University of Warwick
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The University of Warwick (WORR-ik, abbreviated as Warw. in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded in 1965 as part of a government initiative to expand higher education. Warwick Business School was established in 1967, Warwick Law School in 1968, Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) in 1980, and Warwick Medical School in 2000. Warwick incorporated Coventry College of Education in 1979 and Horticulture Research International in 2004. Warwick is primarily based on a 290-hectare (720-acre) campus on the outskirts of Coventry, with a satellite campus in Wellesbourne and a central London base at the Shard. It is organised into three faculties—Arts; Science, Engineering and Medicine; and Social Sciences—within which there are thirty-two departments. By the end of 2023, the student population was over 28,000 of which over 9,000 are postgraduates. The annual income of the institution for 2024–2025 was £859.9 million, of which £147.5 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £828.7 million. Warwick Arts Centre is a multi-venue arts complex in the university's main campus and is the largest venue of its kind in the UK outside of London. In 2024, Warwick ranked tenth nationally for undergraduate education. Warwick is a member of AACSB, the
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