Facts and figures
Lancaster University
Lancaster University Management School is one of the four faculties of Lancaster University. The University, which is the top-rated university in the Northwest of England, was founded in 1964, and celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2009. There are over 10,000 students studying in departments recognised internationally for the quality of their teaching and research.
LUMS staff
LUMS has over 150 members of academic faculty, including 51 full professors, covering a very wide range of management and business subjects.
Student numbers
In 2010 the Management School had 3499 students registered on its programmes. 1687 were from the UK, 580 from the European Union (excluding the UK) and 1232 from non-EU countries.*
Undergraduates
In 2009-10 there were 2268 undergraduate students studying at LUMS, of whom almost half were international students:
- 1268 from the UK
- 434 from continental Europe (EU excluding the UK)
- 566 from non-EU countries
The huge spread of nationalities among our undergraduate students makes LUMS a very cosmopolitan environment for study.
Postgraduates
In 2009-10 there were 1231 postgraduate students studying at LUMS – including full-time and part-time Masters students and full-time and part-time PhD students. 812 were international students.
- 419 from the UK
- 146 from continental Europe (EU excluding the UK)
- 666 from non-EU countries
With students drawn from all over the world. LUMS is a true international community.
PhD students
LUMS has one of the largest business and management doctoral programmes in Europe. In 2009-10 204 students were registered at LUMS for PhD study.
*Student data was calculated in February 2010. The dataset includes students registered on LUMS programmes studying at LUMS partner institutions outside the UK. Students registered at other universities who are currently studying at LUMS on exchange arrangements are excluded from this data.

