The University of Plymouth is a UK public university. It was originally founded as the Plymouth School of Navigation in 1862, before becoming a University College in 1920 and a Polytechnic Institute in 1970. The university was selected by the Royal Statistical Society in October 2008 to be the home of its Centre for Statistical Education. The University of Plymouth is ranked as the 178th best university in the world by CWTS Leiden Ranking. Its vision is to be a broad-based, research-intensive university, open to all who can benefit from its education, and delivering excellent interdisciplinary research, experiential education and civic engagement.
