University of York vs University of Birmingham

University of York vs University of Birmingham

Overview Comparison
University of YorkUniversity of Birmingham
Collegedunia Score5.6 Out of 106.1 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 147 Times Higher Education 2024
# 167 QS World University 2024
# 139 Times Higher Education 2023
# 84 QS World University 2024
# 101 Times Higher Education 2024
# 91 US News 2023
Subject Strength# 251 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 215 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 126 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
# 100 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 62 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 99 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -116
PG Programs -172
Doctorate Programs -43
UG Programs -55
PG Programs -154
Doctorate Programs -57
Acceptance Rate80.0 %13.5 %
Exam ScoreGMAT-550
IELTS-6.5
PTE-61
TOEFL-87
GMAT-500
GRE updated-292
IELTS-6
PTE-59
TOEFL-80
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   22183
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  22617
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 12805 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   27180
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  26640
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 21743 Per Year
placement (average package)

Graduate Employability Ranking 2020: 201 – 250; Top paying degrees with average annual salary are MBA: 137,000 USD, PhD: 107,000 USD, LLM: 98,000 USD, Bachelors: 80,000 USD; Top sectors hiring employers are legal department, financial services, legal & paralegal, and IT & software development


Graduate employability ranking #86; Annual average salary 57,100 USD; Top recruiters: IBM, Capgemini, Peter Brett Associates, WSP Global Inc., Barclays Bank, etc.; Highest paid degrees: Executive MBA (127,000 USD), MBA (104,000 USD), Bachelor (101,000 USD), LLM (85,000 USD), Masters in Finance (76,000 USD).


application requirements

Minimum 60% for admission in most PG programs; Statement of Purpose; CV

Academic transcripts; 2 reference letters; personal statement; essay; research proposal (for research programs); Proof of English language proficiency

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General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of YorkUniversity of Birmingham
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1963
1900
Student:Faculty Ratio20:1
15:1
Male:Female44% Male, 56% Female44% Male, 56% Female
Location Facts

Size of the campus is about 500 acres and is located on the south-east side of the city; Campus is divided into two parts: West and East; East campus is new and built in the year 2009


2 campuses- Edgbaston and Selly Oak located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK; centered around Chancellor’s Court and Old Joe.


Library

Library has a collection of over a million books and e-books, 18,000 journals published regularly, 3,500 audio visual materials, previous years exam papers and thesis and dessertations written by university students. 


7 libraries and resource center; 2.7 million books and scholarly periodicals, over 16,000 electronic resources; 1.8 million print; 500,000 online books; over 85,000 print & online journals.


Campus Life

University has over 65 sports clubs and 200 student societies; Students participate in over 20 college sporting leagues every week; Mini festivals are organized in summer; University has music society and band society for music lovers; Students can audition for Samba York, a Brazilian style club


250 clubs & societies; Houses the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Shakespeare Institute, Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern manuscripts, Lapworth Museum of Geology, Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower; UoB Sport & Fitness club (consisting of 50m swimming pool, multi-sports arena, 6 glass-backed squash courts, 200-station gym, 10m climbing wall, Performance Centre, 5 activity studios, etc.); 9 Costas, 2 Starbucks; other university cafes; etc.


Hostel#Self-catered Shared Bathroom - $5148
#Catered En-suite Room - $7657
#Room and Board (including meals) - $10147
#Rooms - $8696
Famous Alumni

Kerry Andrew (composer and singer); Ian Beiley (author); Charles Butler (author); Horatio Clare (writer, radio producer, and journalist); Greg Dyke (Head of Football Association and BFI); Steve Foots (Chief Executive of Croda International); Ian Bailey (author); Paul Dolan (behavioural scientist); Peter Gordon (radio presenter)


11 Nobel laureates; Neville Chamberlain & Stanley Baldwin (Former British PM); Sir Edward Elgar (British composer); Baroness Amos (UN Under-Secretary-General); Lord Roll of Ipsden (Director of the Bank of England); Isaac Hempstead Wright (Actor); Rodolfo Neri Vela (Mexican scientist & astronaut); Tim Curry (Actor)


City Life

York is located in Northern Yorkshire, England; City hosts the biggest food and drink festival of Great Britain and has the largest Railway Museum in the world; York Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe; Economy is service-based with an unemployment rate of 2.8% in 2019.  


A city in West Midlands, England; 2nd largest city in England; Economy dominated by the service sector; 2nd largest metropolitan economy in UK with a GDP of 121.1 billion USD; Top tourist attractions include Victoria Square, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Thinktank- Birmingham Science Museum, National SEA LIFE Centre, St. Philip's Cathedral, Cadbury World