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Bradford, England, United Kingdom
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The University of Bradford is a public university in Bradford, West Yorkshire, founded in 1966 as the UK's fortieth university, with Prime Minister Harold Wilson as its first Chancellor. Its mission centres on social mobility and equality of opportunity: in 2024/25 it had 10,887 students, and 73.5% of its entrants are the first in their family to go to university. It was a founding member of the World Technology Universities Network in 2016 and in 2018 became the first British University of Sanctuary.
Teaching is concentrated on a compact, self-contained City Campus on Great Horton Road, a 15-minute walk from Bradford city centre. The Bradford MBA is also offered in Dubai and by distance learning, and the University of Bradford International College runs pathway programmes on the main campus.
Academic work is organised in two faculties and six schools:
Bradford created the first British university Peace Studies department in 1973 and has received two Queen's Anniversary Prizes, for dementia care (2016) and archaeology (2021). Research is led by the Institute of Health and Social Care and the Institute of Digital and Sustainable Futures, with centres such as the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, the Centre for Skin Sciences, Applied Dementia Studies and the Bradford-Renduchintala Centre for Space AI. The campus houses a student-staffed Eye Clinic and a Physiotherapy and Sports Rehabilitation Clinic open to students, staff and the public.
Student life runs through the University of Bradford Union of Students (UBU), with over 20 sports clubs and a wide range of societies, and the Unique Fitness centre with gym and swimming pool. The University does not own its own halls; its recommended accommodation is The Green, a student village beside the campus run by Homes for Students.
International and EU students made up 2,908 of the 2024/25 student body. Support includes a Visa Support Team that handles CAS and Student Visa advice, airport pick-up and orientation, regional managers for different parts of the world, pre-sessional English courses and the University's own BASALT English test.
Home undergraduate: £9,790 a year for degrees and lab-based foundation years; £5,760 for classroom-based foundation years; sandwich placement year £979.
International undergraduate (including EU): £16,890 a year for lab-based courses and Faculty of Health and Social Care courses; £16,100 for classroom-based courses.
International postgraduate taught: £15,700 for standard classroom-based Master's and £19,500 for lab-based Master's (including most Health and Social Care Master's); Executive MBA (Bradford or Dubai) £26,069; Distance Learning MBA £21,200; Distance Learning LLM £12,000. Tuition fees
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View scholarships for University of Bradford →Applications are made through UCAS. Entry requirements for each course are expressed in UCAS Tariff points and set out on the course page; some courses invite applicants to interview. For September 2026 entry the equal consideration deadline was 14 January 2026, the late entry deadline 30 June 2026 and the final deadline for 2026 applications 24 September 2026. For September 2027 entry the equal consideration deadline is 13 January 2027, UCAS Extra opens on 25 February 2027, the late entry deadline is 30 June 2027 and Clearing opens on 2 July 2027.
Standalone and integrated Foundation Years open the way to almost all undergraduate degrees; applications are considered as a whole, including work and life experience and professional qualifications, and integrated Foundation Year students are guaranteed progression to their chosen degree on meeting the progression requirements. Applicants over 21 returning to education are supported through the adult learners route.
Country pages equate national qualifications to UCAS Tariff points. For Ghana, the West African Senior School Certificate Examination requires a Foundation Programme before degree entry. The University of Bradford International College offers the International Foundation Year (a level 3 qualification equivalent to A levels), International Year Zero, International Year One and International Year Two; for the Foundation and Year Zero, Ghanaian applicants need the WASSCE with five subjects at C6 (excluding native languages and vocational subjects), and IB applicants a minimum of 20 points.
The standard requirement is IELTS 6.0 overall with no sub-test below 5.5, or the same scores on the University's own BASALT test; some courses ask for more. Other accepted tests include:
Applicants below the requirement can take a Pre-Sessional English Language course.
Entry typically requires the equivalent of a UK 2:2 honours degree, with individual course requirements on the course page. Applications can be made at any time through the online application system; applicants need degree certificates and transcripts, two references (one academic), evidence of English language level where required and a copy of their passport. Current Bradford students can use a fast-track form. Most courses start in September, with many also offering a January intake.
Applicants either apply for an advertised PhD project, quoting the project title and including a CV and degree certificates and transcripts, or submit their own research proposal. Research degrees include the PhD (thesis up to 80,000 words, at least three years full-time), MPhil (up to 40,000 words) and DBA. Distance-learning research degrees have one intake a year in October.
International applicants receive their Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) with final acceptance. A tuition deposit of £5,000 (£10,000 for students from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nigeria), or an official sponsor letter, plus all visa documents must reach the University by the deposit and CAS deadline: 7 August 2026 for September 2026 entry (21 August 2026 for countries under the differential evidence requirement) and 30 November 2026 for January 2027 entry (7 December 2026 for those countries).
City Campus, Bradford (BD7 1DP): the University's single main campus on Great Horton Road, 15 minutes' walk or 7 minutes' cycle from the city centre and close to Bradford Interchange and Forster Square stations; Leeds Bradford Airport is seven miles away. Both faculties teach here. Facilities include:
The Green student village: the University's recommended accommodation beside the campus, run by Homes for Students, with six-bedroom en-suite apartments and 12-bedroom townhouses; open to all year groups including postgraduates.
University of Bradford International College (UBIC): an embedded college on the City Campus, run by Oxford International, offering the International Foundation Year, International Year Zero, Year One, Year Two and International Incorporated Master's.
Dubai and distance learning: the Executive MBA is offered in Dubai, and the Distance Learning MBA, MSc Advanced Dementia Studies, LLM programmes and distance-learning PhDs are studied online.
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