University of Leeds

University of Leeds
	Coat of arms
	Latin: Universitas Loidensis
Motto	Latin: Et augebitur scientia
Motto in English	And knowledge will be increased
Type	Public
Established	1831 – Leeds School of Medicine; 1874 – Yorkshire College of Science; 1884 – Yorkshire College; 1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University; 1904 – University of Leeds
Endowment	£94.8 million (2024)
Budget	£1.048 billion (2023/24)
Chancellor	Dame Jane Francis
Vice-Chancellor	Shearer West
Academic staff	3,940 (2023/24)
Administrative staff	5,875 (2023/24)
Students	38,100 (2023/24); 36,440 FTE (2023/24)
Undergraduates	26,335 (2023/24)
Postgraduates	11,765 (2023/24)
Location	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England; 53°48′26″N 1°33′6″W / 53.80722°N 1.55167°W
Campus	Urban, suburban
Newspaper	The Gryphon
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Affiliations	AACSB; ACU; AMBA; EQUIS; EUA; N8 Group; Russell Group; Universities UK; White Rose Consortium; WUN; AEC (School of Music);
Website	leeds.ac.uk

The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884, it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed Yorkshire College. It became part of the federal Victoria University in 1887, joining Owens College (which became the University of Manchester) and University College Liverpool (which became the University of Liverpool).^[8] In 1904, a royal charter was granted to the University of Leeds by King Edward VII.^[9]

Leeds is the tenth-largest university in the United Kingdom by total enrolment^[10] and receives over 68,000 undergraduate applications per year, making it the fourth-most popular university (behind Manchester, University College London and King's College London) in the UK by volume of applications.^[11] Leeds had an income of £1.05 billion in 2023–24, of which £190.9 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £748.1 million.^[3] The university has financial endowments of £94.8 million (2024), placing it within the top twenty British universities by financial endowment.^[3]

Notable alumni include current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer, former Home and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, NASA astronaut Piers Sellers and six Nobel laureates.^[12]^[13]

^ Anderson, Peter John (1907). Record of the Celebration of the Quatercentenary of the University of Aberdeen: From 25th to 28th September, 1906. Aberdeen, United Kingdom: Aberdeen University Press (University of Aberdeen). ISBN 9781363625079. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
^ Pine, L. G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 67. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Annual report and accounts 2023–24" (PDF). University of Leeds. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Who's working in HE?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Staff numbers by HE provider: HE staff by HE provider and activity standard occupational classification. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Students by HE provider: HE student enrolments by HE provider. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
^ Cite error: The named reference University of Leeds was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "European Association of Conservatoires – Our Members". European Association of Conservatoires. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
^ Charlton, H. B. (1951) Portrait of a University. Manchester: U. P.; chap. IV
^ "University of Leeds – Heritage". University of Leeds. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
^ "Where do HE students study?: Students by HE provider". HESA. HE student enrolments by HE provider. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference UCASEoC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Who's Been Here". Archived from the original on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^ "Notable Alumni". Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

[1] Anderson, Peter John (1907). Record of the Celebration of the Quatercentenary of the University of Aberdeen: From 25th to 28th September, 1906. Aberdeen, United Kingdom: Aberdeen University Press (University of Aberdeen). ISBN 9781363625079. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

[2] Pine, L. G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 67. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.

[Leeds2024-3] "Annual report and accounts 2023–24" (PDF). University of Leeds. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

[HESA_staff_citation-4] "Who's working in HE?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Staff numbers by HE provider: HE staff by HE provider and activity standard occupational classification. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

[HESA_citation-5] "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Students by HE provider: HE student enrolments by HE provider. Retrieved 3 April 2025.

[University_of_Leeds-6] Cite error: The named reference University of Leeds was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] "European Association of Conservatoires – Our Members". European Association of Conservatoires. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

[Charlton,_H._B._1951_p._IV-8] Charlton, H. B. (1951) Portrait of a University. Manchester: U. P.; chap. IV

[Heritage-9] "University of Leeds – Heritage". University of Leeds. Retrieved 25 May 2010.

[HESADom-10] "Where do HE students study?: Students by HE provider". HESA. HE student enrolments by HE provider. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

[UCASEoC-11] Cite error: The named reference UCASEoC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[12] "Who's Been Here". Archived from the original on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

[13] "Notable Alumni". Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

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