University of Chester
Parkgate Road, CH1 4BJ, Chester, United Kingdom
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Institution Overview
Institution details and overview.
- About the Institution
The University of Chester is a public university in Chester, England. It offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across multiple specialist sites in Chester and the wider region, with a strong focus on student community and support.
- Institution Type
Public Research / Teaching-Focused University
- Establishment Year
- Origins: 1839 (as Chester Diocesan Training College)
- University Status: 2005
- Educational Focus
- Arts & Humanities
- Business
- Medicine, Dentistry, and Life Sciences
- Science & Engineering
- and many others
- Accreditations
- Recognised UK higher-education institution with taught and research degree-awarding powers; subject to UK quality assurance and OfS regulation.
- Member of Universities UK, the Cathedrals Group and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).
- Rankings
- Guardian University Guide 2025: Joint 46th of 122 UK HEIs.
- Highlights
- Over 180 years of educational history and one of the UK’s oldest providers of higher education.
- Recognised in student-choice awards for international student experience and student support.