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The SU Student Support (SUSS) team at Teesside University Students’ Union (TUSU) retained the nationally recognised Advice Quality Standard (AQS). The AQS is run by The Advice Services Alliance and independently audits a wide range of services providing advice for the quality and accuracy of the printed information and face to face contact that they provide.
Ranked 15th in the world in the Animation Career Review International Animation School Rankings 2021. (178 colleges considered.)
Animation Career Review Top 25 International Animation Schools - 2021 College Rankings
Ranked 10th in Europe in the Animation Career Review International Animation School Rankings 2021. (178 colleges considered.)
Animation Career Review Top 10 Animation Schools and Colleges in Europe - 2021 College Rankings
Ranked 4th in the UK in the Animation Career Review College Rankings 2021. (178 colleges considered.)
Animation Career Review Top 10 British Animation Schools and Colleges - 2021 College Rankings
2021 International Animation School Rankings
Background information and criteria for college rankings
Teesside is among the UK's best performing areas for innovation - 7th out of 42 areas and ranking way above London and Manchester. (Benchmarking Local Innovation: The Innovation Geography of the UK, Enterprise Research Centre.)
Benchmarking Local Innovation: The Innovation Geography of the UK, Enterprise Research Centre
Teesside University Students’ Union (TUSU) secured a gold Best Bar None (BBN) accreditation and shared second place for their venue The Terrace in 2019. The nationally recognised accreditation scheme is supported by the Home Office and The National Union of Students (NUS). The accreditation is awarded after independent auditors from BBN analyse the staff training, management and licensed trade practices of a venue.
Teesside University is ranked joint 24th overall for student satisfaction in the Complete University Guide 2021. (130 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 38th for graduate prospects in the Complete University Guide 2021. (130 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 36th for graduate prospects for accounting and finance in the Complete University Guide 2021. (101 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 24th for student satisfaction for art and design in the Complete University Guide 2021. (85 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 17th for graduate prospects for art and design in the Complete University Guide 2021. (85 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 17th for student satisfaction for biological sciences in the Complete University Guide 2021. (101 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 12th for graduate prospects for biological sciences in the Complete University Guide 2021. (99 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 23rd for student satisfaction for business and management studies in the Complete University Guide 2021. (123 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 52nd for graduate prospects for business and management studies in the Complete University Guide 2021. (119 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 10th for student satisfaction for chemical engineering in the Complete University Guide 2021. (31 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 9th for graduate prospects for chemical engineering in the Complete University Guide 2021. (27 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 23rd for student satisfaction for chemistry in the Complete University Guide 2021. (57 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 23rd for student satisfaction for civil engineering in the Complete University Guide 2021. (57 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 14th for graduate prospects for civil engineering in the Complete University Guide 2021. (54 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 10th for student satisfaction for communication and media studies in the Complete University Guide 2021. (97 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 16th for graduate prospects for communication and media studies in the Complete University Guide 2021. (92 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 22nd for student satisfaction for computer science in the Complete University Guide 2021. (108 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 21st for student satisfaction for drama, dance and cinematics in the Complete University Guide 2021. (100 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 15th for research quality for education in the Complete University Guide 2021. (63 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 35th for student satisfaction for electrical and electronic engineering in the Complete University Guide 2021. (72 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 24th for student satisfaction for English in the Complete University Guide 2021. (103 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 17th for graduate prospects for English in the Complete University Guide 2021. (105 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 9th for graduate prospects for food science in the Complete University Guide 2021. (35 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 15th overall for forensic science in the Complete University Guide 2021. (34 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 4th for graduate prospects for forensic science in the Complete University Guide 2021. (29 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 37th overall for history in the Complete University Guide 2021. (93 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 12th for student satisfaction for history in the Complete University Guide 2021. (90 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 12th for graduate prospects for history in the Complete University Guide 2021. (92 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 28th for student satisfaction for law in the Complete University Guide 2021. (101 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 22nd overall for marketing in the Complete University Guide 2021. (84 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 15th for student satisfaction for marketing in the Complete University Guide 2021. (84 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 8th for graduate prospects for marketing in the Complete University Guide 2021. (72 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 32nd overall for mechanical engineering in the Complete University Guide 2021. (72 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 3rd for student satisfaction for mechanical engineering in the Complete University Guide 2021. (72 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 19th for graduate prospects for mechanical engineering in the Complete University Guide 2021. (70 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 10th for graduate prospects for medical technology in the Complete University Guide 2021. (27 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 23rd for student satisfaction for nursing in the Complete University Guide 2021. (72 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 12th for student satisfaction for occupational therapy in the Complete University Guide 2021. (30 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 13th overall for physiotherapy in the Complete University Guide 2021. (39 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 9th for student satisfaction for physiotherapy in the Complete University Guide 2021. (38 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 1st for graduate prospects for physiotherapy in the Complete University Guide 2021. (34 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 33rd overall for social work in the Complete University Guide 2021. (83 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 17th for graduate prospects for social work in the Complete University Guide 2021. (92 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked joint 28th for graduate prospects for sociology in the Complete University Guide 2021. (92 institutions were ranked.)
Teesside University is ranked 31st for research quality for sports science in the Complete University Guide 2021. (72 institutions were ranked.)Teesside is one of only a few universities in the UK to have been awarded the nationally recognised Customer First accreditation for its services to business.
This is the sixth time that Teesside has received the Customer First standard, which lasts for two years. Each time it is reaccredited, the University must demonstrate how it has continuously improved.
Our activities alone contribute more than £128.4 million to the region's economy
Winners of the Educate North Student Experience Award 2019 - University Sector for Future Facing Learning: Empowering Digital Learning at Teesside University.
Winner in the Improving the Business Environment category at the Enterprising Britain Awards 2018.
In England, the median salary for postgraduates (£42,000) was £7,000 more than for working-age (those aged 16 to 64) graduates (£35,000) in 2020.
(Graduate labour market statistics 2020. These statistics show labour market conditions for graduates, postgraduates and non-graduates living in England.)
In England, 78.4% of postgraduates were in high-skilled employment, compared with 66% of working-age (those aged 16 to 64) graduates and 24.5% of non-graduates.
(Graduate labour market statistics 2020. These statistics show labour market conditions for graduates, postgraduates and non-graduates living in England.)
For more information please contact business@tees.ac.uk
The International Student Barometer survey is conducted by i-graduate. I-graduate do not published benchmarked data from the survey, however a selection of Teesside University's results are published on our own website, and these have been verified and approved by i-graduate (email info@i-graduate.org for additional verification of results.)
General information about the survey can be found at www.i-graduate.org.
Teesside University was awarded Gold accreditation against the Investors in People (IiP) Standard in 2018.
The University first achieved IiP recognition in 1999, gaining Bronze status in 2008 and Gold status in 2011, 2014 and again in 2018.
The Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) provides a range of information on the knowledge exchange activities of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in England. ‘Knowledge exchange’ is what we call the wide range of activities HEIs undertake with partners. You can use the KEF to explore data and explanations of the different ways they work with their external partners, from businesses to community groups, for the benefit of the economy and society.
The data, available on the KEF’s interactive and detailed new website, informs a series of metrics that look at the performance of English Higher Education Providers (HEPs) from a variety of different perspectives. These perspectives include public and community engagement, working with partners ranging from big businesses to small local firms, and how they commercialise their research.
This data shows the rich contributions English HEPs make, both economically and socially, on both local and national levels. The knowledge exchange that underpins the KEF will help promote cooperation and drive continuous improvement in the higher education sector. The results below are for Knowledge Exchange Framework 2021, 135 HEPs participated, 117 provided detailed narrative.
Knowledge Exchange Framework 2021
Teesside University data summary
Teesside University is an outstanding provider for Higher Apprenticeships. (Ofsted further education and skills inspection report 2019.
Ofsted report for inspection of Higher Apprenticeship provision, February 2019
Originally founded as Constantine College, the institution was officially opened by the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VIII, on 2 July 1930. The college became a polytechnic in 1969; and in 1992, the Privy Council gave approval to 14 higher education institutions, including Teesside, to become new universities.
• The majority of our research was recognised as world leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2014.
• 100% of the social policy, history and allied health submissions, and 90% of the general engineering submission, was recognised as having outstanding or very considerable impact (Research Excellence Framework 2014.
• 87% of research entered in social work and social policy was recognised as world leading or internationally excellent and Teesside was ranked joint fifth from 62 submissions for this quality measure (Research Excellence Framework 2014.
• 73% of research entered in history was recognised as world leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2014.
• 68% of research entered in allied health professions, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy was recognised as world leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2014.
The research of 154 UK universities was assessed
Teesside University was ranked joint 40th in the Stonewall top 100 list of the most LGBT-inclusive employers in Britain 2020.
Teesside University Students’ Union (TUSU) was placed 6th in the UK from 55 reviews by current and recent students in the prestigious Student Hut survey 2019. The independent survey invites students to comment on events, support, facilities and resources supplied by a students’ union.
Teesside University was named University of the Year for Social Inclusion in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.
Teesside University is listed in the Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings 2019. (258 universities included.
• Ranked joint 34th out of 116 UK universities for student experience (Times Higher Education student experience survey 2018.
• Ranked joint 15th out of 116 UK universities for facilities (Times Higher Education student experience survey 2018.
• Ranked joint 16th out of 116 UK universities for student welfare (Times Higher Education student experience survey 2018.
• Ranked joint 28th out of 116 UK universities for academic experience (Times Higher Education student experience survey 2018.
Teesside University is ranked in the 1001-1200 band of global universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022. (1,662 institutions included)
Teesside University was ranked in the 201-250 band of 250 global universities in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2020
Teesside was placed 11th in the UK in the UI GreenMetric ranking of the most sustainable universities in the world.
780 institutions participated
Teesside University was ranked as one of 68 Tier 2 universities in the UK University Intellectual Property Ranking 2020
154 institutions reviewed
Teesside was ranked 12th in the UK out of 51 universities in the postgraduate category at the WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2019. (
Awards voted for by the people that matter most: real students through 41,000+ student reviews collected this year.