About
University of Surrey is a UK university founded in 1966, based in Guildford, with around 15,705 students. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded University of Surrey a Silver rating.
Academic staff have published 269 works cited 3,998 times, with an h-index of 30.
Courses at University of Surrey (424)
Accounting and Finance
University of Surrey
A-Levels
ABB
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£30,000
Accounting and Finance
University of Surrey
A-Levels
ABB
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£30,000
Accounting and Finance
University of Surrey
NSS Score
85.94%
Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year
University of Surrey
A-Levels
CCC
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£30,000
Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year
University of Surrey
A-Levels
CCC
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£30,000
Acting
University of Surrey
A-Levels
CCC
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£25,000
Who gets into University of Surrey
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
32.5%
From the most deprived 20%
8.3%
The richest-area share is 24.2 percentage points higher than the poorest-area share among 3,490 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of University of Surrey
See all 102 →102 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Businesswoman and former Prime Minister of Thailand
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
scientist and president of Mauritius
Hassan Diab
Lebanese engineer, academic and minister of higher education
Eleftheria Eleftheriou
Greek Cypriot singer
John Lennox
Northern Irish mathematician and philosopher of science (b. 1943)
Susan Blackmore
British writer and academic
Alec Issigonis
British car designer (1906–1988)
Rebecca Romero
English rower and racing cyclist
Jim Al-Khalili
British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster
Jim O'Neill
British economist (born 1957)
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Nigerian-UK author
Tony Attwood
British psychologist
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #19
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #23
- QS World 2026
- =262
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- 201–250
- ARWU (Shanghai) 2025
- #401
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Guildford
- Postcode
- GU2 7XH
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1966
- Student Count
- 15,705
- TEF Rating
- Silver