London Metropolitan University Profile

History
•We offer affordable quality education in a vibrant socially diverse environment.
•London Metropolitan University has been providing affordable quality education in London since the year 1848

Location and transport
•London Met’s buildings are dotted around London. All the buildings are fully accessible by public transport and within the walking distance of several stations.

Entry standards
•The University's basic concern when considering the application is that the candidate demonstrates potential to do well on their chosen course.
•The requirements vary for each course separately.

Student mix
•The ratio of man and women is 42%: 58%.
•The ratio of UK and non UK 78% : 22% Non.
•96% State : 4% Public.

Research standards
•Our Research Power rating puts us at top among post-92 Universities. Our research centers offer services to external clients and invaluable  experience for students.
•Over two-thirds of research outputs submitted to 2008 Research Assessment Exercise were judged to be 'internationally excellent'.
•Research, Research analysis ranks London Met 72nd out of 159 in the terms of 'research power' of those universities who submitted to 2008 RAE.

Student facilities, including library and computing
•Our Science Centre provides progressive teaching and research facilities unparalleled in scale and the complexity anywhere in Europe.
•Extensive libraries comprise specialist Women's Library and Trade Union Collection and seven floors of the IT facilities at Technology Tower.

Sport
•Jenna Walters won the BUCS Gymnastics Championships and went to World University Games in China, Umar Sadiq 81 kg and Reece Shagourie 75 kg won BUCS boxing championships and Matthew Brown silver in discus at BUCS athletics championships.
•The tennis team of men won BUCS 2010/11 for the 9th consecutive occasion; the women’s tennis team were runners up.