About southampton university
University of Southampton is ranked #97 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools. The University of Southampton is a medium-sized Russell Group university of around 22,000 students, located on the south coast of England. It’s on a split campus that has locations throughout the city of Southampton.
Though it’s best known for its engineering courses, in fact it offers courses in a range of subjects, and even has a hospital and ocean centre for courses in these areas. Students often feel a sense of ‘home’ here. It has a warm and welcoming reputation, which students often report feeling right from their first visit. We feel that students can be themselves here; there isn’t really a certain ‘type’ of Southampton student because it offers such a wide range of courses and experiences.
