Granted Royal Charter in 1905 and opened by King Edward VII.
Winner of four Queen's Anniversary Prizes in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2007.
Former staff and alumni include five Nobel Prize winners.
Location and Transport
Sheffield is one of the greenest cities in England, there are 4 trees to every person and 62% of the city is green space.
Located in the heart of the UK just 11 km (7 miles) from the Peak District National Park, and two hours from London by train.
Sheffield is well served by national road and rail networks and has excellent local transport. The university campus is on the western edge of the city centre and is easy to get to by car, bus and tram.
As England's fourth largest city, Sheffield is famously friendly, excellent for student social life and entertainment.
Entry Standards
Sheffield's A-level requirements range from AAA to ABB.
Course Flexibility
The majority of courses offer the chance to study abroad for a semester or a year as part of the degree.
There is a strong emphasis on module choice and collaboration between departments with a wide range of dual degrees available.
Most courses allow students to tailor their degree to suit their own interests.
Some courses offer a year in industry.
Teaching Standards
The last Teaching Quality Assessment awarded us grades of "excellent" in 29 subject areas, a record equalled by only a few other UK universities.
The UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education places Sheffield in the highest category for quality.
Research Standards
International reputation for world-class research.
The Research Excellence Framework 2014 puts Sheffield in the top 10 per cent of all UK universities.
99% of research at Sheffield was assessed as internationally recognised or better by the Research Excellence Framework 2014.
Academic Strengths
Twenty-nine Sheffield departments are ranked among the UK's top 10 for their research.
Highly rated for architecture, town and regional planning, geography, mechanical engineering, music, English, Russian, politics, history, Asian studies, computer science, dentistry, journalism and religious studies.
Other areas of excellence include, electronic and electrical engineering, automatic control and systems engineering, the biosciences.
Teaching informed by latest research developments.
Student Facilities
Award-winning £23-million Information Commons centre with 500 PCs, wireless access throughout, open 24/7.
The University library contains 1.3 million books and journals, with access to a further 435,000 e-books and e-journals.
1,609 computer workstations available for student use.
Free access to the internet and email on campus, as well as off-campus access to files and email via the University portal.
Winner of four Queen's Anniversary Prizes in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2007.
Former staff and alumni include five Nobel Prize winners.
Location and Transport
Sheffield is one of the greenest cities in England, there are 4 trees to every person and 62% of the city is green space.
Located in the heart of the UK just 11 km (7 miles) from the Peak District National Park, and two hours from London by train.
Sheffield is well served by national road and rail networks and has excellent local transport. The university campus is on the western edge of the city centre and is easy to get to by car, bus and tram.
As England's fourth largest city, Sheffield is famously friendly, excellent for student social life and entertainment.
Entry Standards
Sheffield's A-level requirements range from AAA to ABB.
Course Flexibility
The majority of courses offer the chance to study abroad for a semester or a year as part of the degree.
There is a strong emphasis on module choice and collaboration between departments with a wide range of dual degrees available.
Most courses allow students to tailor their degree to suit their own interests.
Some courses offer a year in industry.
Teaching Standards
The last Teaching Quality Assessment awarded us grades of "excellent" in 29 subject areas, a record equalled by only a few other UK universities.
The UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education places Sheffield in the highest category for quality.
Research Standards
International reputation for world-class research.
The Research Excellence Framework 2014 puts Sheffield in the top 10 per cent of all UK universities.
99% of research at Sheffield was assessed as internationally recognised or better by the Research Excellence Framework 2014.
Academic Strengths
Twenty-nine Sheffield departments are ranked among the UK's top 10 for their research.
Highly rated for architecture, town and regional planning, geography, mechanical engineering, music, English, Russian, politics, history, Asian studies, computer science, dentistry, journalism and religious studies.
Other areas of excellence include, electronic and electrical engineering, automatic control and systems engineering, the biosciences.
Teaching informed by latest research developments.
Student Facilities
Award-winning £23-million Information Commons centre with 500 PCs, wireless access throughout, open 24/7.
The University library contains 1.3 million books and journals, with access to a further 435,000 e-books and e-journals.
1,609 computer workstations available for student use.
Free access to the internet and email on campus, as well as off-campus access to files and email via the University portal.