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ABOUT ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Royal Holloway, University of London, is ranked in the top 25 universities in the UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2021) and the top 350 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2021). Through world-class research that expands minds and changes lives, the dedication of our teachers and the feel of the Royal Holloway experience, ours is a community that inspires individuals to succeed academically, socially and personally.
The university consistently rates highly for student satisfaction and in the latest independent survey of third-year undergraduate students (NSS, 2020), Royal Holloway scored 87% in overall satisfaction.
Set on a 135 acre campus located in Egham, Surrey, Royal Holloway is 40 minutes south west of central London and just 7 miles from Heathrow airport.
A state-of-the-art library at the heart of the campus offers more than 1,250 study seats and different zones to accommodate every type of study: silent, social, creative and collaborative. As well as the library, students can study in the original and historic Victorian Reading Room in the Founder's Building and also have access to all the other libraries within the University of London, including Senate House Library, in central London.
Royal Holloway, University of London, has its roots in two pioneering colleges for women, Royal Holloway College and Bedford College. Social reformer Elizabeth Jesser Reid founded Bedford College in 1849 while Royal Holloway was founded by Victorian entrepreneur and philanthropist. Thomas Holloway, and opened by Queen Victoria in 1886. The colleges became part of the University of London in 1900 and after becoming co-educational in 1965 the two colleges merged in 1985 to become Royal Holloway, University of London.
Academic ranking
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 - we were ranked within the top 25% of universities in the UK for research rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent'
UK league table rankings
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021 - we were ranked 22nd
The Complete University Guide 2021 - we were ranked 24th
The Guardian University Guide 2021 - we were ranked 32nd
Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2021 - we were ranked in the top 350 universities in the world and 38th overall in the UK. In the category of ‘International Outlook’, we were ranked 25th in the UK.
Student satisfaction
We scored above the sector average in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2021, with an overall satisfaction rating of 77%.
Student numbers
We have a total of 11,124 students (at February 2021).
Of these, 9,674 are from the UK or European Union, 1,883 are international (outside the EU) students and 23 are from the Channel Islands & I.O.M.
We have 9,223 undergraduates, 1,690 postgraduate taught and 667 postgraduate research students.
(Figures shown are full-time equivalent. Excludes Writing-up PhD students. Total includes our main intake, measured in December 2020, and a small additional intake in January 2021.)
Alumni
There are over 95,000 alumni of Bedford College, Royal Holloway College and Royal Holloway and Bedford New College worldwide.
Notable alumni include novelist George Eliot, suffragette Emily Davison, the first woman doctor in the west Dr Elizabeth Blackwell, actor Mark Strong, EU Foreign Minister Baroness Cathy Ashton, broadcaster and scientist David Bellamy and Paralympic triple gold medallist Sophie Christiansen
Campus
With our spectacular Founder’s Building and famous Picture Gallery, our campus is frequently named as one of the most beautiful campuses in the world
It’s situated in 135 acres of parkland in Egham, Surrey.
This is 19 miles from central London and seven miles from Heathrow Airport.
We also have a central London base at Bedford Square in Bloomsbury.
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