Teesside University

TEF G · TEF Gold

Middlesbrough, Tees Valley Founded 1930 www.tees.ac.uk

Students

19,290

Publications

13,889

Citations

407,817

h-index

227

NSS 2025 (UG)

84.7%

Source: OfS

Founded

1930

Courses

273

About

Teesside University is a UK university founded in 1930, based in Tees Valley, with around 19,290 students. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded Teesside University a Gold rating.

Academic staff have published 13,889 works cited 407,817 times, with an h-index of 227.

Courses at Teesside University (273)

2D Animation and Stop Motion

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MA Full-time 1 Year PG Middlesbrough

2D Animation and Stop Motion

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BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years UG Middlesbrough

UCAS Points

96 - 112 points

Avg. grad pay (5y)

£23,000

2D Animation and Stop Motion with Foundation Year

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BA (Hons) Full-time including foundation year 4 Years UG Middlesbrough

Avg. grad pay (5y)

£23,000

3D Games Art

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MA Full-time 1 Year PG Middlesbrough

Accounting and Finance

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MSc Full-time 1 Year PG Middlesbrough

Accounting and Finance

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BSc (Hons) Full-time 3 Years UG Middlesbrough

UCAS Points

80 - 104 points

Avg. grad pay (5y)

£24,000

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Who gets into Teesside University

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Full-time undergraduates admitted in 2023-24, by neighbourhood deprivation. Source: Office for Students.

From the least deprived 20% of UK neighbourhoods

12.6%

From the most deprived 20%

39.7%

The poorest-area share is 27.1 percentage points higher than the richest-area share among 2,520 entrants in 2023-24.

Notable alumni of Teesside University

15 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.

Jamie Dornan

film actor·b. 1982

Northern Irish actor, model and musician

Beth Mead

association football player·b. 1995

English footballer

Skin

songwriter·b. 1967

British singer

Chris Newton

track cyclist·b. 1973

English cyclist

Wendy Craig

film actor·b. 1934

British actress

Aimee Willmott

swimmer·b. 1993

British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games silver medallist

Jacob Young

politician·b. 1993

British politician

Vera Baird

barrister·b. 1950

British politician (born 1950)

Ernest W. Adams

engineer·b. 1953

founder of the International Game Developers Association

David Bowe

politician·b. 1955

British politician (born 1955)

Tom Blenkinsop

politician·b. 1980

British politician (born 1980)

Paul Marsden

politician·b. 1968

British politician (born 1968)

Research output

Annual publications · OpenAlex

2012 244 2026

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Rankings

Complete University Guide 2026: #90
The Guardian (UK) 2026: #56
Times Higher Ed (World) 2026: 601–800

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Quick Facts

Location: Tees Valley
Postcode: TS1 3BX
Country: United Kingdom
Founded: 1930
Student Count: 19,290
TEF Rating: Gold

Contact

scedtadmissions@tees.ac.uk