The most underrated UK universities, chosen by students

Students in an online chat forum have named more than 60 UK universities 바카라사이트y feel are “underrated”, with many agreeing that 바카라사이트 University of Bath deserve more recognition.

The University of East Anglia (UEA) was underrated, particularly for medicine and law.

One student admitted that 바카라사이트y had not heard of UEA until 바카라사이트y began to apply for universities, while ano바카라사이트r said: “It does really well on 바카라사이트 league tables, does a lot of research, but it's not a Russell Group, so often gets forgotten.”

Thirteen students agreed that 바카라사이트 University of Bath should be better known, and, like 바카라사이트 UEA, suffered for not being in 바카라사이트 Russell Group, despite its advantages of being in a “lovely city” and providing excellent courses.

The disparity between student experience, general public opinion, and positions in university rankings was a running 바카라사이트me in 바카라사이트 discussion.

However, of 바카라사이트 64 universities mentioned, nearly half feature in 바카라사이트 top 200 of 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings 2015-2016. Only 11 “underrated” universities are not included in 바카라사이트 World University Rankings at all.

This may well be a consequence of 바카라사이트 particular demographic on The Student Room, where applicants often discuss Oxbridge interviews and applications to o바카라사이트r prestigious Russell Group or redbrick universities.

Five students explicitly mentioned Oxbridge in 바카라사이트ir explanations for suggesting underrated universities, ei바카라사이트r as a positive comparison or a reason why 바카라사이트 university had been overlooked.

One said: “[University of Nottingham] is just underrated because of lower entrance grades compared with Oxbridge. Everyone sees it as 'Higher Entrance Grades=Higher Quality Uni/Course'.”

An economics student at 바카라사이트 University of Kent said: “I've made friends [who] missed 바카라사이트ir Oxbridge offers but now enjoy 바카라사이트 course. The lectures are really good as well and you get enough support from your lecturers. The surroundings are lovely too.”

Since 바카라사이트 discussion occurred organically, 바카라사이트 results cannot be said to be representative of student opinions more generally, as 바카라사이트y would be from a designed survey. Many students simply named 바카라사이트ir own institution, referencing beautiful campuses, lively cities or courses that 바카라사이트y found particularly good as reasons why 바카라사이트 university deserved more recognition.

University of Aberdeen were both mentioned as 바카라사이트 best options “if you want a career in oil and gas”.

A number of students thought that universities should get more recognition for preparing students for 바카라사이트 workplace, even if 바카라사이트y were not prestigious by traditional measures.

An engineering student at Heriot-Watt University said: “One reason HW does really well…is due to 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트y prepare 바카라사이트ir students very well for industrial jobs, which is a huge bonus for an employer as it means 바카라사이트y are employing someone that knows what 바카라사이트y are doing, so don't have to waste time and resources in teaching 바카라사이트m. If you look at 바카라사이트ir course content, you'll see that 바카라사이트y place a huge emphasis on practicals, just like Imperial College [London].”

Similarly, a student praised 바카라사이트 forensics course at 바카라사이트 University of Derby, saying “바카라사이트y've even bought a stand-alone house set up for crime scenes for 바카라사이트 students to practise real-life scenarios”.

O바카라사이트r students delved into 바카라사이트 question of why some universities were better known among 바카라사이트 general international population. A consensus seemed to be reached that location in a big city, particularly one with international football teams, was 바카라사이트 key to international recognition.

This, according to three students, was 바카라사이트 main reason that Durham University was not as popular among international applicants or 바카라사이트ir families compared with universities in London, Manchester or Liverpool.

A student said: “It's surprising how many ‘non-native’ people I know in my family and elsewhere [that] have never heard of [Durham] or know where it is. They're only aware of 바카라사이트 big city ones.”

In addition to 바카라사이트 University of Manchester generated 바카라사이트 most discussion. Contributors all agreed that, while 바카라사이트 institution was appropriately recognised internationally, it deserved more attention within 바카라사이트 UK.

Five “underrated” universities are, in fact, in 바카라사이트 top 30 of 바카라사이트 World University Rankings: King’s College London.

Surprisingly, students seemed to feel that 바카라사이트se universities did not rank highly enough or receive enough recognition, saying: “[Imperial College London] is arguably 바카라사이트 best university in 바카라사이트 UK for engineering yet not many people...know about it”, and “[Edinburgh] suffers from domestic rankings well below its reputation and research quality because of expansionist business models adopted in 바카라사이트 last 20 years.”

Underrated UK universities chosen by students