Innovative from the start, the University's forebear, The Mechanics Institute, was founded in 1832 in response to the need in the city for workers with cutting-edge skills relevant to the workplace. In 1957 Bradford Institute of Technology was established to take over the higher education role of Bradford Technical College.
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With a rich history of making knowledge work, our mission is simple: to drive sustainable social and economic development through outstanding teaching, research and innovation.
As a friendly, inclusive institution, we enable our staff, students and partners – individuals and organisations – to make a difference through collaboration. The pioneering city of Bradford inspires us to change the world for the better. And our peers, partners and regulators recognise the quality of what we do.
Our Career and Employability Services provide information and resources for current students, graduates, staff and businesses. We are delighted to welcome students and graduates to our modern Careers space for face-to-face appointments.
Our comprehensive support services will help you to achieve your full potential – both academically and personally.
We're here to ensure you make the most of your time with us, and tackle any problems you may encounter.
The University of Bradford does not own or operate its own student accommodation. However, accommodation can be found with the University's preferred student accommodation provider at The Green.
The Green is conveniently close to our campus, and if you would like to live there, we recommend you visit the Homes for Students website for more information and details about applying for a room.
Situated in the JB Priestley Building, the University of Bradford Library is available to students and staff.
Software for home useThe University has licence agreements which allow its members to download some software for home use.
The University of Bradford Nursery was established in April 1992 to offer affordable childcare to University of Bradford students and staff members. We continue to offer both affordable and quality early educational experiences to children from 12 weeks to 5 years.
You’ll find everything you need on campus – whether you’re studying, relaxing or playing.
It has the kind of community atmosphere you won't find elsewhere. It's a friendly, welcoming place where great things happen.
Campus is compact, self contained, and located just minutes from the city centre.
We have fantastic sports facilities on campus including Unique Fitness, which offers a swimming pool, a fully equipped gym, a spin room, and a climbing wall. As well as a range of fitness classes, pitches and courts and a multi-use sports hall.
The Sports Park, five minutes walk from campus, has 3G pitches, tennis courts, a physio room and a new conditioning suite geared towards team sport training. Our Students' Union has over 30 sports clubs to choose from.
Many of our courses have professional, statutory or regulatory body accreditation or approval. This means your degree has a mark of quality, and you can become a member of the accrediting body when you graduate.
Studyportals ranking look at the scores of the most used ranking systems and present you with one number of how well this University performs.
By TopUniversities
Climbed 14 places compared to 2026
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 531 | 511 | 497 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By U.S. News & World Report
Climbed 108 places compared to 2026
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 1228 | 1151 | 1043 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By Times Higher Education
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2027 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 501 | 501 | - |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By Shanghai Jiao Tong University
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2026 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| 901 | - | - |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
Based on 46 reviews
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The University of Bradford is an amazing University, although this was not my first choice, I have had a wonderful academic session here, much better than I expected. The teachers are very supportive and willing to help and guide students to pass their course, there is a lot of diversity which I appreciate as I have been able to find a community. I personally dislike the classroom culture, where students are quite rude and disruptive but besides this I have no complaints. I love that the University gives students free wednesday afternoons to engage in extra-curricular activities and clubs within the University. The city on the other hand is smaller than I expected and quite conservative, I appreciate this because it boosts my desire to travel to other cities, however I wish there were actually more fun and engaging things to do here.
Am longing to start a masters program in finance.
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