<p dir="ltr">Plymouth has ranked 20th Cheapest against more than 70 other cities in the UK. If you’re in the final stages of submitting a UCAS application to study with us this year, or even if you haven’t made a decision yet, accommodation and living costs in Plymouth will make your life in the city more affordable than most other major cities in the UK.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Using <a href="https://studentcrowd-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2jm38uNmplYc1FHHknHOyNGDBu8UwUQH7Gb-sbgYCgJVtFX6chQE9tckZ5CEjjjfr-wZ-AZ7PqRwguZhoDi8OtDPA9xjwbn3QhgUxFbMOzma9xtpF4zvcTS_glAUWBI4LW1pLpIsBcvGm9NA1FMhlspGZj4kDpQAt7Ro1kBy6tGCcW8o-ijZbkg23vokMx0L175fnSz_z8DOp-Gvoqa36YBFN" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">live accommodation data</a>, StudentCrowd put together the Cheapest UK Cities for Student Accommodation League Table of over 70 university locations. The data in this table is based on an average of the minimum monthly price of student accommodation in all UK locations for the period September 2021 to August 2022. StudentCrowd say that the new league table is based on the most comprehensive dataset on student accommodation available in the country.<br /></p> <p dir="ltr">Arts University Plymouth is the top rated arts university in the UK for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2022 and in 2022 we also won Best Small or Specialist Institution at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards, judged by a panel made up of prospective and current university students in an award ceremony collated from 30,000 student reviews.</p>

<p dir="ltr">As well as being a very affordable city to live in, Comparethemarket ranked Plymouth as the UK’s <a href="https://www.comparethemarket.com/home-insurance/content/best-UK-city-for-young-adults/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Top City For Nightlife For Young Adults</a>, with a massive 27 venues per 10,000 young adults, easily beating Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and London. Plymouth is also regularly ranked among the top 20 safest cities in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. In 2022 Plymouth retained its Purple Flag (first awarded in 2020), rating Plymouth as <a href="https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/plymouth-named-one-uks-safest-7175896" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">one of the safest cities in the UK to enjoy a night out in a pub or club</a>. Overall, Devon and Cornwall remain one of the safest areas in the UK according to crime statistics, with one study ranking Plymouth as the <a href="https://www.insulationexpress.co.uk/blog/revealed-safest-cities-in-england-and-wales-according-to-crime-data.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">safest major city in England and Wales</a> and another citing the city as <a href="https://www.studyinternational.com/news/safest-cities-in-the-uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">one of the four safest cities in the UK for international students</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">With so many good reasons to study in Plymouth and to choose Arts University Plymouth, we’re here if you need any help making a decision about what to study or to support you in making an application. From illustration, graphic communication and fashion design to filmmaking, games and animation, the breadth of our courses mirror the specialisms within the UK’s world-leading creative industries, <a href="https://report.wearecreative.uk/creative-uk-annual-report-21-22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">which contribute £116 billion to the UK economy and on which 3.5 million jobs are dependent</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Why not join us and become part of our international community of academics, graduates, technicians and visiting lecturers, who have worked for clients including Marvel, Sony, Disney, Netflix, the BBC, LEGO, FENTY, Rockstar Games, Amazon, Burberry, Kerrang, Vans, Red Bull, Animal and Princess Yachts?<br /></p>