only been here 3 weeks so i have little to say but i really like it. the teaching staff are incredible. the uni got cyber attacked but their IT systems, online timetables and canvas was already horrible to use. the food is nice. good coffee. there is also plenty of support provided from staff. i am on the social sciences ify programme and i’m enjoying the course so much! a really underrated uni!
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only been here 3 weeks so i have little to say but i really like it. the teaching staff are incredible. the uni got cyber attacked but their IT systems, online timetables and canvas was already horrible to use. the food is nice. good coffee. there is also plenty of support provided from staff. i am on the social sciences ify programme and i’m enjoying the course so much! a really underrated uni!
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Applying to University of Sunderland
- Entry Requirements
144-159 UCAS Points
Average range for University of Sunderland entry requirements. Varies depending on the course.
Covid-19 Response
- TEACHING MODE:
- Face-to-face teaching
- OPEN DAYS:
- On-campus open days on 16th Mar & 11th Jun. Virtual open day on 19th May.
- TEACHING NOTES:
- The University is planning for a return in September which will see a return to face-to-face teaching, laboratory and studio usage, and other activities on-campus, supported and enhanced by best practice in digital learning.
University of Sunderland Reputation
The University of Sunderland is known for its world class research, which is spread across a range of disciplines through the university’s five specialised faculties; arts and creative industries, business, law and tourism, education and society, technology, and health sciences and wellbeing. Each faculty boasts a wide range of high spec facilities, with over £130 million invested in the last 20 years into the university's campus and research initiatives. The university has a reputation for diversity and inclusivity with nearly 20,000 students and 156 nationalities represented within the student community. The university places a high emphasis on student experience and on cultivating “tomorrow makers” in society.
University of Sunderland Open Days
The University of Sunderland offers prospective students the opportunity to explore everything that the university has to offer from the comfort of their own home, through their immersive online open days. These open days allow you to view the campuses and facilities, hear from students and faculty members, live chat with staff, and explore in-depth the various study streams.
The upcoming 2022 open days are as follows:
Wednesday 16 Feb – On Campus Postgraduate Open Day
Wednesday 16 March – On Campus Undergraduate Open Day
Thursday 19 May – Online Undergraduate and Postgraduate Open Day
Saturday 11 June – On Campus Undergraduate Open Day
Thursday 14 July – On Campus Postgraduate Open Day
You can register and book your space here.
Where is the University of Sunderland Located?
The University of Sunderland has two campuses located in North East England, as well as campuses in London and Kong Kong. Both Sunderland campuses are located in the heart of the city of Sunderland, offering students easy access to a wide range of amenities, including excellent nightlife, arts scene, shops, and more. Nearby are beautiful miles of coastline, making Sunderland a unique and picturesque choice for students.
Graduate Outcomes
93.4% of graduates either move on to employment or to further their studies within six months of graduating from the University of Sunderland (this figure is based on UK undergraduates students according to DLHE 2016/2017). For postgraduates, the figure rises to 95.3%. More about the graduate outcomes can be found on their website.
The University of Sunderland offers students support throughout their studies and for up to three years after graduation through their reputable and holistic Careers and Employability Service programme. Graduates can expect to leave the university with more than just an academic qualification. Sunderland graduates also have a rich CV filled with impressive extracurriculars and practical experience to complement their studies.
Facilities
With more than £130 million invested in the last 20 years, the University of Sunderland boasts impressive academic facilities across its five distinct faculties. The City Campus is centrally located in the heart of Sunderland and is home to various student support services, lecture halls, and fantastic sporting facilities. Among some of the university’s notable features include the stunning riverside location, the aquatics, and water sports centres, a multimillion fitness suite, two fully equipped libraries, high spec IT fittings, as well as state-of-the-art science, research, and medical facilities. Sunderland’s campuses also host a variety of eateries and social venues, creating a vibrant and lively on-campus experience for students.
What is Sunderland like?
Sunderland is home to miles of scenic coastline and some of the country's most beautiful beaches. Students benefit from the perfect balance of being close to the sea as well as modern city living. Sunderland city centre offers a variety of shops, lovely parks, and a thriving arts culture. The historic city has also been recognised as one of the most affordable cities in the UK, making it an excellent choice for students.
Student Life
The university places a high emphasis on student experience and offers a thriving and welcoming campus environment. The Students’ Union offers a buddies scheme for each new student, as well as a peer support scheme that all Sunderland students can access and benefit from. There are more than 50 Sports Clubs and societies to join across a wide range of fields to suit students with a variety of different interests. There are also many on-campus safety measures and teams in place to ensure every student feels secure and safe during their studies.
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The facilities are pretty good, two libraries with plenty of computers however theres alot of IT problems, lecture halls are great in both campuses
I'm doing an Online course so none of these are applicable to me
Everything seems very good so far
This is a very bad university. Only cuz it’s cheap people go here.
For specific courses this university is a gem, really close to the student and offers all around support. I couldn’t have chosen a better university
Very clean and hygienic throughout the campus!
The most supportive education setting I've ever been part of as a disabled student.
That's great to hear! Thank you so much for sharing your feedback :)
only been here 3 weeks so i have little to say but i really like it. the teaching staff are incredible. the uni got cyber attacked but their IT systems, online timetables and canvas was already horrible to use. the food is nice. good coffee. there is also plenty of support provided from staff. i am on the social sciences ify programme and i’m enjoying the course so much! a really underrated uni!
Thank you for sharing your feedback, it's great to hear that you are enjoying your course. :)
I haven’t been approached with many social opportunities as of yet. The staff are helpful and understanding, as well as inspiring in that most of them are workers in the practical field as well as teachers. Meaning they give specific and helpful advice.
Thank you for sharing your feedback! We hope you take advantage of the many social opportunities taking place on campus soon! Be sure to follow our social accounts and the Student Union's for updates on these.
Everything in the univesity is outstanding
Thank you for sharing!
Haven't been into the university yet due to lockdown but went there once to get a card but literally no one is available, despite I was told to be there to collect the card
Hi there,Sorry to hear there was no one available at the Gateway desk when you came to collect your card. Has this now been sorted?
Had a fab time at Sunderland Uni, far better than I originally expected and was very surprised to find out it wasn’t even ranked in the top 100 after the good experiences I had!
So glad to hear of your positive experience! Thank you for sharing your insight :)
University itself is great. Staff are usually quite helpful. Primary Education cohort could do with being split in 2 so there's more focused time but overall would recommend amd would go back for a masters
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, interesting insight on splitting the cohort in two..I'll certainly pass this on to the team for their consideration :)
use covid as an excuse not to do anything
Sorry to hear you feel this way. To keep our staff and students safe, we have has closely followed advice from the Department for Education and Public Health England. The University is planning for a return in September which will see a return to face-to-face teaching, laboratory and studio usage, and other activities on-campus, supported and enhanced by best practice in digital learning. We also plan to have our on-campus libraries open and accessible for students along with all specialist resources, equipment and facilities.
Good facilities and staff with 2 campuses and libraries based in the uk. There are no clubs or societies that interest me. Good do with better WiFi
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review :) Sorry to hear there are no current clubs or societies that take your interest, did you know you can start your own though? Click here for more info https://www.sunderlandsu.co.uk/startasociety :)
Amazing build with modern studios and excellent facilities
Thank you for your feedback :)
I can't give a very good review due to covid again, I haven't been there nor participated in much this year.
Understandable :) The University is planning for a return in September which will see a return to face-to-face teaching, laboratory and studio usage, and other activities on-campus, supported and enhanced by best practice in digital learning. The University also plans to have our on-campus libraries open and accessible for students along with all specialist resources, equipment and facilities so hopefully you should get to experience more of what we offer in the new term!
An excellent university! I’m rather impressed with most things here, the campus and facilities are good. No particular issues with internet or wifi.
Thank you for sharing your insight :)
Unhygienic toilet facilities with people pooing on the floor
Doesn’t have a proper student’s union
Hi there,Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback, by 'proper students union' do you mean a bar? As we have food and drink facilities on both campuses as well as Student Union offices on both too.
Not impressed with their handling of the pandemic
Sorry to hear this. During the pandemic, we have closely followed advice from the Department for Education and Public Health England and keeping our staff and students safe has always been our highest priority. The University is planning for a return in September which will see a return to face-to-face teaching, laboratory and studio usage, and other activities on-campus, supported and enhanced by best practice in digital learning. We also plan to have our on-campus libraries open and accessible for students along with all specialist resources, equipment and facilities.
The student’s union is not good enough in my opinion. I feel like they just want to argue with students for fun.
Sorry to hear you feel this way. I'll be sure to pass this feedback on to the SU team for their consideration.
It's a good university to go to with some great results, but it is lacking in its student facilties such as the students Union. I'm from a different part of the country but the university there doesn't do my course so came here, at that university there is a massive students union building with restaurants, bars, clubs a supermarket. All the students Union has at Sunderland is a couple of offices and that's it. Academics are really friendly and helpful as well as other university staff. Good accommodation choices for new students too and a wide range of societies.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review :) We appreciate your feedback regarding the SU and will pass this back to the team,
A great experience. Staff are great.
Great to hear! Thank you for sharing :)
University of Sunderland is a very nice University
Thank you for your feedback :)
The lecturers have been absolutely amazing.
Thank you for your feedback, we're so glad to hear your experience was positive!
I’ve lived here for nearly two years and my experience hah been good. The location is accessible and the security is second to non. No accomodation is perfect but this in comfortable.
Thank you for sharing your insight as a student of ours. :)
The university is perfect and has all things I require. The staff are amazing and always there for any support at all.
Great feedback, thank you for sharing :)
overall good university for education and university experience overall
Thank you for sharing! We certainly appreciate your comments :)
Great university with great staff but not enough student engagement
Thank you for taking the time to submit your feedback. What kind of student engagement would you like to have seen?
I study at university of Sunderland since 2017 and I really enjoy it. The academic members are helpful and always at the students’ service
That's great to hear, thank you for sharing!
reall great university experience!!!
Great university! Great experience!
A pretty good place with decent enough food, friendly staff and nice Wifi. I did the history course and almost all my lecturers were nice and helpful. Unfortunately, because the vice chancellor David Bell is a terrible person who has no idea what he's doing, the History course no longer exists. Still, it's a nice place. Not the best but not the worst either.
Its a complete waste of time. I completed my final year project and they have not marked it since 2017. Reasons are that they never listened to our complaints. Supervisors and staffs are very lazy to communicate and lazy to solve our problems. I have list of issues with University of Sunderland. I have screenshots of their email, whatsapp communication, word of mouth and receipts to prove how careless they are. They want money only.
Great school. My course provides everything I hoped it would.
It's a perfect place to focus your studies, excellent lecturers, good people in university.
I should not consider Sunderland as a city it’s more a village and people will act like villagers as well, for me it’s not a bother but if you like clubbing and going out you have to spend some more money going somewhere else like newcastle and keep In mind that the metro isn’t in your favour, the university has some free activities that are interesting but the fact that they are put in the middle of the week makes it difficult for every student to attend. To be honest I didn’t like Sunderland at all and I can’t wait to leave but the university worth’s the effort but make sure you have friends to spend some time with cause there aren’t many things you can do if you don’t like theatre or casino games. Also I find it difficult to find a job here you can work in a factory close in the city but if you like something else is better to look somewhere else cause the payment can’t be good for a student especially if you are an international student there is a procedure that takes a month
Spent £4.500 on nothing so far. Learning has stopped since enrolment. I do not recommend anyone does an IFY here. It's just a money spinner. I'm hoping that learning commences next year, or I'll be requiring a refund, or lawsuit.The pointless tasks aren't teaching me a thing. For instance....a project worth a lot of points. Design an app that will never be built, for imaginary people who will never exist!? You work that one out! Linear 'learning' models sold as cycles, and time wasting exercises.I could've been SISCO certified by now if I was in charge of spending my funding.
studying at DanceCity based in Newcastle so cant rate everything throughly and truly
A good experience so far with helpful and friendly lecturers
I had a wonderful experience at Sunderland University. I recently finished my degree in Biomedical Science and the faculty and teaching were excellent. I found the lecturers were always engaged and willing to help. If they offered more postgraduate science courses I would have happily stayed on to do a masters.
University is good. Food not so much.
Good uni, good facilities, easy to get into, sometimes staff seem a bit too relaxed though and don't help much, but i guess it depends on your course, good location
Sunderland is a fantastic university. I loved my time here, in the Psychology department. I only graduated last year and I intend on going back for further study. The Psychology department has the most supportive and thorough lecturers I have ever met. It was most definitely the best experience of education I have ever had. I would recommend Sunderland university to my family, my friends and anyone who cared to listen. Donna.
Great course but I’m off campus
Sunderland is a poor city but the uni is a credit.
Don't even bother applying for this uni, the facilities will screw you, every single minute they crash! Got back up? don't worry because their Macs/PC will do everything it can to destroy your backups too. I have failed my submissions because of the facilities and sent them an email about the problems. After paying your tuition fee they just won't give a damn about you. Extremely disappointed with this university and I REGRET COMING HERE
Hi ! What about mature students ? Are they attending this uni ? How do you think they feel , are they easily integrating ? Thank you in advance for any answer regarding mature students .
The university are always helpful and always have students in mind
Good university with good facilities etc
I love Sunderland. They’ve been so so helpful
I liked this University. A good location. Wide range of societies and encouragement to create your own. Many oppportunities for students to work and volunteer.
the worst admission staff ever !! non professional, aggressive and they looked like fed up. you can't discuss your opinion with them. they feeling they are right and the others wrong
Friendly enough people and ok facilities, course organisation was lacking.
Zero support from useless teaching and reluctant 'support' staff. Don't believe their lies. Don't go here.
The course I attended needed improvements in my opinion. I personally think Sunderland is a nice city. Some of the services offered by the university can be a little expensive considering it is supposedly one of the cheapest parts of the country.
save up, go across the tyne and study at norhumbria or newcastle. there is no money at the uni, no atmosphere about the place especially at st peters campus, the student union building is non-existent (go check out leeds' SU building in comparison), was told that grades above 75 are scrutinized. best things? one library is 24/7, there's a greggs at city campus, city life (drinks/rent) is cheap.
WiFi can be a pain in the butt, however I really like the city. Transport is good.
Really good uni, great facilities and a pretty campus
It's a nice place that's based in a nice place and it'll get better
I chose Sunderland because the campus and facilities are all new and lovely, as well as being rated one of the best psychology departments in the North East. There wasn't enough focus on what to do when we graduated before third year, meaning we have had to fend for ourselves a lot to find a graduate job. Despite this, the people and staff were fantastic.
Fantastic! I did the 4 year teacher training course here and the staff have been wonderful. Just coming to the end now!
good big and spacious, had a gregs, Starbucks, library is really big and the city space is big, modern and really nice.
Only reason the SU isn't so good is because the social venue is at St Peter's campus only and it's a bit out dated. However, the services they provide are really good from what I've heard. The rest of the university is fab apart from the login system for wifi can be a pain to connect to but once your on its fine
The campus' are pretty good but food facilities could be cheaper and with better choice.
Love the facilities but wifi doesn't connect my laptop on campus. Wifi at halls is only adequate.
Great university! So glad I chose to came here. Campuses are small and nice looking.
good facilities, campuses are 20 minutes apart. Internet is okay. Careers services available and lots of careers updates
Very friendly atmosphere, plenty of things to do in the city, loads of awesome people and easy access to anywhere else in the North East for a bit of a lookabout!
no proper students union bar or meeting place and food at uni cafe is expensive and laptop has had problems connecting to the wifi, it wasn't straight forward
The societies are only good if you're good at a sport