Established in 1962 in North Greenwich, London, Ravensbourne University London is a digital media and design university. Their ultramodern campus is home to a rich selection of Art & Design themed programmes, ranging from Video Game Design and Animation, to Fashion. The university places a particular focus on making sure there is a place in the job market for their creative students, and provides a series of what they call Short Courses to give learners the express training they need to jump at any opportunities they might find.
- 31 Jul, 2023: Webometrics announced latest results of Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities with Ravensbourne University London in position 8263.
- 22 Mar, 2023: Ravensbourne University London ranks 201 in the latest QS World University Rankings By Subject (Business & Management Studies) from British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK.
- 16 Sep, 2022: Publication of The Times Good University Guide. Ranking position #130.
University rankings
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- #106
- #130
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The Times Good University Guide
[Published 16 September, 2022]
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- #131
- #8263
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Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
[Published 31 July, 2023]
Historic rankings in TOP global university rankings
Subject rankings
Arts Visual & Performing
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- #24
- #201
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- Art & Design
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QS World University Rankings By Subject
[Published 22 March, 2023]
Highest subject rankings for Ravensbourne University London
Student Reviews for Ravensbourne University London
- Student satisfaction:
- 4.2 (based on 173 student reviews)
“Overall I’ve enjoyed my university experience so far, but there’s room for improvement. The lack of clubs, social events and places to hang out mean that the students who are shy or quieter may find the social experience at Ravensbourne a bit less engaging compared to other universities.”
“The contact hours with professors are very limited so it’s challenging to get in contact with a teacher when you need to. Despite that, my experience has been positive in general and I would do it again.”
“I love the open plan space of the university. Lecturers are lovely and are always willing to help. The contact hours could be improved upon though, and also the options for extracurricular activities.”
About Ravensbourne University London
PROS
- A strong academic reputation, and high graduate employment rates attract significant numbers of international students to Ravensbourne University. According to the university, more than 50 nationalities are represented by the student body here.
- Students often highlight the university’s top -level resources and facilities, including a television studio, a fashion and prototyping suite, and large 3D printers, among much more.
- While this university doesn’t have its own accommodation halls, it works with partners in order to provide student residence. Learners have praised the comfort and spaciousness of the suites provided by these various partners.
CONS
- There’s a lack of social energy on campus as most students go off -campus to enjoy their free time between classes.
- Many students mention that the contact hours with faculty are very limited, which can be frustrating when in need of contacting someone for doubts on assignments.
Key facts
- Foundation year:
- 1959
- Address:
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- 6 Penrose Way
- SE10 0EW, London
- England UK
- Website:
- https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/
- Social:
TOP 10 Best rated degree courses of Ravensbourne University London
Course | ||
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1 | Creative Computing - BSc | 86/100 (25 student reviews) |
2 | Games Development - BA | 86/100 (25 student reviews) |
3 | Animation - BA | 81/100 (14 student reviews) |
4 | Digital Television Production - BA | 76/100 (9 student reviews) |
5 | Advertising and Brand Design - BA | 72/100 (29 student reviews) |
6 | Product Design - BA | 70/100 (5 student reviews) |
7 | Cyber Security - BSc | 66/100 (171 student reviews) |
8 | Illustration for Communication - BA | 65/100 (32 student reviews) |
9 | Architecture - BA | 52/100 (15 student reviews) |
10 | Digital Film Production - BA | 31/100 (57 student reviews) |
TOP 8 highest earning degree courses of Ravensbourne University London
Course | Median Salary (15 months after graduation) | |
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1 | Advertising and Brand Design - BA | £24,000.00 |
2 | Product Design - BA | £24,000.00 |
3 | Cyber Security - BSc | £24,000.00 |
4 | Illustration for Communication - BA | £24,000.00 |
5 | Digital Content Creation - BA | £22,000.00 |
6 | Digital Marketing - BSc | £21,000.00 |
7 | Digital Television Production - BA | £20,000.00 |
8 | Digital Film Production - BA | £20,000.00 |
NSS Aggregate Student reviews
Below you see the results of Ravensbourne University London for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK universities.
Student composition of Ravensbourne University London
- undergraduates:
- 2390
- postgraduates:
- 60
- Total:
- 2450
- Creative Arts and Design:
- 1275
- China:
- 35
- United States:
- 15
- Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China):
- 10
- Taiwan:
- 10
- Thailand:
- 10
- Russia:
- 5
- Switzerland:
- 5
- Ukraine:
- 5
- India:
- 5
- Indonesia:
- 5
- Kazakhstan:
- 5
- Korea (South):
- 5
- Malaysia:
- 5
- Pakistan:
- 5
- Iran:
- 5
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FAQ
Ranking publishers
The Times/CAO, HEA
The Times and The Sunday Times
- Published:
- 16 September, 2022
The Guardian News and Media Limited
- Published:
- 09 September, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -The Guardian League Table:
- Student to Staff Ratio: 15%
Entry Standards: 15%
Expenditure per Student: 5%
Continuation 15% (non-medical subjects) OR 5% (medical subjects)
NSS - Teaching: 8%
NSS - Assessment & Feedback: 8%
NSS - Overall Satisfaction: 4%
Career Prospects: 15%
Value added: 15%
The University League Tables
- Published:
- 08 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -CUG The Complete University Guide:
- Entry Standards 12.5%
Student Satisfaction 18.75%
Student-Staff Ratio 12.5%
Research Quality 12.5%
Research Intensity 6.25%
Academic Service Spending 6.25%
Facilities Spending 6.25%
Graduate Prospects 12.5%
Degree Completion Rate 12.5%
Rogers Digital Media
U-Ranking
Wallstreet Journal USA & THE Times Higher Education, UK
RUY
América Economía
Perspektywy
THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Published:
- 27 September, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings:
- 30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
- Reputation survey: 15%
- Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
- Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
- Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
- Institutional income: 2.25%
30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
- Reputation survey: 18%
- Research income: 6%
- Research productivity: 6%
30% Citations (Research Influence)
7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
- Proportion of international students: 2.5%
- Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
- International collaboration: 2.5%
2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)"
- Published:
- 23 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Global Employability University Ranking:
- Employability (survey) 100%
- Published:
- 16 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World Reputation Rankings:
- Research Reputation 66,6%
Teaching Reputation 33,3%
- Published:
- 19 January, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World’s Most International Universities - Times Higher Education:
- Proportion of international students 25%
Proportion of international staff 25%
Proportion of journal publications with one or more international co-authors 25%
University’s international reputation 25%
- Published:
- 03 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Young University Rankings:
- Teaching 30%
Research (volume, income and reputation) 30%
Citations 30%
International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5%
Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5%
- Published:
- 01 June, 2023
- Published:
- 10 May, 2022
- Published:
- 11 May, 2022
British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK
- Published:
- 27 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:
- Academic Reputation 40%
Employer Reputation 10%
Faculty/Student Ratio 20%
Citations per faculty 20%
International Faculty Ratio 5%
International Student Ratio 5%
- Published:
- 23 September, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking -QS Employability Rankings:
- Employer reputation 30%
Alumni outcomes 25%
Partnerships with Employers per Faculty 25%
Employer/Student Connections 10%
Graduate employment rate 10%
- Published:
- 22 March, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings By Subject:
- Academic Reputation: 50%
Employer Reputation: 30%
Research Citations Per Paper: 10%
H-index: 10%
- Published:
- 24 June, 2020
- Criteria used in ranking -QS 50 under 50:
- Based on the QS World University rankings methodology, the top 50 universities that are under 50 years old.
Academic Reputation 40%
Employer Reputation 10%
Faculty/Student Ratio 20%
Citations per faculty 20%
International Faculty Ratio 5%
International Student Ratio 5%
- Published:
- 26 October, 2022
RUF
Sapiens Research
Thomson Reuters
- Published:
- 23 October, 2019
- Criteria used in ranking -Reuters Most Innovative Universities:
- Patent Volume 33%
Patent Citations 34%
Industry Article Citation Impact 11%
Percent of Industry Collaborative Articles 11%
Total Web of Science Core Collection Papers 11%
- Published:
- 30 April, 2019
- Criteria used in ranking -Reuters Most Innovative Universities Europe:
- Patent volume 11.11%
Patent success 11.11%
Global patents 11.11%
Patent citations 11.11%
Percent of patents cited / Patent citation impact 11.11%
Patent to Article Citation Impact 11.11%
Industry Article Citation Impact 11.11%
Percent of Industry Collaborative Articles 11.11%
Total Web of Science Core Collection Papers 11.11%
National Institutional Ranking Framework
Careers360
Us News
- Published:
- 24 October, 2022
Urap
- Published:
- 28 November, 2022
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
- Published:
- 15 August, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:
- **Quality of Education 10%**
- Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%
**Quality of Faculty 40%**
- Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
- Highly Cited Researchers 20%
**Research Output 40%**
- Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
- Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%
**Per Capita Performance 10%**
Forbes
Payscale
- Published:
- 11 November, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking -Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (Bachelors only):
- Ranking is based on ROI
- Published:
- 11 November, 2021
Washington Monthly
Kiplinger
The Princeton Review
Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands
- Published:
- 22 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:
- Scientific Impact
Number of Publications
Collaboration
Open Access
Gender Diversity
Scimago Institutions
- Published:
- 06 March, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:
- Research 50%
Innovation 30%
Societal 20%
CWUR Center for World University Rankings
- Published:
- 25 April, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:
- **Research Performance: 40%**
- Research Output: 10%
- High-Quality Publications: 10%
- Influence: 10%
- Citations: 10%
**Quality of Education: 25%**
**Alumni Employment: 25%**
**Quality of Faculty: 10%**
MONEY
Nature Index
- Published:
- 15 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Nature Index - Academic:
- Article count (AC)
Fractional count (FC)
Weighted fractional count (WFC)
NTU ranking
- Published:
- 11 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:
- **Research Productivity: 25%**
- \# Articles last 11 years: 10%
- \# Articles current year: 15%
**Research Impact: 35%**
- \# Citations last 11 years: 15%
- \# Citations last 2 years: 10%
- Average \# citations last 11 years: 10%
**Research Excellence: 40%**
- H-index last 2 years: 10%
- \# Highly cited papers last 11 years: 15%
- \# Articles current year in high-impact journals: 15%
RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR World University Rankings:
- **Teaching: 40%**
- Ratio Faculty/Student: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- World Teaching Reputation: 8%
**Research: 40%**
- Citations per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD: 8%
- Normalized Citation Impact: 8%
- Papers per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- World Research Reputation: 8%
**International Diversity: 10%**
- International Faculty: 2%
- International Students: 2%
- International Co-Authored Papers: 2%
- Reputation Outside Geographical Region: 2%
- International Level: 2%
**Financial Sustainability: 10%**
- Institutional Income per Faculty: 2%
- Institutional Income per Student: 2%
- Papers per Research Income: 2%
- Research Income per Academic/Research Staff: 2%
- Research Income per Institutional Income: 2%
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Academic Rankings:
- Normalized citation impact (Citations of research publications from all university authors compared with world averages) 20%
Citation per papers 20%
Papers per academic and research staff 20%
International research reputation 20%
Share of research publications written in international co-authorship 20%
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Reputation Ranking:
- Teaching Reputation 50%
Research Reputation 50%
StuDocu
- Published:
- 06 September, 2021
4icu
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
Webometrics
- Published:
- 31 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities:
- Visibility 50%
Excellence 35%
Transparency 10%
Presence 5%