University of Bradford

The University of Bradford is a public research university in Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, founded in 1966. It became the UK's fortieth university with Prime Minister Harold Wilson as its first Chancellor. The university has 10,887 students (2024/25), including over 20% international students from more than 120 countries, and approximately 156,493 alumni across 179 countries. It offers a broad range of undergraduate, postgraduate taught and research programmes spanning business and management, engineering, health sciences, life sciences, social sciences, computing and law. Bradford's School of Management holds the prestigious triple-crown of accreditations (EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB), awarded to fewer than 1% of business schools globally. The university is ranked 511th in the world and 47th in the UK (QS World University Rankings 2026), and has been ranked first in England on the Social Mobility Index for four consecutive years. It received the University of the Year for Social Inclusion award (Daily Mail University Guide 2026). Research quality is high: 73% of research was rated Internationally Excellent or World-Leading in REF 2021. The Distance Learning MBA is ranked 3rd in the world for value for money (Financial Times 2026). On-campus accommodation is available at The Green, centrally located on the city campus minutes from Bradford city centre.