | 257 |
| Number of professional staff as of July 2018 | 4,961 |
| Student: staff ratio (HESA 2017/18 data) | 15:2 |
| University income 2017-18 | £639.1 million |
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Number of places in university-owned, university-managed or university-endorsed (but privately operated) accommodation for 2019/20 |
6,200 |
| First year full-time students, allocated places in University and partnership accommodation | 92% |
Research excellence and widening participation
| Measure | Statistic |
|---|---|
|
Percentage of research submitted to the 2014 Excellence Framework assessed as world-leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised |
99% (and top 10 in the Russell Group for research outputs) |
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Percentage of full-time first degree entrants from state schools and colleges (2017–18 performance indicators in HE) |
87.7% |
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Percentage of full-time first degree entrants from low participation neighbourhoods (2017–18 performance indicators in HE) |
9.3% |
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Percentage of full-time first degree entrants aged 21 or over (2017–18 performance indicators in HE) |
11% |
| Queen's Anniversary Prizes won (which recognise quality and innovation in research by UK universities and colleges, and the impact it has made to the nation's intellectual, economic, cultural and social life) | 5 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2019) |
| Nobel Prize winners | 6 |
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