The university dates back to 1909 when a Technical Institute was founded in the town centre. Then followed a period od rapid expansion during which the institute was enamed as Loughborough College. After the world war 1 the institute fragmented into four seperate colleges which were Loughnorough Training College, Loughborough College of Art, Loughborough College of Further Education, Loughborough College of Technology. An experienced educationist, Herbert Haslegrave took over as college principal in 1953, and by both increasing the breadths and raising standards, gained it the status of Colleges of Advanced Technology in 1958.
In 1977, Loughborough Training College (now renamed Loughborough College of Education) was absorbed into the university. The Arts College was also amalgamated with the university in 1998. These additions have diluted the technological flavour of the institution, causing it to resemble more a traditional university with its mix of humanities, arts and sciences. Consequently, in 1996, the university dropped the 'of Technology' from its title, becoming 'Loughborough University'.

Why Loughborough University

Campus life: The school's community is made up of an exciting cluster of innovators, collaborators, and forward thinkers in education, business, technology, and media.
Facilities: Located on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the university operates inside over 9,000 square meters of collaborative learning space, providing state of the art equipment and materials to ensure research, teaching, and creativity can thrive.
Location: The school is located at the heart of a dynamic and vibrant new community in East London, with excellent connections to some of London's most iconic venues, including entertainment, restaurants and bars, shopping, major tourist attractions and more.
Career-focused: Career development is an intrinsic element of every postgraduate programme - from employability assessments to tasks set by real organizations and site visits to organisation-based dissertation projects. The school also has an Enterprise Hub to support entrepreneurs and their ventures.
Sports reputation: Unparalleled in sporting achievement, Loughborough has been the champion of British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) for 39 years running.

Facts -

1. The University has 20 academic departments and over 100 research groups.
2. It has 18,025 students; 13,660 of whom are undergraduates and 4,365 are pursuing postgraduate courses.
3. The university has won seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes
4. In terms of average UCAS points of entrants, Loughborough ranked 30th in Britain in 2014.
5. Loughborough was named University of the Year 2019 in The Times and Sunday Times University Good University Guide.

NOTE: This school may use UCAS as an external portal for application for some programs. A £20 (single application) or £25 (up to 5 applications) application fee may apply.