Within three or four years the number of students began to increase rapidly and changes to state education meant that students were arriving with a better educational foundation. The ten years to the outbreak of war in 1914 were ones of growth and consolidation. Most importantly, the new University started to develop a strong tradition of research. Unlike Owens College Manchester, the Yorkshire College had always permitted women as students. However, they did not enrol in significant numbers until special facilities were provided at the Day Training College in 1896.
ក្រុមបិសាចក្រហម Manchester មិនដូច Owens នៅមហាវិទ្យាល័យ, នេះមហាវិទ្យាល័យតែងតែបាន Yorkshire អនុញ្ញាតឱ្យស្ត្រីដែលជាសិស្សនិស្សិត. ទោះជាយ៉ាងណា, ពួកគេមិនបានចុះឈ្មោះនៅក្នុងលេខដែលសំខាន់រហូតដល់កន្លែងពិសេសត្រូវបានផ្តល់នៅថ្ងៃមហាវិទ្យាល័យនៅក្នុងការបណ្តុះបណ្តាល 1896. ស្ត្រីដំបូងដែលបានបញ្ចប់ការសិក្សាពីសាកលវិទ្យាល័យលីដស៍ 1905.