University in United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
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Brunel University of London is a public university in Uxbridge, west London, established by Royal Charter in 1966 and named after the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Its roots run back through Acton Technical College and Brunel College of Technology, and it describes its approach as combining academic rigour with the practical, entrepreneurial approach associated with its namesake. It joined the University of London federation on 1 October 2024 and is an exempt charity under the Charities Act 2011, governed by a Council with a Senate as its academic body.
Teaching and research take place on a single campus in Uxbridge, entered from Kingston Lane, about a mile from Uxbridge Underground station (Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines) and close to West Drayton on the Elizabeth line, the M4, M40 and M25, and Heathrow.
Academic work is organised in four colleges:
The 2025-26 student headcount was 13,696, with 9,313 undergraduates, 3,668 postgraduate taught students and 715 doctoral researchers, and 6,419 international students from 152 countries. Most undergraduate degrees include an optional placement year. Campus life includes more than 150 sports clubs and societies run by the Union of Brunel Students, an Indoor Athletics Centre, a Sports Park with a 400-metre track, and over 4,000 rooms in on-campus halls, all within about ten minutes' walk of teaching buildings.
International and EU fee-status students are guaranteed campus accommodation for the duration of their studies, subject to applying by the stated deadline. Brunel University of London Pathway College, on the campus, offers foundation, first-year and pre-master's routes into Brunel degrees, and the Brunel Language Centre runs the BrunELT English test and pre-sessional English courses.
Fees are listed on each course page and charged per year. For 2026/27 entry, Home undergraduate fees are £9,790 a year (subject to Parliamentary approval); Computer Science BSc, for example, is £9,790 for UK students and £17,400 for international students, with a £1,955 placement-year fee. Management MSc for 2026/27 is £14,435 (UK) and £24,795 (international). Research degree fees for 2026/27 are £5,238 full-time and £2,619 part-time for Home students; international research fees for 2026/27 are £24,795 full-time in most colleges and £20,400 in the College of Arts, Law and Social Sciences. Self-funding students who pay in full at or before registration receive a 2% prompt payment discount, and overseas students pay a non-refundable deposit.
Where a student qualifies for more than one scholarship or bursary, the one with the highest value is awarded. External schemes listed by the university include Chevening, Commonwealth Shared Scholarships and British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM. Self-funded international undergraduates and Pathway College students who apply for accommodation by 31 August 2026 can receive a £1,000 International Accommodation Discount on Band 2 rooms in the Bishop Complex. Home undergraduates can apply for Government Tuition Fee and Maintenance Loans. Enquiries go to [email protected].
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View scholarships for Brunel University of London →All applications for full-time undergraduate courses are made through UCAS, using the course code and Brunel's institution code B84. Part-time undergraduate applications are made directly online from the course page. Key dates for 2026 entry:
Offers are set course by course and expressed in A-level, BTEC, IB, Access to HE and T level terms. For example, Computer Science BSc (2026/27 entry) has a standard offer of ABB at A-level, DDD in a relevant BTEC National Extended Diploma or 31 points in the IB Diploma, with contextual offers of BBB, DDM and 30 points. Courses generally require five GCSEs including Mathematics and English Language at grade 4/C.
Home-fee undergraduate applicants who meet one or more contextual criteria (for example living in an area of low higher-education participation (POLAR4 quintiles 1 and 2), having a disability, being care-experienced, or being a mature applicant aged 21 or over on 1 September of the year of entry) can receive a reduced contextual offer published alongside the standard offer, or discretionary consideration. Essential subject requirements and the minimum English requirement are not normally waived. Medicine has its own contextual admissions policy.
International applicants may apply through UCAS or, if not using UCAS for that entry year, directly through a registered Brunel agent; Medicine has its own approved agents. Each course page lists qualification equivalents by country. Applicants who do not meet direct-entry requirements can take Foundation, Year One or Pre-Master's courses at Brunel University of London Pathway College on the Uxbridge campus, and several degrees are also offered with an Integrated Foundation Year.
Requirements generally fall between IELTS 6.0/TOEFL 77 and IELTS 7.0/TOEFL 98, with higher levels and minimum sub-scores on some courses; Computer Science BSc, for example, asks for IELTS 6.5 (minimum 5.5 in all areas) or Pearson 59. Accepted tests include IELTS for UKVI, LanguageCert, Pearson PTE Academic, TOEFL and Brunel's own BrunELT test. Applicants below the required level can take a pre-sessional English course.
Applications are made online through the eVision portal from each course page. Entry is usually based on a UK honours degree or equivalent at the classification set by the course (for example, a 2:2 for Management MSc, with IELTS 6.5 and a minimum of 6.0 in all areas). Brunel recommends applying by 13 November 2026 for January 2027 start and by 16 July 2027 for September 2027 start; Business School, Economics and Finance, Computer Science, MRes, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy courses may close earlier. PGCE applications go through DfE Apply, and Social Work MSc and Registered Nurse MSc through UCAS. Decisions are normally made within four to eight weeks.
The entry requirement for a research degree is a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree. Applicants identify a supervisor, prepare a research statement of generally 1,000 words (3,000 words for Law), and apply online from the programme page. English requirements range from IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any section) to IELTS 7.5 depending on the subject.
Brunel sponsors Student visas for full-time courses only. To receive a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS), applicants who need a visa must show English proficiency through an IELTS for UKVI or Trinity SELT pass from a UKVI-approved centre, taken within two years of the CAS date.
Uxbridge campus, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH (London Borough of Hillingdon). All colleges, Brunel Pathway College and the halls of residence are on this one site.
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