 In 1973 came the move to Plymouth due to the college outgrowing the Chelsea campus.In 1991 the college became affiliated to the University of Exeter, which accredited it to run undergraduate and postgraduate programmes leading to degree awards of the University of Exeter, and in 2007, gained University College status, as the University College Plymouth St Mark & St John.It was awarded full university status as Plymouth Marjon University in 2013.