The University of Chester opened in 1839, making it one of the oldest higher education institutions in the country. It has five sites across Chester, and the nearby areas:

Parkgate Road Campus
Kingsway Campus
Riverside Campus
Queens Park Campus
Thornton Science Park.

There is also an additional site in Warrington, as well asthe recently established University Centre Shrewsbury with Shropshire Council.

Over the last ten years, the University has spent over £130 million on the Chester campuses and Warrington Campus. Chester has eight faculties:

Arts and Media
Business and Management
Education and Children’s Services
Health and Social Care
Humanities
Medicine, Dentistry and Clinical Sciences
Science and Engineering
Social Science.