University of Salford

…with the establishment of the University of Salford in 1967 and the growth of a large polytechnic, there are now four institutions of higher learning in and near the city.

The University of Salford, founded as the Royal Technical Institute in 1896 (university status 1967), has large engineering and technological departments. Area metropolitan borough, 37 square miles (97 square km). Pop. (2001) city, 72,750; metropolitan borough, 216,103; (2011) city, 103,886; metropolitan borough, 233,933.