About
University of Leicester is a UK university founded in 1921, based in Leicester, with around 17,825 students. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded University of Leicester a Gold rating.
Academic staff have published 103,885 works cited 7,827,100 times, with an h-index of 785.
Courses at University of Leicester (314)
Accounting
University of Leicester
A-Levels
ABB
NSS Score
89.2%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£31,000
Accounting and Finance
University of Leicester
Accounting and Finance
University of Leicester
A-Levels
ABB
NSS Score
86.85%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£31,000
Actuarial Science with Data Analytics
University of Leicester
Advanced Computer Science
University of Leicester
Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Leicester
Who gets into University of Leicester
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
21.2%
From the most deprived 20%
19.8%
The richest-area share is 1.4 percentage points higher than the poorest-area share among 4,080 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of University of Leicester
See all 188 →188 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Atifete Jahjaga
President of Kosovo from 2011 to 2016
C. P. Snow
English novelist and physical chemist (1905–1980)
Storm Thorgerson
English graphic designer (1944-2013)
Mako Komuro
Japanese princess; eldest child of Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan, and Kiko, Crown Princess of Japan
Peter Atkins
British chemist
Malcolm Bradbury
English author and academic (1932–2000)
Heather Couper
astronomer (1949–2020)
Natalie Bennett
Australian-British politician
Phelan Hill
British rower
Jennifer Clack
English paleontologist (1947-2020)
Justin Chadwick
British actor and director
Lauren Henry
British rower
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #33
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #40
- QS World 2026
- #326
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- =192
- ARWU (Shanghai) 2025
- #301
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Leicester
- Postcode
- LE1 7RH
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1921
- Student Count
- 17,825
- TEF Rating
- Gold