Leeds Trinity has a reputation for having a close-knit atmosphere, helped by its small size and a self-contained campus in suburban Horsforth. This is backed up by superb feedback in the latest National Student Survey (NSS), where it ranks second in the UK for teaching quality and the wider experience. This campus culture has been replicated in a more urban setting since the new City Campus opened last October at Trevelyan Square. Here, the academic focus is on business, computer science, construction, criminology, investigation and policing, and law. It marks a significant development for the university, which for more than 50 years occupied a single site. With seven education institutions and a student population of about 70,000, Leeds is well geared up for undergraduate life, with many university clubs and societies.
What is Leeds Trinity University’s reputation?
The university has its roots in two Catholic teacher training colleges from the 1960s, and teacher training is still its strongest suit. In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), theology produced the best results. Sport and exercise sciences and leisure and tourism also fared well. Leeds Trinity research takes 121st place in our research quality rankings. Rated triple silver in the government’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF 2023), Leeds Trinity drew praise for its “content and delivery that effectively encourage students to engage in their learning”. Student satisfaction has improved since last year, when the university’s NSS ranking took a dip.
The university was fined in 2025 by the Office for Students (OfS), England’s higher education regulator, over its handling of franchised course provision. The fine followed an investigation into the way the university worked with external partners.
What degree courses have been discontinued and what new courses are available?
Courses ending from September 2025 are television production, sociology, and psychology with criminology or sociology.Leeds Trinity has launched degrees in digital media production and accounting and finance. A new degree in nursing (child) will begin in January 2026, and from September 2026, the curriculum gains degrees in psychology with occupational, business, and marketing perspectives, as well as health perspectives.
What are Leeds Trinity University’s entry requirements — and my chances of getting in?
Degrees require from 96-120 Ucas tariff points. Students eligible for a contextual offer may have their entry requirements undercut by up to two A-level grades. In 2024 the university attracted nearly 7,800 applications and accepted 1,815 new students, a 20 per cent decrease from the previous year.
What are the graduate prospects?
The majority of degrees include professional work placements, and volunteering at home or abroad is also credited. The university ranks 86= based on the proportion in highly skilled work or postgraduate study 15 months on from finishing a degree course.
What is Leeds Trinity University’s campus like?
At the main campus in Horsforth, a health and life sciences building opened recently, joining psychology-teaching facilities and a 3G football pitch. The City Campus includes a trading room, a law court, and specialist labs for computer science and construction.
When can I visit?
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Everything you need to know about Leeds Trinity University's student life and wellbeing support
The university’s media centre is the main hub of creative life on campus. Sport facilities at Horsforth include a spin studio and two floors of gym equipment. Outdoors there are 3G and grass pitches, an athletics track and hard courts for netball and tennis. An in-house mental health and wellbeing service has a dedicated space on campus, providing assessments and therapeutic treatment. A wide range of supports are provided, such as eye movement desensitisation reprogramming and "placement worry" workshops. The myLTU app signposts support services and allows students to book appointments.
What do the students say?
“My degree has had such an impact on my career, helping me more than I could have ever imagined with placements, options and approachable lecturers who gave great advice, and industry connections.”
Angel Woods, BA (Hons) business and marketing student
What about student accommodation at Leeds Trinity University?
Halls of residence on the Horsforth campus have space for all students who apply by the UCAS deadline, though Leeds Trinity stops short of making an accommodation guarantee. The majority of students live at home and commute.
How diverse and inclusive is Leeds Trinity university?
Students with no family history of university make up 64.8 per cent of undergraduates and Leeds Trinity is 18th overall in our social inclusion index. Initiatives to widen participation include foundation years, pre-16 support and, for local Year 12 students, taster days and a summer school; most successful course graduates enrol the following year.
Everything you need to know about scholarships and bursaries at Leeds Trinity university
Students entering with AAB or the equivalent qualify for a £1,000 academic achievement award in their first year. The Leeds Trinity Bursary (£500) is awarded to students from low-income backgrounds in their second year. The university also extends financial support to students who have been in care or are estranged from their families.
There are a limited number of sanctuary scholarships per year for those from forced migrant backgrounds, providing a full tuition fee waiver.
