The University of East Anglia is an English public research university located in the city of Norwich. Established in 1963, the university comprises four faculties and 26 schools of study. Situated to the south-west of the city of Norwich, the university campus is approximately 320acre in size.
In national league tables the university has most recently been ranked 15th in the UK by The Times and Sunday Times and 14th by The Complete University Guide. The university also ranks among the top 3 for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey, when considering mainstream English universities. It is the only institution to rank in the top 5 since the survey began. The university also ranks in the world top 1% according to the Times Higher Education World Rankings (2015/16) and within the World Top 100 for research excellence in the Leiden Ranking (2016).