About
University of Essex is a UK university founded in 1965, based in Colchester. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded University of Essex a Silver rating.
Academic staff have published 311 works cited 7,291 times, with an h-index of 35.
Courses at University of Essex (730)
5G and Emerging Communication Systems
University of Essex
Accounting
University of Essex
Accounting
University of Essex
A-Levels
BBB
UCAS Points
112 - 120 points
NSS Score
83.37%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£28,000
Accounting
University of Essex
Accounting and Finance
University of Essex
A-Levels
BBB
UCAS Points
112 - 120 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£28,000
Accounting and Finance
University of Essex
NSS Score
83.37%
Who gets into University of Essex
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
18.1%
From the most deprived 20%
17.9%
The richest-area share is 0.2 percentage points higher than the poorest-area share among 2,150 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of University of Essex
2 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #29
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #12
- QS World 2026
- =456
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- 301–350
- ARWU (Shanghai) 2025
- #401
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1965
- TEF Rating
- Silver