University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
Tel: 0116 252 5281
Email: admissions@le.ac.uk
Website: http://www.le.ac.uk
Information from this Institution
Institution´s policy on Unit Grades
We will not be specifying unit grades in conditional offers for this course. However, we may use unit grade results to help make ´near miss´ decisions when results are confirmed.
Interviews
Applicants are invited to a Visit Day after applications have been received. Some applicants are interviewed.
Open days
Open Days: 23 June (Medicine only), 4 July, 26 July, 22 Sep & 6 Oct 2007. Tel: 0116 252 2674. Web: http://wads.le.ac.uk/marketing/opendays.aspx
Compacts and networks
Member of the Leicestershire Progression Accord with local schools and colleges.
Record of achievement/Progress file
Not formally requested. Applicants invited for interview may wish to bring their RoAs.
Campus locations
Leicester is a single-site campus on the southern edge of city, adjacent to Victoria Park, a 15 minute walk from the railway station and city centre.
| student numbers | |||||
| total number of students : | 18886 | ||||
| total degree students : | 7340 | ||||
| total HND students : | 86 | ||||
| total other students : | 0 | ||||
| Degree | HND | Other | |||
| percentage on sandwich courses : | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| percentage mature students : | 14 | 100 | 0 | ||
| percentage international students : | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ratio male / female : | 46/54 | 30/70 | 0/0 | ||
| student numbers by subject area | Degree | HND | Other | ||
| medicine, dentistry, veterinary science : | 1274 | 0 | 0 | ||
| subjects allied to medicine : | 0 | 86 | 0 | ||
| science : | 1445 | 0 | 0 | ||
| engineering & technology : | 266 | 0 | 0 | ||
| architecture, building & planning : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| mathematical sciences, IT & computing : | 322 | 0 | 0 | ||
| business & administrative studies : | 236 | 0 | 0 | ||
| social, economic, political & legal studies : | 2143 | 0 | 0 | ||
| humanities : | 1507 | 0 | 0 | ||
| art & design, performing arts : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| education : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| combined : | 147 | 0 | 0 | ||
| accommodation | |||||
| percentage of first years requiring accommodation who can be accommodated in institution managed accommodation : | 100 | ||||
| estimated weekly cost of institution managed accommodation for 30-42 weeks: | |||||
| including 0-2 meals a day, 7-7 days per week | £87.49-£126.06 | ||||
| including no food | £60.69-£71.61 | ||||
| other | £77.91-£86.31 | ||||
| overseas opportunities (exc. compulsory language course placements) | |||||
| number of students on a placement or study period abroad : | 150 | ||||