Coventry University Profile

Founded by entrepreneurs and industrialists as the Coventry School of Design in 1843, and in 2018 celebrated 175 years, Coventry University is a dynamic and outward-looking institution with a tradition of teaching excellence, impactful research and bold international partnerships.

Through Coventry’s worldwide network of collaborators in academia and industry, the 50,000 learners studying its degrees in different countries enjoy access to global opportunities which ensure their employment prospects are enhanced.

Coventry earned the title ‘University of the Year for Student Experience’ in the 2019 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide; the guide describes it as “one of the most innovative modern universities, bold with its vision of what the 21st century student experience should be”.

Key Stats*

Ranked No.15 UK University

Guardian University Guide 2020

Top 15 UK university 5 years running

Guardian University Guide 2016-2020

5 QS Stars Rated for Excellence

QS Stars University Ratings 2020

Highest ranking modern university in England 2013-2019

Guardian University Guide

*accolades and statistics above relate to Coventry University courses and the campus in the UK