The University of Teesside, based in Middlesbrough, UK, has a student body of 22,387 students as of 2007. Recording rises in applications of 11.4 per cent and 2.5 per cent for degree courses beginning in 2005 and 2006 respectively has given Teesside, for two years running, the highest such percentage increases of any university in the North East of England.

The University has been situated since its formation as a Technical College in 1930 in the town of Middlesbrough, within the borough of Middlesbrough in the North Yorkshire area of England on the south banks of the River Tees..

The University has five academic Schools. They are: Arts, Design, Media & Culture; Computing & Technology; Education & Lifelong Learning; Health, Natural & Social Sciences; and Sunderland Business School.

The first National Student Survey disclosed its findings in September 2005. Over the full range of criterion, the University scored 4/5 for overall student satisfaction - level with institutions such as Leeds and Newcastle. Within Teesside, English, Law and Art & Design fared best, with all three areas within the top 25 per cent of student satisfaction nationally. In the resulting overall "league table", the University was ranked joint 34th of 101 institutions. It was also during this year that the University scaled the national top 20 for graduate further study or employment in The Times Good University Guide 2005; Teesside was the highest ranked new university.

The University has 6 schools: Teesside Business School, School of Arts & Media, School of Computing, School of Health and Social Care, School of Science & Technology and School of Social Sciences & Law.

The University has a total student population of over 24,000, including international students.