The University of Sheffield is a member of the Russell Group of leading UK research universities. Its outstanding performance for excellent teaching and research, as part of a genuinely global community, is consistently confirmed by international independent assessments. Members of this group are committed to maintaining the very best research, an outstanding teaching and learning experience and unrivalled links with business and the public sector.
In the most recent Research Excellence Framework, 99 percent of their research was assessed as world-leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised. The University is top 10 in the Russell Group for research outputs.
The University is rated 95th in the world and ranked 17th in the UK and second in Yorkshire and the Humber in the 2022 QS World University Rankings. The University is also ranked 117th in the world and 14th in the UK according to the 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Besides that, Sheffield also came in at number 45 out of 500 universities in Europe and is 22nd out of 250 universities in Europe in the first international ranking to measure the quality of teaching across the world, the Europe Teaching Rankings. The Students' Union has been voted best in the UK for the fourth year in a row (Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017).
Located in the heart of the campus, the Students' Union has shops, cafes and bars and is home to over 350 clubs and societies. For many of the international students at Sheffield, this is what makes their experience so memorable. Located in Sheffield, it is a vibrant and modern city in the heart of the UK. Home to more than half a million people, it has all the facilities you'd expect of a major UK city and it is a friendly, welcoming and safe city.
