Facts and figures
The University of Plymouth in numbers
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 The first university to be awarded the Social Enterprise Mark
 We oversee a £100m network of business support facilities, including incubation, innovation and science park infrastructure
 Plymouth Compass – future-facing attributes to help navigate the whole university experience
 Over 4,500 University of Plymouth students per year benefit from placements and work-based learning
~Every student is allocated a personal tutor for academic and pastoral matters
?28 National Teaching Fellowships in HE since 2000
 One of the UK's most affordable cities for students (source: WhatUni)
United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
 Shortlisted for three Green Gown Awards in 2023 in recognition of commitment to climate action
'One of just six institutions internationally to receive a Global Showcase award from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
 Drake’s Place historic gardens and reservoir – Green Flag Award Winner 2023/2024
'The House and Marine Station building projects are BREEAM Excellent (an environmental assessment method rating system for buildings)
 59% of waste recycled in 2020–21
@Our Students' Union has NUS Green Impact ‘Excellence Outstanding’ status
'Achieved ISO 14001 accreditation for all our operations on the Plymouth campus since 2009
254% reduction in CO2e emissions since 1990
'We are a zero landfill University
Our campus cafes received a Three Star rating (the highest possible) from the Sustainable Restaurant Association in the Food Made Good report 2024
AOver 19,000 students
AOver 2,500 staff
*£239.4m annual turnover
 Â£24m contracting with local businesses
,Founded in 1862 as the School of Navigation
<150 partnerships with institutions from 30 countries for collaborations in teaching and research
 7,500 studying for a Plymouth degree at partner institutions in the UK and around the world
 An alumni community with 181,000 graduates pursuing their careers globally
@58% of academic staff are PhD qualified
 The first and only post-1992 university to launch its own medical and dental school
_The Peninsula Dental School was the first in the UK to achieve RCS Surgical Education Centre accreditation