Harper Adams University is a specialist higher education institution that provides leading undergraduate courses across agriculture and food, animal health, and rural studies and management.
The university recently placed first in the Complete University Guide 2023 for facilities spend, as well as placing in the top 30 UK universities overall. It won career prospects (previously known as job prospects) for the last seven consecutive years, while also placing 17th overall in the 2023 Whatuni Student Choice Awards.
Located across a single campus in the heart of Shropshire, students attending Harper Adams will benefit from a modern learning environment integrated with real commercial agricultural settings.
Harper Adams offers undergraduate qualifications in the following areas:
Harper Adams has its very own commercial farm that extends to more than 494 hectares of land and contains both arable and livestock enterprises.
It also holds one of the highest UK university graduate employment rates, at 97.2%, according to the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey.
Student reviewers regularly say they have loved their time at Harper Adams, rating the overall experience very highly.
Harper Adams University students on Whatuni say:
“I love Harper because it’s smaller than city universities but still has so much to offer… an amazing student life, fantastic academic study opportunities, great relations within industries and a brilliant mental health and welfare support team.”
“Anyone would be lucky to study at Harper, and I know I feel that way and love every moment.”
“It has amazing facilities, the buildings, labs and research centres are great, especially for post graduate research. The lecturers and supervisors are very very supportive and always willing to guide even out of working hours. It has such a great community feel. I feel like a member of one big family.”
Many courses at Harper Adams University offer an opportunity to do a work placement or sandwich year. These opportunities will help you develop your employability skills, and the careers department is also on hand to offer personal support.
As well as a wide range of courses on offer, Harper Adams University also has loads of clubs and societies you can join during your studies. Joining societies is just one of the many ways you can tailor your experience at Harper Adams University to suit you.
With a degree in a subject you love, you'll find more doors opening to jobs you'll love. Studies have also shown that graduates earn more on average compared to non-graduates.
If you want to continue to pursue education, you'll be able to progress to postgraduate study once you've got your undergraduate degree. You could opt to study a master's, or even get a PhD.
Living in uni halls means you'll have access to communal areas including kitchen and dining facilities. These facilities offer you plenty of opportunity to socialise with the students you're living with.
You'll also find all bills are included in your rent, and yes, that includes WiFi. Rent also covers security and maintenance. There are accessible rooms available in halls that have been adapted for disabled students.
