A study produced by credit company Marbles.com has seen Keele University crowned the cheapest university town in the UK. The research analysed the cost of university staples such as rent, gym membership, cinema tickets, taxis and meals for students at 50 universities across the UK.
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Top Five Most Affordable University Towns in the UK
1. Keele
Keele University was the first new UK university of the 20th century and was founded to promote interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary scholarship. Keele pioneered the Dual Honours degree, which is still taken by around 70% of students. Keele is Gold rated in the Teaching Excellence Framework and also excels in the area of student satisfacton.
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2. Belfast
Queen's University Belfast is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of universities and located in Belfast, the Northern Ireland capital. The University has won the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education on five occasions, while the institution is a Top 50 UK employer for women.
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3. Loughborough
Loughborough University is a top 10 university in all major national rankings and was named The Times and Sunday Times University of the Year for 2019. Loughborough’s results in these league tables saw the University climb two places to 6th position in the Times Higher Education ‘Table of Tables’, which ranks the UK’s top 30 universities based on the combined results of the three main domestic university rankings.
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4. Coventry
Coventry University is ranked 15th in the Guardian University Guide 2020 and subjects are brought to life by dynamic, interactive and stimulating teaching delivered by word class academics. Students at Coventry University benefit from state-of-the-art equipment and facilities in all academic disciplines including health, design and engineering laboratories, performing arts studios and computing centres.
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5. Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is an original British ‘redbrick’ university located in the city of Birmingham and is a member of the Russell Group of research universities and a founding member of Universitas 21. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings rated Birmingham 116 out of more than 1,250 universities across the globe.
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Other winners included:
- Cheapest kebab: Leeds (£3.96)
- Cheapest travel pass: Dundee (£37.75)
- Cheapest gym membership: Essex (£6.60)
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