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The University’s impressive riverside campus is within easy reach of both the city and Sunderland’s miles of beautiful beaches. Business, Law, Tourism, Education and Social Sciences are based here, as is the University’s main centre for Computing and Engineering.
The University of Sunderland is a public research university located in Sunderland in the North East of England. Its predecessor, Sunderland Technical College, was established as a municipal training college in 1901. It gained university status in 1992.
Learn more about studying at University of Sunderland including how it performs in QS rankings, the cost of tuition and further course information.
Welcome to Sunderland. If you choose Sunderland, you'll be joining a global community of students from all over the world. Over 40% of our students come from outside of the UK and each year we welcome new students from over 100 countries.
The University of Sunderland is a global institution. We offer life-changing opportunities to thousands of students across the world, in our partner colleges and in our four main sites at Sunderland, London and Hong Kong.
Founded in 1901 as Sunderland Technical College, the University of Sunderland gained university status in 1992. It has four locations: two in Sunderland, on the north east coast of England, one in London, near Canary Wharf, and one in Hong Kong.
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The University of Sunderland, Edinburgh Building, City Campus, Chester Road, Sunderland, SR1 3SD. Main switchboard: +44 (0)191 515 2000. Course helpline: +44 (0)191 515 3000
We're ranked amongst the world's best universities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023). Over £400 million is being invested in the City of Sunderland over the next four years and the University will be spending over £250 million in the next ten years to transform our facilities.
At the University of Sunderland, we have nearly 6,000 international students, 37% of our total student population, and 1,500 students studying online from locations across the world. We’re in the top 10 universities in Europe and 2nd in the UK for International Student Diversity (QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024).
