University of Hertfordshire

History, Affiliations and Rankings

The University of Hertfordshire was established in 1952 as Hatfield College of Technology and then was subsequently granted the university title in 1992. Hatfield College of Technology, its forerunner, was established in 1948 and was named one of the top 25 colleges of technology in the United Kingdom in 1959. Hatfield Polytechnic was given university status by the British government in 1992 and was renamed the University of Hertfordshire in 1993. It is also one of the UK's post-1992 universities. It is a contemporary university located mostly in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, approximately 35 kilometres north of London. The university prides itself on being ‘business-facing’ and aims at a more innovative approach towards teaching and learning along with availing a wide variety of placement prospects as well as study abroad opportunities.

The university is affiliated with the Association of Commonwealth Universities, which represents 535 universities from 37 Commonwealth countries. It was founded in 1913 and is the world's oldest and first international university network. It is also a member of the University Alliance, a British university network that was founded in 2006 and took on the name in 2007. The Association of MBAs, the only global MBA-specific Accreditation and Membership Organization, is affiliated with the school's MBA programme. The university has an overall ranking of #801-1000 and #601-800 given by QS World University Rankings 2022 and THE World University Rankings 2022 respectively. According to the Complete University Guide, the Guardian University League Table, and The Sunday Times Good University Guide for 2022, the university is ranked at joint #80, #90 and #88 in the UK, respectively.