The University of Winchester is a well-renowned public research university situated at the heart of the city of Winchester, England. The university was primarily established in 1840 as a teacher training college, but it got established as the university, or is now, in 2005. The university is very famous for its Arts, Business, and sports courses. It has a large number of international students enrolled, with the total enrollment is estimated at around 8,142 as of 2020.

The National Student Survey ranked Winchester 4th in the whole of England for overall satisfaction in every area.  The final year undergraduate students rated 100% overall satisfaction in many of the courses offered by the University of Winchester such as American Studies, Archaeology, Business Management, Choreography and Dance, Digital Media Design, Digital Media Development, Education Studies, Politics and Global Studies, etc..

The University provides a supportive community for students through various programs intended for the promotion of start-up businesses and social entrepreneurship, as well as personal support provided in the areas of student study and life. The Winchester University also has an award-winning student union, which is the recipient of the best ranking in the National Student Survey. The University runs an organization through its Student Union which has the objective to help international students and their lives at Winchester.

With the University's acceptance rate being  45%, it has a Silver spot in the Teaching Excellence Framework. It is also ranked 87th in the Times University Guide and 110th in the Guardian University Guide in the year 2023. The university's significant increase in institutional research power placed it at 98 for research.