The University of Sheffield is one of the UK's "red brick universities", a member of the University of Sheffield, whose history dates back to the founding of Sheffield Medical School in 1828 and the merger of two other schools in 1897 to form Sheffield University. In 1897, two other schools were merged to form the University College of Sheffield, which was officially renamed the University of Sheffield by Royal Charter in 1905. The University of Sheffield has a high standard in the fields of architecture, archaeology, and chemistry. In 2014, the University of Sheffield was ranked 19th in the overall ranking of UK universities.