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Newport, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Harper Adams University is a specialist university for food production and technology, animal health and wellbeing, and their contribution to sustainable living environments. It grew from the estate that Shropshire farmer Thomas Harper Adams bequeathed in 1892 "for the purpose of teaching practical and theoretical agriculture", opened as Harper Adams College in 1901 and received full university title in December 2012. Its Chancellor is HRH The Princess Royal. The university was rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023, and 60% of its research was rated world-leading or internationally excellent in REF 2021.
The main campus is a rural estate at Edgmond, just outside Newport in Shropshire, surrounded by the university's commercial Future Farm (494 hectares of farmland) used for teaching and research. A second teaching base, Harper Adams University, Telford, occupies The Quad in Telford's Station Quarter, a short walk from Telford Central station, and is linked to Edgmond by a dedicated shuttle bus.
Teaching and research are organised in six academic departments: Agriculture and Environment; Animal Health, Behaviour and Welfare; Engineering; Harper Adams Business School; Harper Food Innovation; and the Harper & Keele Veterinary School, opened in 2020 jointly with Keele University. Subject areas span agriculture, animal science and zoology, business management, data science and future technologies, engineering, environment, conservation and property management, food science and innovation, and veterinary sciences and professions. Undergraduate degrees include a placement year in industry, and foundation degrees, degrees with a foundation year, apprenticeships, taught master's, MRes, MPhil and PhD programmes are also offered.
Specialist facilities include the Agricultural Engineering Innovation Centre, a 60m x 30m covered Soil Hall, the Agri-EPI Centre, the Food Academy, the Veterinary Services Centre with a hydrotherapy suite, the Companion Animal House, the Jean Jackson Entomology Building and the Crop and Environment Research Centre. Research is organised through centres such as the Animal Science Research Centre, the Centre for Crop and Environmental Science, the Centre for Evidence-Based Agriculture and the Harper Institute of Technology.
Student life centres on the Faccenda student centre, home to Student Services and the Harper Adams Students' Union (HASU), which runs clubs and societies, the on-campus pub (The Welly) and nightclub (The Barn). On-campus halls range from catered standard and en-suite halls to self-catered en-suite blocks and shared university houses, and accommodation is guaranteed for all first-year international students. Students and staff come from more than 30 countries, with societies such as Planet Harper and Harper Ireland.
Full-time undergraduate fees for new UK and Irish students (including the Isle of Man and Channel Islands) are £9,790 a year, with a placement year fee of £1,955; the accelerated BSc (Hons) Veterinary Bioscience is £11,750 a year. EU, EEA, Swiss and international (overseas) undergraduates pay £17,160 a year with a placement year fee of £4,000; the accelerated Veterinary Bioscience programme is £20,550 a year. Home students without a Tuition Fee Loan may pay in three termly instalments (34% by 12 October 2026, 33% by 18 January 2027 and 33% by 26 April 2027). Accommodation ranges from £3,308 to £8,066 plus a refundable £300 deposit. Alumni receive a 10% postgraduate fee waiver. Fees and funding
International students are considered automatically, with no separate application. The Vice-Chancellor's International Award (UG) is a £2,000 tuition fee reduction each year for up to three years of study (placement years excluded), continuing after year one with annual attendance of 80% or above and successful progression. The Vice-Chancellor's International Award (PG) is a £5,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of a taught postgraduate course; it does not apply to MPhil or PhD programmes. International students who pay the full year's tuition fee before arrival receive a 5% discount.
The university's Development Trust, a charity working with industry and alumni, offers around £500,000 of scholarships each year exclusive to current Harper Adams students. Most provide financial help and some include paid placement opportunities; awards cover subject areas from agriculture and engineering to veterinary sciences, food science and business, with regional, entry and international categories. Continuing students may also qualify for the Vice-Chancellor's Fee Waiver Award. Enquiries: [email protected]. Scholarships
The Access to Learning Fund helps undergraduate and postgraduate students in financial difficulty with living and course costs such as travel, accommodation, books and childcare; most awards are non-repayable and applications are open from the start of the autumn term until 1 June, or until funds run out. Students must already have taken out their full student loan. Disabled Students' Allowance, the Childcare Grant, Parents' Learning Allowance and Adult Dependants' Grant are available to eligible UK students. Other sources of financial support
Funded MPhil and PhD studentships are advertised individually, including through the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) and the CTP for Sustainable Agricultural Innovation. Students from Commonwealth countries may be eligible for a Commonwealth Scholarship. Research degrees
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View scholarships for Harper Adams University →All full-time undergraduate degrees and foundation degrees are applied for online through UCAS. The main UCAS deadline is usually in late January; veterinary medicine applications must be submitted by mid-October. Extra runs from February to July, before Clearing. Typical offers are set for each course, and the university also considers individual circumstances and can make contextualised offers. Mature students also apply through UCAS. Offer holders are invited to Offer Holder Days between February and April, and the accommodation platform opens in April.
Degrees with a foundation year (Year 0) suit applicants without traditional qualifications: a 40% pass in the foundation year leads to the foundation degree (FdSc) or the BSc (Hons) on the chosen route, while a 60% pass is required to move onto a different BSc (Hons) degree. T Levels and apprenticeships are also accepted routes.
International applicants apply through UCAS for bachelor's degrees and directly through the university's online portal for master's degrees. A wide range of international qualifications has been assessed against course entry requirements, and an English language test or pre-sessional course may also be required. Applicants from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland apply as home students. Key dates for September 2026 entry: course application deadline 3 July 2026; pre-CAS interview deadline 17 July; deposit deadline 24 July; CAS request 31 July; CAS issuance 7 August; international induction 17 September; postgraduate courses start 22 September and undergraduate courses 28 September 2026.
Students requiring a visa must show English at CEFR B2 level. Minimum accepted scores include:
Tests must have been taken within two years of the course start date. Visa applicants' English is further assessed by face-to-face interview.
Taught master's applications are made directly through the online portal, which opens between January and February each year and closes in early autumn. Applicants need qualifications and transcripts, a personal statement and two referees; international applicants also need an English language test certificate and a valid passport.
MRes (one year), MPhil (two years) and PhD (three years) degrees are offered. Entry normally requires a minimum 2:1 or equivalent bachelor's degree in an appropriate subject, a high grade point average for international applicants, or a 2:2 together with a relevant master's degree with Merit; alternative qualifications or experience are considered case by case. Funded studentships are applied for through each posting, and self-funded applicants may propose projects within the university's research themes. International students are normally accepted for full-time study only.
A Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) is issued once the applicant has met all admissions requirements, passed a pre-CAS interview where required, paid the tuition fee deposit and submitted CAS documents meeting UKVI requirements. The university cannot sponsor Student Visas for its Foundation Degree (FdSc) or Foundation Year (leading to FdSc) courses.
The main campus lies off the B5062 just outside Newport, Shropshire (TF10 8NB), with halls of residence, teaching, research, sport and leisure facilities on site. Key buildings and facilities include:
Located at The Quad, Station Quarter, Ironmasters Way, Telford TF3 4NT, about a five-minute walk from Telford Central station. It is the base for undergraduate degrees in technology, data science, automation, robotics, digital business and engineering, with specialist subject labs, digital teaching spaces, a student support hub and breakout areas. Students can live at Edgmond and use the shuttle bus, and have full access to the main campus services.
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