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Reasons to be proud of the University of Bath:
Bath was named The Sunday Times University of the Year 2011/12.
The University is ranked in the top ten of all national league tables, including 3rd in the 2013 Sunday Times University Guide.
The University was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for research into child poverty and support for vulnerable people.
Our Students' Union is one of only four in the country to achieve a gold award from the Students Union Evaluation Initiative and is ranked in the top three by the National Union of Students (NUS).
60 per cent of our research was judged to be ‘world-leading’ or 'internationally excellent' in the last Research Assessment Exercise in 2008.
In the last National Student Survey 91% of students said they were satisfied with their course.
In The Economist’s Which MBA? annual ranking of the world’s top 100 MBA programmes, the Bath MBA is ranked overall second in the UK, and first in the UK for increase in salary.
The School of Management was ranked first for Business Studies in the 2013 Sunday Times University Guide and first for Accounting & Finance in the Complete University Guide 2012.
The Faculty of Engineering & Design was ranked first for both Architecture and Mechanical Engineering in the 2013 Sunday Times University Guide.
The University of Bath Careers Guide 2012 won 'Guide of the Year' at the annual meeting of Careers Service Guides' editors.
The typical offer for most courses is three A grades at A-level or equivalent.
Bath graduates earn on average £4,000 more in their first year after graduation than the average from all UK universities.
A number of sports have their national or other high performance bases at Bath including modern pentathlon, bob skeleton, badminton, beach volleyball and netball. It is also one of British swimming's five intensive training centres.
The University's students and alumni won 11 medals at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The University hosted the British Paralympic team’s preparation camps in the build-up to London 2012.
Bath is also home to Amy Williams, Olympic Champion Bob Skeleton at Vancouver 2010. Amy trains at the University’s Sports Training Village.
