Loughborough University
Coat of arms of the university | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | Latin: Veritate, Scientia, Labore | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Motto in English | By Truth, Wisdom, and Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Established | 1909 – Loughborough Technical Institute 1966 – Loughborough University of Technology established by royal charter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Endowment | £2.54 million (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Budget | £363.2 million (2023/24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Sebastian Coe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | Nick Jennings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Visitor | Paul Michell | ||||||||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 1,690 (2023/24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Administrative staff | 2,270 (2023/24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Students | 18,825 (2023/24) 17,870 FTE (2023/24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 15,235 (2023/24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 3,585 (2023/24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other students | 1,205 FE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | , England, United Kingdom 52°46′6″N 1°13′43″W / 52.76833°N 1.22861°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Campus | Suburban, single-site campus (518 acres) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colours | African Violet | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | lboro | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loughborough University (abbreviated as Lough or Lboro for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when Loughborough Technical Institute was founded. In March 2013, the university announced it had bought the former broadcast centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as a second campus. The annual income of the institution for 2023–24 was £363.2 million, of which £47.8 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £251.6 million. In 2024, Loughborough ranked ninth nationally for undergraduate education.