University of York vs University of Bath, better to study in UK?

University of York vs University of Bath

Overview Comparison
University of YorkUniversity of Bath
Collegedunia Score5.6 Out of 105.1 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 147 Times Higher Education 2024
# 167 QS World University 2024
# 139 Times Higher Education 2023
# 148 QS World University 2024
# 251 Times Higher Education 2024
# 179 QS World University 2023
Subject Strength# 251 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 215 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 126 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
# 201 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 400 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 151 for Law by Academy Ranking of World Universities 2021
ProgramsUG Programs -116
PG Programs -172
Doctorate Programs -43
UG Programs -78
PG Programs -89
Doctorate Programs -6
Acceptance Rate80.0 %20.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT-550
IELTS-6.5
PTE-61
TOEFL-87
GMAT-600
IELTS-6.5
PTE-62
SAT-1220
TOEFL-90
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   22183
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  22617
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 12805 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   20781
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  25878
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 16079 Per Year
placement (average package)

Graduate Employability Ranking 2020: 201 – 250; Top paying degrees with average annual salary are MBA: 137,000 USD, PhD: 107,000 USD, LLM: 98,000 USD, Bachelors: 80,000 USD; Top sectors hiring employers are legal department, financial services, legal & paralegal, and IT & software development


Ranked 4th in graduate employment (The Guardian University Guide 2020); Average annual salary: 45,100 USD; Top recruiters: WS Atkins Consultants Limited, Renishaw Plc, BAE Systems Inc., Civica UK Ltd, Ernst & Young; Highest paying degrees: Executive Masters (140,000 USD), BBA (108,000 USD), PhD (107,000 USD), Doctorate (99,000 USD), Masters in Finance (91,000 USD), MBA (90,000 USD), Other degrees (48,000 USD).


application requirements

Minimum 60% for admission in most PG programs; Statement of Purpose; CV

60% in bachelors for MBA; Letter of Recommendation; CV

Campuses and B-SchoolsNASchool of Management, University of Bath
CollegeDunia Reviews8.9/10 Read 2 reviews7.7/10 Read 11 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of YorkUniversity of Bath
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1963
1856
Student:Faculty Ratio20:1
17:1
Male:Female44% Male, 56% Female54% Male, 46% Female
Location Facts

Size of the campus is about 500 acres and is located on the south-east side of the city; Campus is divided into two parts: West and East; East campus is new and built in the year 2009


Main campus located in Claverton Down, east side of Bath; 1 hour 25 minutes away from London by train; 


Library

Library has a collection of over a million books and e-books, 18,000 journals published regularly, 3,500 audio visual materials, previous years exam papers and thesis and dessertations written by university students. 


24/7 access all through the year; 334,000 print books; 500,000 e-books; 26,000 e-journals; 246 print journal titles; over 1km of unique & distinctive materials in Archives & Research Collection.


Campus Life

University has over 65 sports clubs and 200 student societies; Students participate in over 20 college sporting leagues every week; Mini festivals are organized in summer; University has music society and band society for music lovers; Students can audition for Samba York, a Brazilian style club


Over 100 societies and clubs on further mentioned themes: arts, departmental, ethical & political, faith & cultural and recreational; All international students automatically part of International Students’ Association (ISA); Postgraduate students are members of Postgraduate Association; Universities also have 48 sports clubs


Hostel#Self-catered Shared Bathroom - $5148
#Catered En-suite Room - $7657
#Rooms (En-suite Room including Meals) - $10118
#Rooms (En -suite Room shared including Meals) - $5961
Famous Alumni

Kerry Andrew (composer and singer); Ian Beiley (author); Charles Butler (author); Horatio Clare (writer, radio producer, and journalist); Greg Dyke (Head of Football Association and BFI); Steve Foots (Chief Executive of Croda International); Ian Bailey (author); Paul Dolan (behavioural scientist); Peter Gordon (radio presenter)


TS Krishnamurthy (former Chief Election Commissioner of India); Neil Fox (radio DJ and TV presenter); Peter Butcher (British diplomat and Ambassador to Turkmenistan); Falah Mustafa Bakir (Foreign Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan); Sir Julian Horn-Smith (former COO of Vodafone); Nigel Healey (Vice Chancellor at Fiji National University); Steve Borthwick (former Bath and England rugby union player); Kieran O’Neill (entrepreneur)


City Life

York is located in Northern Yorkshire, England; City hosts the biggest food and drink festival of Great Britain and has the largest Railway Museum in the world; York Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe; Economy is service-based with an unemployment rate of 2.8% in 2019.  


Bath is considered to the one of the strongest economy in Europe; Its unemployment rate for July 2020 was 9.2%; Some of the popular industries in the city are aerospace & advanced engineering, creative & digital sector; energy sector (low carbon energy generation and supply), and business & professional services. Famous tourist sectors are Roman Baths, Royal Crescent, Bath Abbey, Pulteney Bridge, and Thermae Bath Spa.