Leeds Trinity University College

Leeds Trinity University College (Formerly Leeds Trinity and All Saints)

Age: 44

History: Opened in 1966 as two separate Catholic teacher training colleges, Trinity for women and All Saints for men, which subsequently merged and expanded the range of degree provision. Leeds Trinity now awards its own degrees accredited by the University of Leeds.

Address: Attractive 40-acre residential campus in the popular suburb of Horsforth, six miles from Leeds city centre.

Ambience: Supportive and welcoming, with a good community atmosphere, accessible staff and support services. Although Trinity is a Catholic university college and adheres to the teaching of the Church, it claims that it considers "the presence of members of staff and students who belong to other Christian denominations or religious traditions or who do not profess a faith to be a source of enrichment".

Vital statistics: Nearly 3,000 students. Male to female ratio is 35:65. Undergraduate courses include media and marketing, journalism, business and marketing, early years and educational studies, humanities, and English and history. It was one of the first universities to offer courses in forensic psychology and sports journalism.

Added value: £2m sports centre opened in 2007, and a £5m library and computing centre opened in 2003. Purpose-built media centre housing TV production, editing and sound recording gear. Close links with industries and an emphasis on gaining practical experience including professional work placements.

Easy to get into? Most honours degrees ask for between 260 and 280 UCAS points.

Glittering alumni: Nick Hodgson, Kaiser Chiefs; Gervase Phinn, author; Dorothy Koomson, author; Natalie Sawyer, Sky Sports presenter; Xana Antunes, editor Crain's New York; John Champion, BBC sports commentator; Julian Jarrold, director of Cracker and Great Expectations; Paula Pryke, celebrity florist; Ryan Parry, Mirror journalist.

Transport links: Leeds is just over two hours from London by train and there is a local station at Horsforth. There's easy access to the A1, M1 and M62. Buses to Leeds and Bradford serve the campus. Leeds Bradford airport is only two miles from campus.

Who's the boss? Professor Freda Bridge, who joined from the University of Huddersfield in 2006.

Teaching: 84 per cent for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey.

Research: Averaged 1.74 in the Research Assessment Exercise, being most successful in theology, divinity and religious studies, in which 40 per cent of its submissions were rated as internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour.

Nightlife: The students' union has a bar and organises discos, live music and comedy events as well as trips to social events off campus. Close to the popular student haunts of Headingley.

Any accommodation? Yes - there are currently 575 rooms on campus and accommodation is usually guaranteed for all first years. Prices per week vary from £85 to £110.

Cheap to live there? Yes, Leeds is very reasonable. Local rents are around £65 to £80 per week.

Fees: £3,375 per year for full-time home undergrads starting in 2011. The university college plans on charging £8,000 per year as of 2012.

Bursaries: The Leeds Trinity Bursary of up to £1,000 per eyar is available to students in receipt of a maintenance grant who have a household income of less than £50,020.

Prospectus: 0113 283 7150; www.leedstrinity.ac.uk

UCAS code: L24