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Hull, England, United Kingdom
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The University of Hull is a single-campus university in Hull, East Yorkshire, founded in 1927 as University College Hull and granted its Royal Charter on 6 September 1954, which makes it the 14th oldest university in England. Its motto, Lampada Ferens (‘carrying the light of learning’), honours its founding benefactor Thomas Ferens. The University was rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
Teaching, accommodation and social facilities sit together on the Cottingham Road campus, where most buildings are within a 10-minute walk of each other. Landmarks include the seven-storey Brynmor Jones Library, the £28-million Allam Medical Building with its simulated hospital ward, the Middleton Hall concert venue and cinema, the Gulbenkian Centre theatre and the £17-million Allam Sport Centre.
Academic work is organised in four faculties:
Hull's research strengths include renewable energy, flood resilience, palliative and wound care, mental health and addiction, and modern slavery, led through the Energy and Environment Institute, the Wilberforce Institute, the Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research and the Wound Innovation Institute. The Centre of Excellence for Data Science, AI and Modelling (DAIM) opened in 2023.
The campus offers more than 2,300 on-campus rooms with wifi and bills included, and new full-time undergraduates are guaranteed a room if they apply by 31 July in their year of entry. The students' union in Student Central runs more than 110 societies and sports clubs, and the campus also has the Little Einsteins nursery, a 24/7 online student support portal and faith and reflection spaces.
The University has welcomed students from more than 100 countries. International applicants can apply directly through approved education agents or through UCAS, and degree preparation courses are offered through the partner OnCampus (part of Cambridge Education Group), alongside the University's own pre-sessional English courses.
For 2027/28, undergraduate tuition fees for UK students are £9,790 per year, with a year abroad charged at £1,465, a year in industry at £1,955, and accelerated degrees at £11,750. International undergraduate fees for 2027/28 are £18,945 per year for arts programmes and £21,520 for science courses; a year abroad is charged at 15% and a year in industry at 20% of the standard fee. International students pay through Flywire, in two instalments for undergraduates (at enrolment and in the fourth month of the course). Undergraduate fees and funding
Ten full-tuition-fee scholarships a year for Home/UK students on full-time undergraduate or integrated Masters courses, assessed on academic achievement (ordinarily predicted grades of at least 128 UCAS points), motivation and communication skills. Applications are made online with a personal statement of up to 500 words and a video of up to 2 minutes; the 2026 round closed on 30 April 2026. Chancellor's Scholarship
Home undergraduates starting in September 2027 from under-represented groups (POLAR4 quintiles 1 and 2; Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boater communities; free school meals; refugee and humanitarian routes) receive £500 or £750 for each eligible year, paid annually around late November. Eligibility is usually checked automatically. Cost of Living Bursary
UK students under 25 who are care leavers, young adult carers or assessed as estranged by Student Finance England can apply for support worth up to £1,300 in cash and vouchers, paid in December and March. Humber Grant
A £2,000 tuition fee discount for each year of study for new full-time international undergraduates starting in 2026/27 who are nationals of eligible countries, including Bangladesh, Brazil, Egypt, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Sri Lanka. International Undergraduate Fee Waivers
International students from eligible countries in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe) and from South East Asia, East Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America receive £5,000 off a full-time taught Masters (excluding PGDip and PGCert), or £2,000 off non-standard programmes such as MSc Midwifery and MA Social Work, for September 2026, January 2027 and May 2027 entry. Postgraduates can hold only one University financial award. Postgraduate taught scholarships
Hull undergraduate alumni receive an automatic 20% tuition fee discount on eligible taught Masters degrees in 2026/27 (excluding PGCert/PGDip, PGCE, pre-registration healthcare courses, the MBA and Hull York Medical School programmes). Alumni Postgraduate Scholarship
Up to three new undergraduate or postgraduate students seeking sanctuary in the UK receive a full tuition fee waiver, an annual £2,000 study grant and personal support. Applicants contact the HE Funding team ([email protected]) and complete a separate scholarship application form. Sanctuary Scholarship
Hull offers two GREAT Scholarships with the British Council for January/February 2027 taught postgraduate entry (one for an Indian and one for a Vietnamese student), each a £10,000 fee reduction, with applications closing on 12 November 2026. The University also takes Commonwealth Shared Scholarship students for MSc Flood Risk Management and LLM International Law, Commonwealth Split-Site PhD scholars, and one Marshall Scholar a year. Other awards include the Black Students in Law, Women in Business, Jeremy Round LGBTQ+, Gillian Stead and Rugby League scholarships, the Talented Athlete Programme, and the Childcare Grant and Parents' Learning Allowance. UK government scholarship programmes such as Chevening are recognised as financial sponsors, exempting fully funded students from the deposit.
Most UK undergraduates fund tuition and living costs through Student Finance England loans, and the University's financial support team offers advice, hardship funds and a budget calculator.
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View scholarships for University of Hull →Most full-time undergraduate courses are applied for through UCAS via the UCAS Hub, using institution code H72 (Hull York Medical School: H75). Applicants can choose up to five courses; the UCAS fee is £22.00 for one choice and £28.50 for more than one. Entry requirements vary by course and are set out on each course page. Applicants receiving offers are invited to an Applicant Day with taster lectures and the chance to meet course tutors. Applicants without an offer by July can use Clearing.
Hull accepts a broad range of qualifications, including A Levels, AS Levels, BTEC Diplomas and Extended Diplomas, AQA Level Technicals, the International Baccalaureate, Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers, the Welsh Baccalaureate, Cambridge Pre-U, the Extended Project, NCFE CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma, AAT accounting and ABRSM Grades 6–8. Hull York Medical School sets its own requirements.
Applicants who meet two or more contextual criteria, such as living in an area with low progression to higher education or high deprivation, care experience, being first generation to attend university, free school meal eligibility or caring responsibilities, receive a contextual offer of 96 UCAS points. In most cases this is applied automatically from the UCAS application.
Foundation years are available for around half of Hull's courses, with 80 UCAS points typically needed for an offer; motivation, potential and life experience are also considered.
International students can apply directly through an approved agent in their country (tracking the application in the MyHull portal) or through UCAS. Country pages give the equivalent entry requirements for each country. Applicants who need a preparation course can join a degree preparation programme with the University's partner OnCampus, part of Cambridge Education Group. Some science and technology programmes require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate.
Most undergraduate courses require IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each skill, taken within two years of the course start date; some courses ask for more. Equivalent scores accepted include PTE Academic 59 overall with 51 in all skills, TOEFL iBT 60–78 (Reading 10, Listening 9, Speaking 17, Writing 19), LanguageCert IESOL 33/50 in all skills, GCSE English Language grade C, and WAEC/NECO grade C6 or above. Postgraduate requirements vary by course. Applicants below the requirement may receive an offer conditional on a pre-sessional English course. Nationals of UKVI majority English-speaking countries are normally exempt.
Applications are made online through the ‘Apply now’ button on each course page and can be submitted at any time. Home students are advised to apply at least six weeks before the course starts, and international students by 30 June for a September start, to allow time for the CAS and Student visa.
Hull offers MRes and PhD degrees, including funded PhD scholarships. Applicants are advised to contact the Postgraduate Admissions Tutor or a potential supervisor before applying online from the course page with a personal statement and research proposal.
Most international students pay a non-refundable tuition fee deposit of £4,000 before a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) is issued; the deposit is £10,000 for students from Bangladesh, Ghana and Pakistan, £6,000 for Nepal, Nigeria and Sri Lanka, and £6,000 for India from the September 2026 intake. Students who are fully sponsored, hold a full-fee University scholarship, are progressing from a Hull undergraduate degree, or are on an OnCampus course are exempt. A CAS is issued once the offer is unconditional and the deposit has been received; deposits are paid through the MyHull portal.
Hull campus (Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX): the University's single campus houses all four faculties, accommodation, sport and social facilities within a 10-minute walk.
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