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| Motto | Creative, Connected, Courageous |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | 2012 – gained University Status 2005 – University College Falmouth 1995 – Falmouth College of Arts 1987 – Falmouth College of Art and Design 1902 – Established as Falmouth School of Arts |
| Chancellor | Dawn French |
| Vice-Chancellor | Emma Hunt |
| Students | 7,380 (2022/23)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 5,970 (2022/23)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 1,410 (2022/23)[1] |
| Location | , , England |
| Campus | Woodlane, Falmouth – 6 acres Penryn Campus, Penryn – 70 acres |
| Colours | White and Cornish Gold[2] |
| Affiliations | Combined Universities in Cornwall Dartington College of Arts Universities UK University of Exeter |
| Website | falmouth |
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Falmouth University is a specialist public university for the creative industries based in Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall, England. Founded as Falmouth School of Art in 1902, it was later known as Falmouth College of Art and Design and then Falmouth College of Arts until 2012, when the university college was officially granted full university status by the Privy Council.[3]
The university is located across two campuses, in the towns of Penryn and Falmouth. Penryn Campus, near the town of Penryn, is the larger of its two campuses, which it operates in partnership with the University of Exeter. The Falmouth Campus is in Falmouth town centre. Falmouth University has about 7,000 students as of 2023, offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
- ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "UCF celebrates record number of graduates". University College Falmouth. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
- ^ "Falmouth University status officially confirmed". Falmouth University. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013.