Is the University of Leeds prestigious?

Where else do you think you’ll go or is it Leeds or nothing?

Bristol/Exeter

Personally I think all these three are around the same level of prestige. Ie the employers would view all these at the same level. Tho this is just my opinion

Do employers prefer UOL graduates? Would my Masters application benefit from the fact I went to UOL?

No, University of Leeds is not "prestigious". It is just a "top" university.

In the UK, only about 11 universities can claim to have enough prestige to be regarded as prestigious.

They are: Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, Imperial, UCL, KCL, Edinburgh, Durham, St Andrews, Bristol and Warwick.

Leeds is in the bracket of Top universities below these, along with Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Glasgow and a few others. They are top universities but not ones to be seen as "prestigious".

No, University of Leeds is not "prestigious". It is just a "top" university.

In the UK, only about 11 universities can claim to have enough prestige to be regarded as prestigious.

They are: Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, Imperial, UCL, KCL, Edinburgh, Durham, St Andrews, Bristol and Warwick.

Leeds is in the bracket of Top universities below these, along with Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Glasgow and a few others. They are top universities but not ones to be seen as "prestigious".

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No, University of Leeds is not "prestigious". It is just a "top" university.

In the UK, only about 11 universities can claim to have enough prestige to be regarded as prestigious.

They are: Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, Imperial, UCL, KCL, Edinburgh, Durham, St Andrews, Bristol and Warwick.

Leeds is in the bracket of Top universities below these, along with Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Glasgow and a few others. They are top universities but not ones to be seen as "prestigious".

Is york considered the same as Leeds etc?

No, University of Leeds is not "prestigious". It is just a "top" university.

In the UK, only about 11 universities can claim to have enough prestige to be regarded as prestigious.

They are: Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, Imperial, UCL, KCL, Edinburgh, Durham, St Andrews, Bristol and Warwick.

Leeds is in the bracket of Top universities below these, along with Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Glasgow and a few others. They are top universities but not ones to be seen as "prestigious".

I would say yes- though I haven’t gotten detailed research to prove so just personal opinion

Is it still somewhat respectable to employers since its a Russel group uni?

Is it still somewhat respectable to employers since its a Russel group uni?

I would say Bristol over Leeds in terms of general ranking. Leeds is a good university though. Manchester has slightly higher ranking that that of Bristol. But of course, this is just a general ranking I am talking here. Is Leeds a prestigious university? Well, I'd rather say it is a well-known, well-respected university by majority in the country. If we talk about Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, UCL, LSE etc. yes, they are prestigious universities as they are well-known not just in the country but globally.

Leeds as well as most of the Russell Group universities are known globally but it also depends very much on the subject area. Certainly in Medicine and Dentistry Leeds is well known outside the UK as are places like Liverpool, Sheffield, Newcastle etc. i.e. places you wouldn't consider in the "prestigious" category alongside Oxford and Cambridge.

The thing is in the UK and probably due to the admissions process, outside of Oxford and Cambridge where you generally need the same grades for every course at the university (maybe a difference of an A* here or there), the entry requirements vary depending on the course at most other universities. I mean for example with all due respect, nobody would consider Plymouth an "elite" university to which to gain entry to for most programmes, but for Medicine and Dentistry you'd need at least AAA. Obviously for most universities the most competitive programmes with the highest grade requirements tend to be Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science/Veterinary Medicine.

Now take for example the US, you apply directly to the university and whilst you can declare a major when applying, this isn't essential and given the liberal arts nature of US undergraduate study, many don't really decide on a major until the end of their first year/during their second year. So in that respect most of the top US universities are fiercely competitive to gain entry to and even more so for international students. In Japan, entrance is determined by the performance in the entrance exam which everyone takes regardless of what they are applying for.

So this idea of prestige of UK universities seems to be based upon entry standards which really can't be used in a British context for the reasons I have just outlined. It really depends on the course you want to study.

I mean if you're set on becoming a doctor then studying Medicine at Edge Hill University would be considered more prestigious than say Physics at Durham, or Medicine at Manchester than Classics at Oxford. Classics at Oxford is of course brilliant but if your ambition is to become a doctor with a licence to practice medicine, the Manchester medical degree will confer that upon you (after completion of FY1) whereas Classics at Oxford wouldn't, unless you wanted to spend more time and money afterwards to go back to medical school and get the degree.