中央兰开夏大学建立于1828年，英文全名为University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)，是一所英国知名百年公立大学，坐落于英国英格兰西北部的红玫瑰之郡兰开夏郡的首府普雷斯顿市。
据立思辰深圳留学360李博老师介绍，中央兰开夏大学是一所设备一流，资金雄厚的现代化大学，同时也是英国最富有的大学之一。2010年，中央兰开夏大学成为英国首个进入QS世界大学排名榜里的英国现代化大学。2015年，中心世界大学排名榜（CWUR）将中央兰开夏大学列为全世界最顶尖的3.8%大学之中的一员。
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