University of Liverpool vs University of Birmingham

Overview Comparison
University of LiverpoolUniversity of Birmingham
Collegedunia Score5.6 Out of 106.1 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 168 Times Higher Education 2024
# 176 QS World University 2024
# 155 US News 2023
# 84 QS World University 2024
# 101 Times Higher Education 2024
# 91 QS World University 2023
Subject Strength# 151 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 72 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 101 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
# 100 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 62 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 99 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -25
PG Programs -36
UG Programs -55
PG Programs -154
Doctorate Programs -57
Acceptance Rate14.0 %13.5 %
Exam ScoreIELTS - 6
PTE - 55
TOEFL - 78
GMAT - 500
GRE updated - 292
IELTS - 6
PTE - 59
TOEFL - 80
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   24500
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  25050
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 39815 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   27180
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  26640
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 21743 Per Year
placement (average package)

QS Graduate Employablity #161- 170; Highest paying degrees: Ph.D. (101,000 USD); Doctorate (96,000 USD); MBA (89,000 USD); Masters in Science (69,000 USD); Bachelor of Science (67,000 USD).


Graduate employability ranking #86; Annual average salary 57,100 USD; Top recruiters: IBM, Capgemini, Peter Brett Associates, WSP Global Inc., Barclays Bank, etc.; Highest paid degrees: Executive MBA (127,000 USD), MBA (104,000 USD), Bachelor (101,000 USD), LLM (85,000 USD), Masters in Finance (76,000 USD).


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General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of LiverpoolUniversity of Birmingham
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1881
1900
Student:Faculty Ratio14:1
15:1
Male:Female45% Male, 55% Female44% Male, 56% Female
Location Facts

Based in the city of Liverpool, England; 5 minutes' walk from Liverpool City Centre; Occupying 100 acres of land.


2 campuses- Edgbaston and Selly Oak located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK; centered around Chancellor’s Court and Old Joe.


Library

Open 24 hours during term; Houses 2 million books; 40,000 electronic journals; Also houses the Special Collections & Archives.


7 libraries and resource center; 2.7 million books and scholarly periodicals, over 16,000 electronic resources; 1.8 million print; 500,000 online books; over 85,000 print & online journals.


Campus Life

51 student-led sports clubs; 25 m swimming pool; fitness center; squash courts; sports halls; 13 grass pitches; 2 synthetic hockey pitches; 3G rugby training area; On-campus cafes: Victoria Gallery & Museum, Augustus John Public House, Vine Court and Guild of Students Food Court; Victoria Gallery & Museum; Garstang Museum of Archaeology; Liverpool Confucius Institute.


250 clubs & societies; Houses the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Shakespeare Institute, Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern manuscripts, Lapworth Museum of Geology, Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower; UoB Sport & Fitness club (consisting of 50m swimming pool, multi-sports arena, 6 glass-backed squash courts, 200-station gym, 10m climbing wall, Performance Centre, 5 activity studios, etc.); 9 Costas, 2 Starbucks; other university cafes; etc.


Hostel#Premier Room - $11897
#Premier Studio - $13182
#Premier Studio Apartment - $14736
#Room and Board (including meals) - $10147
#Rooms - $8696
Famous Alumni

10 Nobel Prize laureates; Edward Stringer (Deputy Chief Defence, Royal Air Force); Gwen Alston (Aerodynamicist & educationalist); Brian Hall (Footballer); Sanjay Jha (Co-CEO Motorola, Inc.); Martin Smith (Vehicle designer); Sir James Stirling (Architect); Sir Ronald Ross (Nobel Prize winner in Medicine); Wade Barrett (professional wrestler).


11 Nobel laureates; Neville Chamberlain & Stanley Baldwin (Former British PM); Sir Edward Elgar (British composer); Baroness Amos (UN Under-Secretary-General); Lord Roll of Ipsden (Director of the Bank of England); Isaac Hempstead Wright (Actor); Rodolfo Neri Vela (Mexican scientist & astronaut); Tim Curry (Actor)


City Life

Liverpool is a city in Merseyside, England; Projected 15% growth in the knowledge economy by 2022; 54 million visitors annually; 2nd highest number of museums and galleries; Popular attractions include: The Beatles Story; Albert Dock; Tate Gallery; Merseyside Maritime Museum; St. George's Hall; Museum of Liverpool


A city in West Midlands, England; 2nd largest city in England; Economy dominated by the service sector; 2nd largest metropolitan economy in UK with a GDP of 121.1 billion USD; Top tourist attractions include Victoria Square, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Thinktank- Birmingham Science Museum, National SEA LIFE Centre, St. Philip's Cathedral, Cadbury World


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