About
University of Plymouth is a UK university founded in 2009, based in Plymouth. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded University of Plymouth a Gold rating.
Academic staff have published 36,538 works cited 2,055,658 times, with an h-index of 432.
Courses at University of Plymouth (302)
Accounting and Finance
University of Plymouth
UCAS Points
112 - 128 points
NSS Score
91.45%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£25,500
Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year
University of Plymouth
UCAS Points
32 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£25,500
Acting
University of Plymouth
UCAS Points
104 - 112 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£21,000
Acting
University of Plymouth
Acting with Foundation
University of Plymouth
UCAS Points
32 - 48 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£21,000
Advanced Professional Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation
University of Plymouth
Who gets into University of Plymouth
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
22.2%
From the most deprived 20%
13.8%
The richest-area share is 8.4 percentage points higher than the poorest-area share among 3,630 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of University of Plymouth
See all 31 →31 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Rob Hopkins
independent activist and writer on environmental issues
Paul Attwood
British bobsledder
Sade Adeniran
Nigerian novelist
Natasha Vita-More
American artist and transhumanist
Darren Jones
British politician (born 1986)
Azim Surani
Developmental biologist
George Mireku Duker
Ghanaian politician
Abimbola Alao
Performance storyteller, author children's book translator, lecturer, researcher
Amanda Chessell
British computer scientist
Maria Leijerstam
British racing driver and athletics competitor
Mark Williams
British politician, born 1966
Ian Parker
British psychologist
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #75
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #84
- QS World 2026
- =613
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- 501–600
- ARWU (Shanghai) 2025
- #701
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Plymouth
- Postcode
- PL4 8AA
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2009
- TEF Rating
- Gold