The University of Southampton, abbreviated as Soton in post-nominal letters, is a public research university in Southampton, England. It is a founding member of the Russell Group, which represents research-intensive universities in the United Kingdom. It operates across seven campuses.
The university enrolls 16,530 undergraduate students and 9,470 postgraduate students. This total makes it the largest university by higher education students in the South East region of England. It offers a wide range of academic programs at all levels. It provides more than 300 undergraduate courses in areas such as engineering, business, law, computer science, medicine, biological sciences, psychology, and the humanities. The QS World University Rankings 2026 have placed the university at #87.