It’s our excellent academic reputation that makes Sussex stand out. And we help you boost your employability from the start, ensuring you’re best placed to succeed in your career. Wherever your career path takes you after graduation, the skills and experience you’ll gain at Sussex will assure you a bright future.
Times Higher Education – World University Rankings 2011-12
Top 15 in the UK
Top 100 in the world
2011 National Student Survey (NSS)
90% approval of teaching,
placing Sussex in the top 10 universities in the UK for teaching
Times Good University Guide 2012
14th in the UK
The Complete University Guide 2011-2012
19th in the UK
2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE)
100% of departments at Sussex have world-leading research
90% of Sussex research activity is rated as world leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised, confirming the University among the leading 30 research universities in the UK
World-renowned academic staff we have counted among our faculty
3 Nobel Prize winners
15 Fellows of the Royal Society
6 Fellows of the British Academy
1 winner of the prestigious Crafoord Prize
In the 2011 Times Higher Education Awards, Sussex has been
shortlisted for 'University of the Year'
Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey 2009
89% leavers from Sussex postgraduate programmes were employed, in further study, or both, six months after graduating
96% of those postgraduate leavers who were employed were in graduate-level jobs
Brighton eight minutes by train
London as little as 50 minutes from Brighton by train
Gatwick Airport 30 minutes by road or rail
Heathrow Airport little more than an hour's drive
