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The University’s impressive riverside campus is within easy reach of both the city and Sunderland’s miles of beautiful beaches. Business, Law, Tourism, Education and Social Sciences are based here, as is the University’s main centre for Computing and Engineering.
We have a wide range of academic departments, offering short, undergraduate, and postgraduate courses in the arts and creative industries, health sciences, computing, engineering, education, social sciences, business, law, tourism, and more. See our subject areas.
The University of Sunderland is a public research university located in Sunderland in the North East of England. Its predecessor, Sunderland Technical College, was established as a municipal training college in 1901. It gained university status in 1992.
The University of Sunderland is a highly-respected UK university that combines academic excellence with fantastic student support and pastoral care. As you would expect from a university that has been providing education since 1901, we offer a rich and high-quality education and facilities.
Learn more about studying at University of Sunderland including how it performs in QS rankings, the cost of tuition and further course information.
Undergraduate study at Sunderland. As an undergraduate student at Sunderland, you’ll belong to a vibrant community of 27,500 students across our North East, London, and Hong Kong campuses.
Visit our Virtual Experience to find out more about who and where we are, see our impressive facilities, and learn more about what it might be like to study the subject you’re most interested in.
Applicant hub. You’ve taken the first step on your student journey and applied to the University of Sunderland – congratulations! Find everything you need to know about joining us.
We're ranked amongst the world's best universities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023). Over £400 million is being invested in the City of Sunderland over the next four years and the University will be spending over £250 million in the next ten years to transform our facilities.
The University of Sunderland was founded in 1901 as Sunderland Technical College and was awarded university status in 1992. It has four campuses: two in Sunderland on the northeast coast of England, one in London, which is used for teaching business, tourism and nursing degrees, and a new development in Hong Kong.
