The University of Law: Courses, Fees & Admissions

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About The University of Law

The University of Law (ULaw) is a specialist, teaching-focused university for law and business, with further programmes in criminology, computer science, psychology, policing and education. It traces its origins to 1876 and the tutorial firm Gibson & Weldon, gained degree-awarding powers in 2006 and full university status in 2012. It describes itself as the largest provider of legal education in the UK, with more law students choosing it than any other UK university in 2025 (HESA 2024/25). The University of Law Ltd is a company whose ultimate parent is Global University Systems Holding BV, and its Chancellor is Lord Neuberger, former President of the Supreme Court.

Study takes place at 19 campuses across the UK and through ULaw Online. ULaw runs its own campuses in London (Bloomsbury and Moorgate), Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham, and “ULaw@” campuses hosted by partner universities: Lancaster, Newcastle, Oxford Brookes, Royal Holloway (University of London), East Anglia, Exeter, Hull, Leicester, Liverpool, Reading, Sheffield and Southampton. London Bloomsbury is the largest campus.

Teaching is organised around the Law School and the Business School (opened 2016), with undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in criminology, computer science and psychology, and an MBA added since 2020. The professional portfolio includes the LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2), SQE preparation, the Postgraduate Diploma in Law and MA Law conversion courses, the Bar Practice Course, solicitor and paralegal apprenticeships, and US Bar preparation. The University states that it trains for 90 of the top 100 UK law firms and delivers SQE training exclusively for over 65 leading UK and US firms. More than 250 lecturers hold professional qualifications in law or business, and every student is assigned an academic coach.

Student life centres on the Students’ Union, which every student joins automatically, with a Student Parliament, campus clubs and societies and a Welcome Week each September. The careers and employability service and an award-winning pro bono programme, offering over 3,700 opportunities a year, run at every campus. Accommodation is arranged through Studentpad and partner providers of purpose-built student housing in the main campus cities, with a limited number of rooms reserved for first-year undergraduate, foundation year and international students.

International students are supported by a dedicated International Advice team, an automatic International Bursary and the University’s own English test (ULET), accepted for UK visa purposes. ULaw has Access and Participation Plans with the Office for Students, received an overall Silver rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 (Gold for Student Experience, Silver for Student Outcomes) and holds a five-star QS Stars rating. Its alumni network numbers over 100,000 graduates in 155 countries.

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Tuition fees 2026/27 (undergraduate, per year)

UK students, on campus: £9,790 for three-year degrees, LLB Senior Status and MLaw; foundation year £5,760; two-year Accelerated LLB £11,750.
International students, on campus: three-year degrees and degrees with foundation year from £16,700 (outside London) and from £17,550 (London); LLB Senior Status £17,200 / £18,100 (London); Accelerated LLB £20,950 / £22,800 (London).
Online (Law and Psychology): £9,790 for the three-year degree, £7,335 for four-year and £4,890 for six-year study; International Foundation Programmes £8,600. A £250 deposit applies to online courses.

Fees cover tuition, interactive learning resources and first-attempt assessments (excluding SQE assessments). Eligible UK students can apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from their national funding body.

The University of Law Undergraduate Bursary

For new full-time UK undergraduates starting in September 2026 or January 2027 with household income up to £50,000: £1,500 in year one and £1,000 in later years for household income of £0; £1,250, £1,000 or £750 in year one for incomes up to £25,000, £35,000 and £50,000. There is no separate application: students must consent to share household income through their student finance service by 31 October 2026 (September starters) or 28 February 2027 (January starters).

Care-Experienced/Estranged Bursary

£2,000 per academic year for full-time undergraduates given independent status by their UK funding body as care leavers or estranged students; assessed automatically through student finance data.

Undergraduate scholarships

Set for Success Scholarship: one first-year full-fee award and £2,000 cash awards; requires AAB at A level (or equivalent) and the highest online assessment scores.
Lord Blunkett Widening Access Scholarships: £1,000 awards for applicants meeting widening participation criteria.
Career Changer Scholarship: partial fee awards for applicants showing a career change in their personal statement.
Sherryl Kintu Scholarship: one full-fee award for the length of the degree, for a widening participation applicant with business or entrepreneurial drive.

Postgraduate scholarships

Amal Clooney Scholarship for Human Rights Advocates: one full-fee and partial scholarships for postgraduate law courses (2:2 minimum).
Baroness Warsi and Sadiq Khan Full Fee Scholarship: full-fee awards for widening participation applicants to postgraduate law courses.
Law First (£5,000 LLM Legal Practice; £3,000 PGDL, MA Law and LLMs), Business First (£5,000) and Science First (£5,000) scholarships for applicants with a first-class degree or master’s distinction.
Excellence Scholarships (£2,000), Lord Blunkett Widening Access Scholarship (£2,000), Career Changer Scholarship (partial fee) and the Maria Zenon Alumni Scholarship (one full-fee award for alumni).
Bar Practice Course awards: from £1,150 (Excellence Award) to £5,000 (Master/Mistress of Moots), selected at the BPC selection event.
External awards with partners including Charles Russell Speechlys, the Stewarts Foundation (Daniel Turnbull Scholarship for disabled students) and Postgrad Solutions.

How to apply: most awards need a single application made through the link in the offer letter, plus a 30-minute online critical thinking assessment (pass mark 10 for undergraduate and 12 for postgraduate). For January 2027 intakes the deadline is Sunday 15 November 2026, with winners announced on Thursday 10 December 2026. Awards must be applied for before enrolment.

International bursaries

The International Bursary is applied automatically as a fee reduction for eligible overseas fee payers: £2,500 per year for three-year and two-year LLBs and three-year BSc degrees, and totals ranging from £1,000 to £5,500 for postgraduate courses (2026/27 offers). An Enhanced International Bursary adds a first-year discount for undergraduates from qualifying countries, and a European Bursary reduces postgraduate fees for students domiciled in qualifying European countries. The Nottingham Postgraduate Award gives £1,000 to students starting at Nottingham between 1 June 2026 and 31 May 2027.

Hardship funds are administered by the Student Support Funds team. Details: Scholarships and bursaries | International scholarships and bursaries | Undergraduate fees and funding.

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Undergraduate applications

Most on-campus undergraduate courses are applied for through UCAS (institution code L17, short name LAW). Campus codes are Birmingham 2, Bristol 5, Leeds 8, London Bloomsbury 1, Manchester 7 and Nottingham 6. Online courses and International Foundation Programmes are applied for directly with the University. Applications usually open one year before the course starts, and deadlines vary by intake. Applications are assessed mainly on academic ability, together with the academic reference, personal statement, any extenuating circumstances and widening participation characteristics.

Typical undergraduate offers

LLB (Hons) Law (including ‘Law with’, online and hybrid degrees): A level BBB; BTEC DDM; 120 UCAS points; IB 29; T Level Merit; Scottish Highers AABB; Advanced Highers CCC; GCSE English Language grade C/4.
Accelerated two-year LLB and MLaw (Solicitors’ Practice): A level ABB; BTEC DDM; 128 UCAS points; IB 31; Scottish Highers AAAB.
Business, Criminology, Computer Science and Psychology three-year degrees: A level BBC; BTEC DMM; 112 UCAS points; IB 27; Scottish Highers ABBB. Computer Science also requires grade C at A level (or equivalent) in Computing/IT, Science, Mathematics or Technology; Business, Computer Science and Psychology require GCSE Maths at C/4.
Degrees with Foundation Year: A level CC to DDE; BTEC MPP; 64 UCAS points.
Certificate of Higher Education: A level CDD; 80 UCAS points; IB 24.
LLB Senior Status: a 2:2 or above in any undergraduate degree.
Solicitor Apprenticeship: A level CCC; 96 UCAS points; five GCSEs at C/4 including Maths and English Language.

Non-standard routes based on two or three years’ professional work experience, a reference and a formal interview are available to applicants who do not need a Student Route visa. Applicants aged 17 at entry are accepted at named campuses, subject to the under-18s policy.

Contextual offers

Care-experienced and estranged applicants receive a contextual offer one grade below the standard entry requirement, and should declare their circumstances on the UCAS form. Applicants who narrowly miss the advertised grades may be reconsidered or offered a foundation year place.

International undergraduate entry

Entry requirements vary by country, and country-specific minimums are set for each subject area. The International Foundation Programmes in Law and Business (online) require completion of secondary education (typically at least 11 years) and English equivalent to IELTS 5.0 with 4.5 in each component. While UK Government restrictions apply, applications requiring a Student Route visa are not accepted from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Sudan and Myanmar.

English language requirements

LLB (Hons) Law, three-year Business, Computer Science and foundation year degrees: IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each component.
Accelerated LLB and MLaw: IELTS 7.0 with 6.5 in each component.
Criminology and Psychology three-year degrees, LLB Senior Status, top-up degrees and apprenticeships: IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 in each component.
Bar Practice Course: IELTS 7.5 with 7.5 in each component.

Applicants without an accepted qualification can take The University of Law English Test (ULET), a free online test of listening, reading, writing and speaking that is accepted for UK visa purposes; results arrive within five working days and are valid for two years. Pre-sessional English courses are also offered.

Postgraduate entry

Most postgraduate programmes require a UK bachelor’s degree in any subject at 2:2 or above (or equivalent), including LLMs, the LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2), MA Law (Conversion), MA Law (SQE1), PGDL and MBA. The LLM Legal Practice also requires knowledge of the seven foundation subjects of law. The Bar Practice Course requires a 2:1 in a Qualifying Law Degree or in any degree with a law conversion course, compliance with Bar Standards Board requirements and an online selection interview. SQE preparation courses have no entry requirements.

Full-time on-campus PGDL, MA Law (Conversion), MA Law (SQE1), LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) and PGDip Legal Practice are applied for through the Central Applications Board (lawcab); all other postgraduate, online, part-time and business courses are applied for directly with the University on a first-come, first-served basis.

Visa and CAS

International students needing a Student Route visa must receive a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS). Before visa sponsorship is assessed, a payment of £4,000 or £8,000 (depending on location) is required, either as the International Acceptance Payment or as a pre-payment towards fees.

ULaw teaches at 19 UK campuses and online. Students can move between campuses during their course through the CampuSwitch scheme.

London Bloomsbury (14 Store Street, WC1E 7DE): the largest campus, near Goodge Street; law and business undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Four-floor library, mock law courts, mock crime scene, café, cyber lounge, silent study area, garden area, free counsellor and a pro bono centre.
London Moorgate (2 Bunhill Row, EC1Y 8HQ): in the City of London, close to law firms and financial institutions; two-floor library, legal tech hub, student common room, café, silent study and counselling service. Home to ULTRA.
Birmingham (133 Great Hampton Street, Jewellery Quarter, B18 6AQ): legal and business courses; law library with a practitioner focus, mock courtroom, computer suites, workshop rooms, café and common room.
Bristol (Temple Circus, Temple Way, BS1 6HG): in Temple Quarter near Temple Meads; library, workshop rooms, computer suites, café and wellbeing services.
Leeds (15-16 Park Row, LS1 5HD): a seven-storey building with roof terrace; legal and business courses; library, mock courtroom, computer suites, café, counsellor and welfare officer.
Manchester (2 New York Street, M1 4HJ): overlooking Piccadilly Gardens; legal and business courses; library, computer suites, café with games area and counsellor.
Nottingham (1 Royal Standard Place, NG1 6FS): in the business district; library, computer suites, laptop loans, student kitchen, bicycle storage and counsellor.
ULaw@ partner campuses: Lancaster University, Newcastle University, Oxford Brookes University, Royal Holloway (University of London), University of East Anglia (Norwich), University of Exeter (Amory Building, Streatham Campus), University of Hull, University of Leicester, University of Liverpool (Law and Social Justice Building), University of Reading, University of Sheffield and University of Southampton. At some, such as Liverpool, students hold associate status with the host students’ union and can use its sports facilities.
ULaw Online: degrees and professional courses delivered through the ELITE platform (Blackboard Ultra), leading to the same qualifications as on-campus study; online students may use the libraries and study spaces of ULaw’s own campuses.

Library and Learning Skills supports all campuses with the UDiscover search tool, online legal and business databases with over 20,000 eBooks, a Skills Academy and study skills workshops. Partner purpose-built accommodation is reserved in the main campus cities, for example en-suite rooms at Mary Sturge (Unite Students) in Birmingham at £176 per week including bills for 2026/27.

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