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Facts & Figures

About Harper Adams University College

Facts and figures

University League Best Marks for Teaching Source: The Sunday Times University Guide 2008
Institution	%excellent subjects since 1995
Harper Adams University College	100
University of Cambridge	96.3
Loughborough University	94.7
York University	94.1
London School of Economics and Political Science	87.5
Open University	86.7
University of Oxford	85.7
University of Essex	84.6
Imperial College London	81.8
University of Nottingham	78.1

Harper Adams currently has more than 4,000 students, with about 2,200 students on undergraduate and postgraduate awards, a number which is growing year on year.

Just as schools are assessed by OFSTED, every university goes through a rigorous independent quality assessment, conducted by The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). We are proud that the agency expressed 'broad confidence' in Harper Adams as an effective institution, awarding us 23 points out of 24. Read the report in full and compare our results with other universities at www.qaa.ac.uk.

National Student Survey

Harper Adams University College came fourth in the latest National Student Survey, published in September 2008, which represent the views of 220,000 students from 267 colleges and universities nationwide. This survey aims to help potential students compare institutions and subjects to help them make a more informed choice about where to study.
Full results can be viewed on the Unistats website.

Employment statistics

Harper Adams has an enviable record in employment terms, showing that our graduates are highly sought after in the jobs market. According to the latest Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) employment performance indicator, just 0.9 per cent of 2006/07 graduates were in unemployment six months after graduation. These figures are based on a 99.5 per cent survey return.

Excellence in research

Our teaching is backed up by innovative research that puts students at the forefront of the latest developments. The quality of research at Harper Adams was assessed in 2001 and received a 3b rating. This means Harper Adams has achieved "levels of national excellence in more than half of the research activity".