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We are world shapers, digital innovators, business shapers, life changers, passion pursuers, society changers, difference makers, planet protectors, problem solvers. We are Cumbria. 

Whatever you want to be, whatever you want to achieve, the University of Cumbria offers 100s of degrees across health, sports, social work, teaching, business, law, science, conservation, outdoor studies, arts, creativity, tourism, policing and more.

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Why Apply To Cumbria

No. 1 university in the UK for producing CEOs and MDs (Novuna Business Cash Flow, 2025).

2nd in the Northwest for Quality Education (Times Impact Rankings 2022).

Awarded Silver overall in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 (Student experience rating is bronze, student outcomes rating is silver).

2nd Most Affordable UK City for Student Accommodation (Carlisle) (Student Crowd’s Student Accommodation League Table 2025).

no1 University in the Northwest and in the Top 10 in the UK for Graduates into employment or further study within 15 months (97% of Graduates – Graduate Outcomes Survey, HESA 2025).

Why Apply To Cumbria
 

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An Open Day is your chance to step onto campus, meet the people who’ll be teaching and supporting you, and start to see whether the University of Cumbria could be your home for the next few years.