Rankings
A world top-100 university
15th in the UK and 92nd in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2026
University of the Year
Plus Best Students' Union and Best Student Life - 2024 Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs)
1st in the Russell Group
2024 National Student Survey (NSS), based on aggregate responses
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Undergraduate open days
Find out for yourself why Sheffield students voted us the number one Russell Group university - with the number one Students’ Union. Take a campus tour, chat to students and learn about your course.
Book your place for Saturday 5 JulyResearch

Millicent Fawcett: A statue to suffrage
When the statue of suffragist Millicent Fawcett was first unveiled, it broke Parliament Square’s granite ceiling to become the first representation of a woman in the city’s seat of power.
Carving a permanent place in history