About
University of Sussex is a UK university founded in 1961, based in Brighton, with around 17,319 students. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded University of Sussex a Silver rating.
Courses at University of Sussex (449)
5G Mobile Communications and Intelligent Embedded Systems
University of Sussex
5G Mobile Communications and Intelligent Embedded Systems (with an industrial placement year)
University of Sussex
Accounting
University of Sussex
Accounting and Finance
University of Sussex
Accounting and Finance
University of Sussex
A-Levels
ABB
NSS Score
83.84%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£28,000
Accounting and Finance (with a professional placement year)
University of Sussex
A-Levels
ABB
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£28,000
Who gets into University of Sussex
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
30.3%
From the most deprived 20%
9.4%
The richest-area share is 20.9 percentage points higher than the poorest-area share among 3,160 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of University of Sussex
See all 243 →243 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Thabo Mbeki
President of South Africa from 1999 to 2008
Ian McEwan
British author (born 1948)
Festus Mogae
President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008
Billy Idol
English singer
Kemi Badenoch
British politician and Leader of the Opposition to the British Government (2024–present) and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2024 (born 1980)
Burna Boy
Nigerian singer and songwriter (born 1991)
Virginia Wade
British tennis player
Carlos Alvarado Quesada
President of Costa Rica (2018-2022)
Norman Davies
British historian
Guy Scott
Zambian politician
Jessie Ware
British singer
Mohammad Shtayyeh
former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Government under Abbas and Fattah
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #43
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #52
- QS World 2026
- #278
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- 201–250
- ARWU (Shanghai) 2025
- #201
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Brighton
- Postcode
- BN1 9RH
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1961
- Student Count
- 17,319
- TEF Rating
- Silver