The university can trace its origins to 1865, when it was founded as the Oxford School of Art.
It became a university in 1992.
Brookes have approximately 18,000 students and 2,800 staff and over 130,000 alumni in over 189 countries.
The university is divided into four faculties: Oxford Brookes Business School, Health and Life Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Technology, Design and Environment.
Brookes partnership with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) allows ACCA students to earn a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting with the submission of a research and analysis project work while taking their ACCA examinations.
The university also has its School of Architecture and School of Law.
London is one and a half hours away by train. University of Oxford and University of Reading are some of the universities in the region.
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Brookes is spread across four campuses with three primary sites based in and around Oxford and the fourth campus located in Swindon.
In the most recent Research Excellence Framework in 2014 (REF 2014) 94% of research was internationally recognised and 59% judged to be of 'world leading' quality or 'internationally excellent'.
Brookes' School of Architecture is one of the largest in Britain and is consistently ranked in the top five schools in the UK and in the top 50 in the world.
The Times/Sunday Times Good University and the Guardian ranks Oxford 63rd and 33 respectively in the UK.
Brookes is ranked in the top 51-100 for Architecture and Business & Management Studies in the world by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019.
It is also ranked in the top 10 for Hospitality & Leisure Management in the world by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019.
In both 2018 and 2019, QS World University Rankings named it the only UK university on its list of Top 50 universities under 50 years old in the world.
The Centre for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP) in the School of the Built Environment was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize.
Alumni
Of Oxford Brookes University
Edward Abel - cricketer.
Prince Azim of Brunei.
Freddie Boath - former actor ( Mummy Returns), now marketing and advertising professional.
Duncan Bradshaw - cricketer.
Prince Shivraj Singh - Crown Prince of Jodhpur.
Steve Ridgway. - CEO of Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.
Jonny Greenwood - founding member of Radiohead.
Justin Forsyth - Chief Executive of Save the Children.