Edge Hill University

United Kingdom

Edge Hill University is a public university was founded in 1885 located in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. The University has a 160-acre campus in Ormskirk. The campus is situated between Liverpool and the county town of Preston.

Edge Hill University offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs under its three faculties: Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Health and Social Care. 

The university comprises of around 11,000 full-time and 6000 part-time students with a total of more than 17000 students.

The government’s evaluation of excellence in teaching quality, learning environment and student outcomes has ranked Edge Hill as Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). In the year 2014/15 the University also held the coveted UK University of the Year title awarded by Times Higher Education. 

Notable Alumni: Kerry Howard (Actress), Paul Nuttall (Former UKIP leader), Mark Edwardson (TV news presenter, BBC North West Tonight)