About
Loughborough University is a UK university founded in 1909, based in Loughborough, with around 19,449 students. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded Loughborough University a Gold rating.
Academic staff have published 87,332 works cited 3,510,271 times, with an h-index of 485.
Courses at Loughborough University (407)
Accounting and Finance
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NSS Score
86.38%
Accounting and Finance (with placement year)
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A-Levels
AAB
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£31,000
Advanced Chemical Engineering
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Advanced Chemical Engineering with Information Technology and Management
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Advanced Computer Science
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Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and Management
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Who gets into Loughborough University
See full breakdown →Full-time undergraduates admitted in 2023-24, by neighbourhood deprivation. Source: Office for Students.
From the least deprived 20% of UK neighbourhoods
37.4%
From the most deprived 20%
7.9%
The richest-area share is 29.5 percentage points higher than the poorest-area share among 3,380 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of Loughborough University
See all 244 →244 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Sebastian Coe
British athlete and politician (born 1956)
Paula Radcliffe
English long-distance runner
Bridget Riley
British painter (born 1931)
Mary Earps
English footballer (Born 1993)
Daniel Wiffen
Irish swimmer
Casey Stoney
English association football player (born 1982)
Diane Farr
American actress
Karen Carney
English association football player (born 1987)
Jill Scott
English association football player
Martyn Rooney
athletics competitor
Steve Backley
British javelin thrower
Jake Wightman
Scottish male middle-distance runner
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #7
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #11
- QS World 2026
- #225
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- 301–350
- ARWU (Shanghai) 2025
- #801
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Loughborough
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1909
- Student Count
- 19,449
- TEF Rating
- Gold