University of Huddersfield

Courses relating to the allied health professions are the most popular at Huddersfield. An ambitious £250 million National Health Innovation Campus is under development: the first of seven specialist centres, Daphne Steele — named after Britain’s first black nursing matron —  opened in 2024 to train nurses, midwives and other medical staff. The second will feature a Community Diagnostic Centre run with an NHS trust alongside start-ups and more clinical teaching facilities. 

Huddersfield attracts high numbers of students who live at home and commute to purpose-built facilities either side of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal in a town known for its friendliness and relatively low cost of living. 

What is the University of Huddersfield’s reputation?

The university maintained its triple gold record in the government’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF 2023) with the highest achievement overall, and for both student experience and outcomes. 

However, a 24-place fall in our main academic ranking this year leaves Huddersfield outside the top 100, largely due to depleted rates of student satisfaction in our analysis of the latest National Student Survey. For satisfaction with teaching quality, Huddersfield’s ranking falls 43 places to 113th; the student experience slides 48 places to 115th.

The dip in morale may be related to job cuts on campus. Huddersfield is among the large tranche of UK universities with a budget deficit, and its cost-saving redundancies have had an impact on departments including the School of Arts and Humanities; health sciences; politics; sociology; psychology; and social work and social care. 

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What degree courses have been discontinued and what new courses are available?

Ten courses ended in September 2025: journalism; broadcast journalism; film-making; film studies; education; special educational needs: disabilities and inclusion; childhood studies; fashion design, and early childhood and education.

Up to 20 new courses are beginning in 2025 and 2026, including degrees in crime and society; crime with forensic investigation; diagnostic radiography; dental hygiene and dental therapy; media and film studies; and multimedia journalism.  

What are the University of Huddersfield’s entry requirements — and my chances of getting in?

New entrants average 118 Ucas points and the university is in the lower half of UK universities for its entry standards (80=). 

What are the graduate prospects?

Collaboration with employers helps to keep the curriculum in line with industry needs and the university makes the most of its connections to fix students up with work placements and internships. Huddersfield is ranked 69th for graduate prospects, based on the proportion in highly skilled jobs or further study 15 months after leaving university.

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What is the University of Huddersfield’s campus like?

A decade of development has improved the town centre Queensgate campus. The £31 million Joseph Priestley Building for science subjects and the £30 million Barbara Hepworth Building, named after the sculptor from West Yorkshire, are the headline additions. The £28 million Oastler Building houses music, humanities and media while the Yorkshire Film and Television School has a 300 sq m film studio as well as live broadcast TV studios, virtual reality and motion-tracking sensors and the latest music and sound production facilities.

The university is also one of many to open branch campuses in London offering business-focused postgraduate courses. 

When can I visit? 

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Everything you need to know about the University of Huddersfield’s student life and wellbeing support

At the £22.5 million Student Central building, sports facilities include an 80-station gym, two multi-purpose studios, a physiotherapy treatment room and a double sports hall with seating for 500 spectators. The Jo Cox More in Common Centre on campus provides a 200-capacity community hall, Muslim, Christian and multifaith prayer rooms and a community lounge. Students can find willing listeners among the university’s team of wellbeing and mental health advisers and counsellors. Hudderfield’s three-year Global Professional Award, open to all undergraduates, covers topics such as self-care, resilience and coping with setbacks.Societies cover a wide range of interests and help to build community spirit among undergraduates. If Huddersfield’s lively social life is not enough, the brighter lights of Leeds and Manchester are nearby. 

What do the students say?

“I have made friends on my course, and enjoyed talking to my lecturers and lab instructors. The university has been so welcoming. I’ve set up the Anime Society; attended Maui Thai and dance lessons; been mountaineering as well as hanging out with friends."
Syed, biochemistry BSc (Hons) student

What about student accommodation at the University of Huddersfield?

HudLets, run by the students’ union, works with independent halls of residence and private landlords, but the university does not own any accommodation.

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How diverse and inclusive is the University of Huddersfield?

Huddersfield has dropped 21 places to 41= in our social inclusion index but it has gone up one place to 12th for recruitment of students who are the first in their family to go to university. Applicants are helped to make the leap to higher education through a range of schemes. The year-long Progression Module is worth 12 Ucas tariff points, which can be used towards entry requirements at Huddersfield, Leeds Beckett and Leeds Trinity universities.

Everything you need to know about scholarships and bursaries at the University of Huddersfield

Eligibility for financial support is not decided before a student enrols. Instead, those who actively engage with their nominated student support coach under the Enhanced Support Team may qualify for awards up to £1,000 if they have a mental health condition or meet other eligibility criteria.  Huddersfield also has a hardship fund.