What is the University of Birmingham?
Q: What is the University of Birmingham?
A: The University of Birmingham, also known as Birmingham University, is a red brick university located in the city of Birmingham, England.
Q: When did the university receive its royal charter?
A: The university received its royal charter in 1900.
Q: What were the two schools that were included when the university got its royal charter?
A: The Birmingham Medical School, founded in 1825, and Mason Science College, founded in 1875, were included when the university got its royal charter.
Q: What is the Russell Group?
A: The Russell Group is a group of research universities in the United Kingdom, of which Birmingham University is a member.
Q: How many students attend the University of Birmingham?
A: The student population includes around 19,000 undergraduate and 9,000 postgraduate students, making it the 11th largest in the UK.
Q: What is the annual income and expenditure of the University of Birmingham?
A: The annual income of the institution for 2010-11 was £470.7 million, with an expenditure of £443.7 million.
Q: What is the university's ranking domestically and internationally?
A: Birmingham University is ranked nationally between 10th and 23rd, internationally it is 99th in the 2010 rankings, and 67th in the 2011 rankings.
