The University of Worcester is a close-knit and high-achieving community where students are supported to succeed at every level.

The University is ranked 1st in the UK for Quality Education in the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings 2024 and has been in the top 5 every year since its inception in 2019. The University has also been ranked in the top 10 in the UK for Gender Equality in all years of the rankings.

Worcester is 1st in the UK for sustained employment and/or further study 5 years after graduation (excluding specialist institutions) in the 2024 Government-published Longitudinal Educational Outcomes survey. 96.5% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023).  

In May 2023, the University received arguably the best Ofsted report of any teacher training provider in the 21st Century. The University’s primary and secondary programmes were rated ‘Outstanding’. The report opens: “Trainees benefit from an exceptional learning experience at the University of Worcester. This experience instils in them a deep-rooted commitment to making a difference to the lives of the children in the communities they serve.”