City University of London
Introduction
City, University of London is a special place. With skill and dedication, we have been using education, research and enterprise to transform the lives of our students, our community and the world for over a hundred years.
Academic excellence for business and the professions
We are a leading international institution and we are committed to academic excellence and focused on business and the professions.
A highly rated institution
We are proud of the quality of our education, research and enterprise and of our high rankings in recent surveys. City is:
- in the top 15 in the UK for graduate prospects (The Times and Sunday Times University League Table 2017)
- 27th in the UK in the (Times Higher Education) 'Table of Tables' alongside leading Russell Group universities
World-leading research
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, an exercise to assess research quality at all UK higher education research institutions, rated 75.7% of City's submissions as being of world-leading 4* (23.3%) and internationally excellent 3* (52.4%) quality.
A vibrant international community
Our outlook is truly global. We welcome students, academics and professional staff from all around the world, work to international levels of research excellence and cultivate a growing network of international research partnerships.
Central London location
We are located in the heart of London, within easy reach of several central Underground stations and just a few stops from the British Library and the West End. We are minutes away from the Square Mile - London's world-famous financial district - and the headquarters of financial and professional institutions, major arts complexes and media offices, teaching hospitals and specialist medical research centres.
Since our foundation over a century ago, we have always enjoyed deep-rooted links with the City of London. The Lord Mayor of London is the Rector of City and many City of London livery companies are long-standing supporters of City.