Edge Hill University is located on an attractive, award-winning 160-acre campus in Lancashire, close to Liverpool and Manchester. This institution has been providing higher education since 1885, and its mission is to create opportunities from knowledge.
The institution’s major success in fulfilling its mission has been recognized by a series of awards, and has received high ratings for teaching, student experience, and accommodation. Edge Hill was awarded a gold medal in the "Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)", which is the government's assessment of excellence in teaching quality, learning environment and student outcomes.
The university is also one of the few universities awarded the coveted "UK University of the Year" title by The Times Higher Education (2014/15).