The University of Roehampton, formerly Roehampton Institute of Higher Education, is a public university in the United Kingdom, situated on three major sites in Roehampton, south-west London. The university has four constituent colleges: Whitelands College, Southlands College, Digby Stuart College, and Froebel College. In 1975, the four colleges joined to form the Roehampton Institute of Higher Education. On 1 August 2004, the University of Surrey Roehampton became Roehampton University. Since 2011, the university has been branded University of Roehampton.
The University is equipped with a state-of-the-art fitness centre, grass football pitches, a multi-use games area, studio facilities and a sports hall for indoor sports and classes. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), Roehampton University was ranked first in the country for Dance and Biological Anthropology. The University achieved a Silver rating in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework and boasts high rankings in student satisfaction.
71 in League Table Ranking of The Complete University Guide
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Bronze rating
Type
University Public
Year Founded
1975
Size
Medium
10,205 Students