Bath Spa University is a public university in Bath, England. with its main campus based at Newton Park on Duchy of Cornwall land.
The University has other campuses in the city of Bath and one at Corsham Court in Wiltshire.
The institution gained full university status in August 2005 and was previously known as Bath College of Higher Education, and later Bath Spa University College. It is the UK’s sixth biggest provider of Teacher Education.
Reputation
Things you should know
In 2005, 2006 and 2008 the university was named in the top 10 modern British universities by The Sunday Times, at positions 8, 5 and 8 respectively.
The university was again ranked 8th best modern university in the UK by The Sunday Times in their 2016 university guide.
According to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework assessment, 51% of the research undertaken at the university is either world leading or internationally significant, up from 19% in 2008.
Acceptance rate is 12%. Bath Spa University is ranked as one of the top five creative universities in the UK by Which?’s student survey.
The university has had 3 years of continuous rises in the National Student Survey, and in 2015 Bath Spa University was ranked joint 20th in the United Kingdom with 90% student satisfaction, 4% above the national average of 86%.
Alumini
of Bath Spa University
Sir Graeme Davies, engineer, academic, and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool, the University of Glasgow, and the University of London
Jason Gardener, athlete, Olympic gold medallist
Davide Rossi, violinist, string arranger, composer, and record producer, working with Goldfrapp and Coldplay
Dame Anita Roddick, businesswoman, founder of The Body Shop
Hilary Mantel, writer, and novelist. Twice awarded the Booker Prize