Harper Adams University
Escutcheon Harper Adams University | |
Former name | Harper Adams Agricultural College |
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| Motto | Utile Dulci (Latin) |
Motto in English | Useful and agreeable |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1901: as Harper Adams Agricultural College 1998: gained University college status 2012: gained University Status |
| Chancellor | The Princess Royal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Ken Sloan |
| Students | 5,360 (2023/24) |
| Undergraduates | 4,885 (2023/24) |
| Postgraduates | 475 (2023/24) |
Other students | 60 FE |
| Location | , , TF10 8NB , United Kingdom 52°46′47″N 2°25′39″W / 52.779651°N 2.427517°W |
| Website | www |
Harper Adams University, founded in 1901 as Harper Adams College, is a public university located close to the village of Edgmond, near Newport, in Shropshire, England. Established in 1901, the college is a specialist provider of higher education for the agricultural and rural sector. It gained university college status in 1998, and university status in 2012.
The university provides more than 50 foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes to students from over 30 countries. The university is set within a 550 hectare (1360 acre) working farm.