London South Bank University
Founded from charitable donations in 1892 as the "Borough Polytechnic Institute", and achieved university status in 1992.
The current Chancellor is investor Richard Farleigh and Vice-Chancellor is Prof David Phoenix.
London's South Bank is a short tube or bus journey away from Waterloo or London Bridge.
The 2015 survey of Destination of Leavers in Higher Education (DLHE) concluded that London South Bank University has improved in many important areas.[24] Of the graduates who responded, over 90% recorded they were in work, further study or both. Popular career destinations for LSBU graduates included nursing, social work, teaching and architecture.
75% of graduates who responded to the survey were in a professional and/or managerial role just six months after graduating. The survey revealed that the average salary of LSBU graduates is £28,900 per year.
The Guardian's 2017 league table of teaching excellence ranked the university 107 out of 119 British institutions.[25] The Sunday Times' league table, measuring a number of different factors including teaching quality, research quality and employment rates, ranks the University 118th
