Follow UK Investment Immigration and UK Education: Located in Warwickshire in the English Midlands, the University of Warwick is a top-tier research university, ranking among the world's top 100 and the UK's top 10. It is renowned for its high-level academic research and interactive teaching between faculty and students. Founded in 1965, the university currently has over 23,500 students and nearly 5,500 staff members, including more than 8,000 international students from 115 countries and regions. It maintains a highly international profile, with an estimated 70,000 international alumni to date.
As a leader among all UK universities, the University of Warwick has a relatively short history compared to others, yet it has established an outstanding academic reputation in the UK, Europe, and globally. In 2011, the campus newspaper The Boar coined the term "Woxbridge" following the university rankings released by The Guardian that year, signifying the tripartite strength of the University of Warwick, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge.
Today, the University of Warwick is considered one of the most welcomed universities by the UK Labour government. It was also one of the first higher education institutions to establish close ties with the industrial and commercial sectors, and due to its outstanding research in business, the university has even earned the nickname "Warwick PLC." The university's Warwick Business School is world-renowned, and its media and film studies programs consistently rank at the top. A 2013-2014 survey by High Fliers Research indicated that University of Warwick graduates were ranked 7th among those most targeted by top UK employers, having been ranked 1st in 2012-2013.
The University of Warwick joined the Russell Group, often referred to as the UK's Ivy League, in 2008. It enjoys a prestigious international reputation and ranking. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment conducted by the UK government, it ranked 7th in the UK. It was ranked 3rd among the world's top young universities in the 2014 QS World University Rankings, ranked 61st in the overall 2014 QS World University Rankings, and was named the 2014/15 UK University of the Year.
