About
University of Central Lancashire is a UK university founded in 1828, based in Preston, with around 28,850 students. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded University of Central Lancashire a Silver rating.
Academic staff have published 18,579 works cited 803,052 times, with an h-index of 290.
Courses at University of Central Lancashire (377)
Accounting and Finance
University of Central Lancashire
UCAS Points
104 - 112 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£23,500
Accounting and Finance (Cyprus)
University of Central Lancashire
UCAS Points
120 points
Accounting and Finance (Cyprus)
University of Central Lancashire
UCAS Points
80 points
Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year)
University of Central Lancashire
UCAS Points
64 points
NSS Score
90.61%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£23,500
Accounting and Financial Studies
University of Central Lancashire
UCAS Points
104 - 112 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£23,500
Accounting and Financial Studies (with Foundation Year)
University of Central Lancashire
UCAS Points
64 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£23,500
Who gets into University of Central Lancashire
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
11.4%
From the most deprived 20%
39.1%
The poorest-area share is 27.7 percentage points higher than the richest-area share among 4,150 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of University of Central Lancashire
See all 30 →30 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Prithvirajsing Roopun
Former president of Mauritius since 2019 to December 2024
Andy Goldsworthy
British sculptor and photographer (born 1956)
Mandip Gill
British actress
Paul Nuttall
British politician
Don Warrington
British actor
John Foxx
English musician and singer
Isioma Daniel
Nigerian journalist
Stuart Ripley
association football player from England (born 1967)
Bryan Talbot
British comics creator
Reni Eddo-Lodge
British journalist and author
Aileen McLeod
Scottish politician (born 1971)
Mark Gill
British filmmaker
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #86
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #98
- QS World 2026
- 1001-1200
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- 1001–1200
- ARWU (Shanghai) 2025
- #901
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Preston
- Postcode
- PR1 2HE
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1828
- Student Count
- 28,850
- TEF Rating
- Silver