Edge Hill College opened in Liverpool in 1885 as the first non-denominational teacher training college for women.
From its origins as a specialist institution with 41 female trainee teachers, Edge Hill now has almost 10,000 full-time students, another 3,000 part-time students on a wide range of undergraduate programmes, and almost 5,000 full- and part-time postgraduate students.
Edge Hill University has achieved Gold, the highest rating in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), for delivering ‘consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students’.
‘The quality of support and engagement infrastructure for students’ has also received international acclaim through a Global Teaching Excellence Spotlight Award.
Enhancing student employability is central to the University strategy. We recognise that a life-long capacity to learn and adapt is key to success for individuals, employers and society as a whole.
The majority of our programmes lead to professional qualification, accreditation or endorsement in addition to an academic award.
Placements, work experience and study abroad are widely available in all Faculties, and our excellent links with employers mean that students have many opportunities to enhance their employability while they study.
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2019. By rating institutions on a scale from 1 to 5, on multiple studies-related questions, we found the top educators in the world.
Learn more about the Global Student Satisfaction AwardsVoted best student accommodation in the UK and Ireland and best value for money (National Student Housing Awards 2018), our halls of residence are at the heart of our vibrant on-campus community, providing a safe environment in which new students can live, study and socialise.
The University Library is situated at the heart of the Ormskirk campus. Facilities include:
Edge Hill University now provides an eduroam wireless network across our campuses. With eduroam you can login with any Wi-Fi compatible phone, tablet or laptop to give you secure access to the internet and other Edge Hill online services.
Access essential health and wellbeing services such as a GP practice, an emergency room, and wellbeing advice on how to stop smoking, preventative medicine, sexual health and contraception.
Edge Hill University offers sixty acres of outstanding sport and leisure facilities.
Whether you want to keep fit and healthy, play recreational sport for fun, or compete for university sports clubs, you will have the opportunity to participate in sport and recreation at every level.
Officially opened by Olympic heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, our state-of-the-art £30 million Sports Centre is fully accessible and features:
Edge Hill University has a strong track record in developing degree programmes that integrate academic study with professional competencies resulting in registered practitioner status in teaching, health and social care. However ‘accreditation’ is also available in several other degree subjects, for example Law (recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board) and Psychology (accredited by the British Psychological Society). Accreditation may extend professional body membership to Edge Hill graduates or, as in Law, provides exemption from professional examinations.
I have loved Edge Hill, the student support, campus atmosphere and quality of facilities have allowed me to thrive
My studies were interrupted by Covid, however before the breakout I felt as though the course could have been more organized. The staff were trying a new method for how the modules are run and more often then not, the tutors were not on the same page or didn't have the answer to questions pertaining to upcoming classes, times, work, etc. That being said, they did their...
The support I have received from my department has been outstanding, as well as the content I have been taught. The campus at is fantastic to be on. The International Office could be more helpful with my time abroad and further support on other Erasmus programs. Overall, my student experience is has been fantastic, university has given me the chance to study what I love,...