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BPP University

London, England, United Kingdom

University profile

About BPP University

BPP University is a private, career-focused university in England and part of the BPP Group, itself part of the Lyceum Education Group. It is a distinct legal entity with its own degree-awarding powers and is registered with the Office for Students. With over 33,000 students, it teaches law, business, technology, and nursing and healthcare, designing its courses with employers and using tutors who are practitioners in the subjects they teach.

Teaching takes place at study centres in key UK business locations rather than on a single campus. In London these are London Central (Holborn), London South (Waterloo), London West (Shepherd's Bush) and London East (Portsoken), with further university centres in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds and Manchester. The registered office is BPP House in Shepherd's Bush, London.

The university is organised into four schools:

  • BPP University Law School, with over 30 years of delivering professional legal qualifications, training aspiring lawyers from over 150 organisations; based at Holborn and Waterloo in London and in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds and Manchester
  • BPP University Business School, based at London West (Shepherd's Bush)
  • BPP University School of Technology
  • BPP University School of Healthcare and Nursing

Programmes run from the Cert HE Business and bachelor's degrees in applied management, transformational leadership, accounting and finance, and adult and mental health nursing, to postgraduate law (PGDL, SQE, Barrister Training Course and LLM), MSc management, healthcare leadership and engineering and technology management, alongside degree apprenticeships. Every student is paired with a careers coach from day one, and centres offer mock courtrooms, pro bono facilities, nursing clinical rooms and libraries.

Student life is supported by the BPP University Students' Association, which offers independent academic and welfare advice and edits the student handbook, along with a Student Support team, a Virtual Campus for students, alumni and staff, and a Learning Support team. The university has over 19,000 international students and is a licensed Student sponsor; free in-sessional English courses are available to all students.

BPP University's quality framework follows the OfS conditions of registration and the QAA UK Quality Code for Higher Education, and Ofsted guidelines for degree apprenticeships. It holds indefinite taught degree awarding powers, in force from 1 September 2020. Governance is diarchic, with a University Board of Directors and an Academic Council as the academic authority.

University information

Tuition fees (2026-27)

  • BSc Applied Management: £40,100 (price includes VAT; London East teaching)
  • BSc Accounting and Finance: £33,000 (London West)
  • BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult): £6,355 per year for UK/EU students; £11,000 per year for international students
  • MSc Management: £19,000 (with AI) or £23,600 (with Professional Development Planning)

A £350 deposit is payable within 48 hours of accepting an offer.

Undergraduate funding

Government tuition fee loans for BPP University are capped at £6,355 (full-time) or £4,765 (part-time) per year; students fund any difference. Maintenance loans are available subject to eligibility through Student Finance England. Interest-free payment plans spread fees over six months, 12 months or the whole course. Nursing students can apply to the NHS Learning Support Fund for at least £5,000. The Students' Association Crisis Fund makes small awards to students facing unexpected hardship. Undergraduate funding

Postgraduate loans

For courses starting on or after 1 August 2026, eligible students in England can receive a postgraduate master's loan of up to £13,206; Wales offers a loan and grant up to £19,635 depending on household income; Scotland offers a tuition fee loan of up to £7,000 and a living-cost loan of up to £6,900 for eligible full-time law courses. Postgraduate funding

Postgraduate law scholarships

Over £1.4m of scholarship funds was awarded to postgraduate law applicants for 2025-26, with a significant share going to students from under-represented backgrounds. Most BPP-awarded scholarships use a single application:

  • Career Changer and Converting to Law Scholarships (PGDL, Law Conversion Master's, LLM Law Conversion with SQE1): £3,000, half fee or full fee
  • SQE Future Lawyer Scholarship (LLM SQE1&2, SQE1&2 Diploma, LLM Law Conversion with SQE1): £3,000, half fee or full fee
  • SQE Exam Prep Scholarship: £800; Macfarlanes Scholarship: full fee for one student from a lower socio-economic background
  • BTC Future Lawyer Scholarship: £3,000, half fee or full fee; BTC Advocacy Scholarship: £3,000 (video plea in mitigation); BTC Excellence Award: £1,000 automatically for a first-class degree; Advocate of the Year: £5,000, £3,000 or £2,000
  • Campus Ambassador Scholarship: up to £3,000; Bridge Scholarships: up to £5,000
  • Externally awarded: Law Society Diversity Access Scheme (full fee), Legal Social Mobility Fund (£5,000, and an SQE scholarship worth up to £27,500), Bridging the Bar (five £5,000 awards)

Applicants must have applied to BPP, hold at least a 2:1 (or a 2:2 with mitigating circumstances) and not hold full-fee sponsorship elsewhere; only one scholarship may be held. Deadlines for September 2026 courses: 10 July 2026 for full and half fee scholarships, 24 July 2026 for the BTC Advocacy Scholarship and 28 August 2026 for other BPP awards; for January 2027, 4 December 2026 (BTC Advocacy 11 December 2026); for February 2027, 15 January 2027. Outcomes are notified within ten working days. Postgraduate scholarships

International Postgraduate Bursary

£1,000 applied automatically on all university degree programmes for applicants holding a first-class undergraduate degree.

Disability support

Students with disabilities or learning difficulties are advised to apply early for the Disabled Students' Allowance; the Learning Support team advises on other funding.

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Undergraduate entry

Applications are made directly to BPP through The Hub: create an account, choose 'My Applications', start a new university course application, select subject, programme, study location and start date, then complete your details and upload documents. Admissions aim to respond within 24 to 48 hours, with an unconditional, conditional or changed-course offer. Several programmes have rolling monthly start dates.

Typical entry requirements for 2026-27 include:

  • BSc Applied Management: 112 tariff points, BBC or equivalent from at least two full A-levels (up to four subjects, excluding General Studies), plus grade 4/C in GCSE English language and maths or equivalent.
  • BSc Accounting and Finance: 120 tariff points, BBB or equivalent from at least two full A-levels, plus grade 4/C in GCSE English language and maths or equivalent.
  • BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult): 112 UCAS tariff points and four GCSEs at grade 4/5 including English language and maths, or a Nursing Associate qualification, Health Care Assistant Practitioner or a Higher Education Certificate in Health and Social Care, plus digital literacy. Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning can shorten the programme; eligibility is assessed at application and interview.

Applicants without the standard qualifications can discuss other qualifications or work experience with admissions.

International applicants

International students apply through a BPP-authorised agent or contact [email protected]. Steps are: choose a programme, create an application, book a follow-up interview, receive a conditional offer, confirm your place and request a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS), submit the visa application, arrange travel, and enrol. Applicants attend an Admissions Credibility Interview on Microsoft Teams with camera on and passport to hand, covering why they chose BPP, their academic and career aims and readiness to study in the UK. A personal statement is required.

English language requirements

English can be shown through nationality of a majority English-speaking country, an accepted test taken within two years, a recognised pre-sessional course, a prior degree from a UK or majority English-speaking country within five years, or country-specific qualifications. BPP's own English Language Test (ELT) is free for prospective students.

  • Undergraduate (e.g. BSc Applied Management): BPP ELT or IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each skill; PTE Academic 59 in each skill; LanguageCert Academic 65 overall with 60 in each skill; Cambridge CAE/CPE 169 overall with 162 in each skill.
  • Postgraduate (e.g. MSc Management, MSc Healthcare Leadership, LLM International Business and Commercial Law): IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each skill; PTE Academic 70 overall with 64 in each skill; TOEFL iBT 79 overall (Reading 13, Writing 21, Listening 12, Speaking 18); Cambridge CAE/CPE 176 overall with 169 in each skill.
  • Barrister Training Course: IELTS 7.5 overall with 7.5 in each skill, or PTE Academic 73 in each skill.

Postgraduate entry

Full-time PGDL and SQE law students apply via LawCabs; part-time law students and all other postgraduate applicants apply online through a BPP account, uploading ID and academic documents. MSc Management requires at least a 2:2 honours degree or equivalent, such as CMI, ILM, CIM or AICPA & CIMA at Level 6 or above, and applicants may be invited to a face-to-face or telephone interview.

Visas

BPP is a licensed Student sponsor. Students should apply for their visa within ten working days of receiving their CAS. From outside the UK, the earliest application is six months before the course start; from inside the UK, three months before, and before the current visa expires. A £350 deposit secures a place within 48 hours of accepting an offer.

  • London Central (Holborn), 68-70 Red Lion Street, London WC1R 4NY: home of the Law School near the Inns of Court; 48 classrooms, library with quiet study zones, mock courtrooms, on-site computers, student lounge, multi-faith room and disabled access.
  • London South (Waterloo), 137 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NN: law, nursing and business programmes; 40 classrooms, library, nursing clinical rooms, psychology lab, student computer suite, on-site student advice and careers service, café and cycle rack.
  • London West (Shepherd's Bush), BPP House, Aldine Place, 142-144 Uxbridge Road, London W12 8AW: home of the Business School; 11 classrooms, four 56-seat assessment rooms, nine assessment pods, library with student computers, lounges and multi-faith rooms.
  • London East (Portsoken), 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8BT: in the City of London, in the former Lloyd's Chambers; 65 classrooms, quiet study zones, collaboration spaces, computer-based exam suite, multi-faith rooms and a games room.
  • Manchester, St James Building, 79 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6FQ: 32 classrooms, library, mock courtrooms, pro bono centre, student advice and careers service.
  • Leeds, Whitehall 2, Whitehall Quay, Leeds LS1 4HR: 13 classrooms, library, computer-based assessment suite, mock courtrooms, careers and pro bono suite.
  • Birmingham, 3 Brindley Place, Birmingham B1 2JB: 11 classrooms, library, computer-based assessment room and online delivery pods.
  • Bristol, Queen Square, Grove Avenue, Bristol BS1 4QY: 9 classrooms, library, computer-based assessment lab; the historic building has no wheelchair access but caters for ambulatory needs.
  • Cambridge, Third Floor Lion House, Lion Yard, Cambridge CB2 3NA: 5 classrooms, study and library areas, careers service and pro bono service for law students.

All centres provide free Wi-Fi. The postgraduate study centres are London Central, East, West and South, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Cambridge.

Explore Study Programmes

Study programmes offered at BPP University.

BSc (Hons) Applied Management
Bachelor'sUnited KingdomIntake : Flexible, rolling monthly admissions
 
BSc (Hons) Health and Care
Bachelor'sUnited KingdomIntake : September, October and March
 
BSc (Hons) Health and Care (Top-Up)
Bachelor'sUnited KingdomIntake : September and March
 
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult)
Bachelor'sUnited KingdomIntake : March and September
 
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health)
Bachelor'sUnited KingdomIntake : March and September
 
BSc (Hons) Transformational Leadership
Bachelor'sUnited KingdomIntake : Monthly flexible start; February, May and September listed
 
BSc Accounting and Finance
Bachelor'sUnited KingdomIntake : September, February, April and May (also listed as September, January and May)
 
Bar Training Course (BTC)
PostgraduateUnited KingdomIntake : September and January
 
Bar Training Course with Professional Legal Studies
PostgraduateUnited KingdomIntake : September, January and April
 
Bar Training Course with Professional Legal Studies (Master's)
Master'sUnited KingdomIntake : September, January and April
 
CertHE Business
OtherUnited KingdomIntake : Monthly
 
LLM Bar Training Course
Master'sUnited KingdomIntake : September and January
 

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