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Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is a public university in Liverpool city centre whose origins go back to a mechanics' institution founded in July 1823. It took its present name in 1992, when it gained university status, and is named after the Liverpool entrepreneur Sir John Moores. Legally it is a Higher Education Corporation under the Education Reform Act 1988 and an exempt charity regulated by the Office for Students. It had 25,702 registered students in October 2025, 20,319 of them undergraduates, and 2,788 staff.
Teaching is spread across two city-centre campuses, City Campus and Mount Pleasant. Between them sits Copperas Hill, the site of the Student Life Building and the Sports Building. The university has around 30 buildings in all.
Academic work is organised in two faculties. The Faculty of Society and Culture contains Liverpool Business School, the Liverpool School of Art and Creative Industries, the School of Education, the School of Humanities and Social Science, and the School of Law and Justice Studies. The Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science contains the Schools of Biological and Environmental Sciences; Computer Science and Mathematics; Engineering and Built Environment; Nursing, Public and Allied Health; Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences; Psychology; and Sport and Exercise Sciences. It also houses the Astrophysics Research Institute, the LJMU Maritime Centre and the Public Health Institute.
Areas the university is known for include sport and exercise science (it launched the UK's first sports science degree), astrophysics and the robotic telescope programme, maritime education and health professions training. In health it trains nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, social workers, psychologists, midwives and police officers. Students and staff run pro bono legal and business clinics for the public. The university received a TEF 2023 rating of Silver overall, with Gold for student outcomes. It has also won the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education for the work of Face Lab.
Every new student is guaranteed city-centre accommodation in university-approved halls, and some flats are set aside for postgraduate and mature students and for nursing and healthcare students. The John Moores Students' Union (JMSU) is based in the Student Life Building. International students come in through UCAS, direct application or approved agents. The on-campus International Study Centre, run with Study Group, offers foundation, International Year One and pre-masters pathways. In 2025 there were 1,743 international students and 384 EU students on campus, and more than 23,000 students studying with LJMU's 17 global partner institutions.
The tuition fee for home undergraduates is £9,790 for 2026/27, subject to Parliamentary approval. The government fee cap is £10,050 for 2027/28, also subject to Parliamentary approval. Fees for international students and for postgraduate courses vary by course and are shown on each course page. International students must also be able to show living costs of £1,171 a month for up to nine months, or £10,539 in total. See undergraduate fees and funding and international tuition fees.
Applicants who hold LJMU as their Conditional Firm or Unconditional Firm choice apply through the Applicant Hub. The deadline is 28 August 2026. These scholarships are not open to students funded through the NHS Learning Support Fund, to students who already hold an honours degree, or to international students.
Awards are paid for each year of the course, excluding placement years. Care-experienced and estranged students may also be eligible for the John Lennon Imagine Awards. Elite athletes can apply to the Sport Scholarship Scheme, which provides cash bursaries, sports science support, a study mentor and access to the High-Performance Unit. See LJMU scholarships.
Self-funded international students who meet the conditions of their offer are considered automatically, with no separate application. Courses with fees under £17,250 are not eligible for these scholarships, and MPhil, PhD, part-time and distance learning students are not eligible for discounts.
LJMU offers £10,000 GREAT Scholarships 2027 for one-year masters students from China and Mexico, and applications open in November 2026. The university also lists the UK government's Chevening Scholarships. See scholarships for international students.
Home masters students can use government Master's Loans. LJMU graduates may be eligible for a 20% Alumni Discount on postgraduate tuition fees. Full-time PGCE students receive the same student finance as undergraduates and may also get subject bursaries. MA Social Work students can apply for the NHS Social Work Bursary. See postgraduate fees and funding.
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View scholarships for Liverpool John Moores University →Applications for all 2027-entry undergraduate courses are made through UCAS and must be submitted by 6pm (UK time) on 13 January 2027. Entry requirements are set for each course. Offers may be unconditional, for example for mature applicants who already hold the required qualifications, or conditional on achieving particular grades. Applicants may also receive an offer for a different course. Offer holders are invited to an Applicant Day and, where the course requires it, to an interview or audition. Some courses require an enhanced DBS check before enrolment, and nursing, midwifery, paramedic science, pharmacy, social work and teaching students must complete a fitness-to-practise health questionnaire. Applicants who have used all five choices without holding an offer can apply through UCAS Extra.
Applicants receive an offer below the typical entry requirements if they answer 'yes' to one of the UCAS widening participation questions or have taken part in targeted LJMU outreach activity. The questions cover being estranged from both parents, having unpaid caring or parenting responsibilities, having a parent who serves or has served in the UK Armed Forces or having served yourself, receiving free school meals between the ages of 11 and 18, and being care experienced.
International applicants apply through UCAS or through an approved education agent. For September 2027 entry, applications open on 1 September 2026 and close on 30 June 2027 for students outside the UK. The deadline is 30 July 2027 for students taking A levels or living in the UK. Self-funded students who accept an offer pay a £5,000 deposit through Flywire before receiving a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) through the Enroly CAS Shield system. Some programmes need ATAS clearance before a visa application. Applicants who do not yet meet the entry requirements can take an International Foundation Year (Business, Law and Social Studies; or Engineering, Computing and Life Sciences), an Extended International Foundation Year, or International Year One in Business or Engineering at the LJMU International Study Centre, run with Study Group. These pathways lead directly onto degrees, and International Year One and the pre-masters can be studied with the degree on one combined visa.
The minimum standards are below; individual courses may ask for more.
LanguageCert, Pearson Versant and ELLT are not accepted from students from Pakistan. Students whose conditional offer requires a higher English score can take the online Pre-sessional English Language programme, which lasts 6, 10 or 12 weeks.
Most taught and research courses take applications through the LJMU online application form, and each course sets its own required qualifications. Applicants provide a personal statement or research proposal, certificates and transcripts, an academic reference, proof of English language ability and a copy of their passport. PhD applicants must first submit a Research Enquiry Form and identify a supervisor. Full-time Legal Practice Course applications go to the Central Applications Board, MA Social Work applications go through UCAS, and PGCE applications go through DfE Apply. International applicants for September 2027 postgraduate courses apply between 1 September 2026 and 30 June 2027, and postgraduate nursing and social work applicants must apply by 31 March 2027. For January 2027 postgraduate entry, the application deadline is 30 October 2026 and the CAS issuing deadline is 30 November 2026. Students who need academic preparation can take a one-semester Pre-Masters Programme in Business, Management and Law or in Engineering and Computing.
Every new student is guaranteed city-centre accommodation. Halls near City Campus include Marybone 1, 2 and 3, Byrom Point, Atlantic Point, Ablett House and Glassworks. Halls near Mount Pleasant include Agnes Jones House, Albert Court, The Arch, Copperas House, Grand Central, Grenville Street, Horizon Heights, Limelight, Prospect Point, St Andrew's Gardens and St Lukes View. The International Study Centre for pathway students is also in Liverpool.
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