About
University of Cumbria is a higher education institution located in Carlisle, founded in 2010. It has approximately 12,410 students.
The university has produced 3,948 publications, 97,738 citations, an h-index of 135, reflecting its research output.
Courses at University of Cumbria (142)
Animation and Visual Effects
University of Cumbria
A-Levels
BCC - BBB
UCAS Points
104 - 120 points
Biomedical Science
University of Cumbria
A-Levels
BCC - BBB
UCAS Points
104 - 120 points
Biomedical Science (with Integrated Foundation Year)
University of Cumbria
A-Levels
A
UCAS Points
48 points
Business Management
University of Cumbria
A-Levels
BCC - BBC
UCAS Points
104 - 112 points
Business Management (with Integrated Foundation Year)
University of Cumbria
A-Levels
A
UCAS Points
48 points
Business Management Top Up
University of Cumbria
Who gets into University of Cumbria
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
12.8%
From the most deprived 20%
22.8%
The poorest-area share is 10.0 percentage points higher than the richest-area share among 1,020 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of University of Cumbria
8 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Charlie Hunnam
British actor
Helen Skelton
English television presenter
Margaret Harrison
English feminist and artist (born 1940)
Keith Tyson
English artist (born 1969)
Jaanika Merilo
Estonian-Ukrainian digital reformer (born 1979)
Cherry Valentine
British drag performer (1993–2022)
Sheila Fell
20th century British landscape painter (1931-1979)
Mumba Malila
Chief Justice of Zambia
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #117
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #96
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- Reporter
- Pc intl students
- 10%
- Student staff ratio
- 16.5
- Students
- 6,760
- The url
- /world-university-rankings/university-cumbria
Score breakdown
Quick Facts
- Location
- Carlisle
- Postcode
- CA1 2HH
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2010
- Student Count
- 12,410