University of Bath

At the foot of the Cotswolds, an energetic stone’s throw southeast of Bristol, is Bath, one of England’s most beautiful and unspoiled cities. It’s a tourist-magnet, with busloads flocking in to see the hot springs, new public baths and jaw-dropping countryside. The University doesn’t have quite the eye-candy appeal of the rest of the city, being a small 60s campus two miles away, but it does have grassy, leafy bits to frolic in...more detail Students are largely a bustly unpretentious crowd, keenly involved in Rag, community action or other activities (98% are members of one society or more), but it’s sport that’s the big banana...more on social Second only to Loughborough, Bath excels at everything that gets you sweaty. Sports scholarships abound and all facilities are free...more on sports Academically, there’s a big push toward professional degrees (eg. science and engineering), tons of sandwich placements and many courses are assessed and accredited by professional bodies...more on academic All first years and international students get shepherded into mostly on-campus housing; everyone eLSE has to deal with the hefty rents in town…more on housing