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About University of Roehampton

The University of Roehampton is a campus university in southwest London, set between Putney, Wimbledon, Richmond and Barnes. Its legal name remains Roehampton University. It is an exempt charity regulated by the Office for Students and is organised around four historic Colleges, Digby Stuart, Froebel, Southlands and Whitelands, founded between 1841 and 1892 as teacher training colleges with Roman Catholic, Froebelian, Methodist and Anglican foundations.

Teaching takes place across two neighbouring sites: the 54-acre main campus of parkland, lakes and historic buildings, home to Digby Stuart, Froebel and Southlands, and the 14-acre Whitelands campus overlooking Richmond Park, centred on the Grade I listed Parkstead House. Every student is assigned to a College for the whole of their degree, based on their hall of residence or, for those living off campus, where most of their teaching takes place.

Academic provision is organised through the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Business and Law, the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, the School of Education, the School of Life and Health Sciences, the School of Psychology and the School of Continuing Education, with the Graduate School serving all research students. The School of Education, based at Froebel College, is one of Britain's major centres for teacher training and educational research. Specialist facilities include a Clinical Simulation Centre with a six-bed training ward, a 2,000 square-metre digital media centre, the 350-seat Michaelis Theatre, a Bloomberg Trading Room, a mock courtroom and the Dorothy Buchanan Building for sustainable engineering and technology.

All halls of residence are on campus, with rooms from shared twins to en-suites, bills, Wi-Fi and laundry included, and a guaranteed room for first-year students who accept their offer and apply before the deadline. Campus life includes the Students' Union, College events and inter-college competitions, 16 Sport Roehampton clubs competing in BUCS and London leagues, an esports arena, a multi-faith chaplaincy, an on-campus NHS GP surgery, 24/7 security and free on-site parking.

Students come from more than 140 countries. International applicants are supported through country-specific entry guidance, official education agents, a free Heathrow airport pick-up for students in university accommodation, pre-sessional English and international pathway courses including foundation years, the International Foundation Pathway: CertHE, the International Year One in Business and Extended Masters. The University was awarded Silver in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework, and in REF 2021 it was ranked joint-best modern university in the UK for research.

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Tuition fees

Fees are set per course and confirmed in the offer letter. For September 2026 entry, BSc Psychology is £9,790 for UK students and £17,628 for international students in the first year. Multi-year students should budget for an increase of three to five percent a year, with changes confirmed by 1 January. International applicants may receive a £500 early-bird discount for paying the deposit by a set date, and part-time master's students receive a 2% discount for paying each year's fees upfront.

UK undergraduate bursaries and scholarships (September 2026 entry)

Roehampton Bursary: £1,000 in the first year for home students on a full maintenance loan, paid automatically after enrolment.
Commuter Bursary: up to £1,000 a year, covering up to 50% of public transport costs, for first-year home students living off campus with household income at or below £55,000 or more than the minimum maintenance loan. Applications open October 2026 after enrolment, first come, first served.
Academic Excellence Scholarship: £3,000 for AAA or above (144+ tariff points) or £2,000 for AAB (136 to 143 points), paid termly across the degree.
Care Leaver Bursary: £2,000 a year for up to four years.
Sport Scholarship: £500 to £1,500 a year plus competition costs and gym access; Esports Scholarship: 20 awards of £2,000 a year; Women in Esports Scholarship: four awards of £2,000 a year.
Higher Technical Qualification Scholarship: £2,000 for HNC and HND students; BA Primary Education Male Student Scholarship: £1,000 a year for three years.

Details: Undergraduate funding and scholarships (UK).

UK postgraduate funding

The Postgraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship gives a 20% tuition fee discount to home students with a First-Class degree from a UK university starting a taught master's in January, April or September 2026. Roehampton alumni receive a 20% discount on a higher programme of study. Government Postgraduate Master's Loans of up to £12,858 and Doctoral Loans of up to £30,301 are available for courses starting on or after 1 August 2025. Postgraduate funding (UK).

International scholarships

International Excellence Scholarship: £4,000, £2,500 or £1,000 a year as a tuition fee discount (for three years at undergraduate level, one year at master's level).
Country Scholarships: A worth £2,500 and B worth £1,500 a year, considered automatically for self-funded full-time students holding a conditional offer. Scholarship A countries include Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Brazil; Scholarship B countries include Egypt, Turkey, Mexico and South Africa.
EU Scholarship: £7,000 for EU nationals with overseas fee status enrolling in 2026 or 2027.
ASEAN Excellence Awards 2026: six awards of £4,000 for the first year, with a 500-word statement due by 7 August 2026.
Engineering and Technology Scholarship: £3,000 in year 1 for overseas students on Architectural Technology, Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
Fulbright-University of Roehampton Award in Dance: full tuition fee waiver plus £14,600 maintenance for a US master's student in dance.

Most Roehampton scholarships cannot be combined; where a student is eligible for more than one, the highest-value award applies. International undergraduate scholarships | International postgraduate scholarships.

Hardship and external funding

The Student Hardship Fund provides non-repayable support and emergency loans, with one application per academic year. Healthcare students on nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy courses can receive the NHS Learning Support Fund grant of £3,000 a year. International students are directed to external schemes including Chevening Scholarships, Commonwealth Scholarships, British Council funding, Rotary Foundation Grants and, for US students, Federal Loans. Financial support and guidance.

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Undergraduate (UK applicants)

Full-time undergraduate applicants living in the UK or Ireland apply through UCAS using institution code R48. Typical entry is expressed in UCAS tariff points on each course page; for example, BSc Psychology asks for 120 UCAS points (or equivalent) with GCSE Maths at grade 4/C, and 64 to 80 points for the foundation year route. A-levels, BTECs, T-levels and Access to HE qualifications are considered, along with professional experience.

UCAS applications can be submitted from early September and must reach UCAS by late January for September entry, with later applications still considered. Offer holders must meet all conditions, including outstanding GCSE results, by late August. Clearing for September 2026 entry runs from 2 July to 19 October 2026.

Contextual offers

The Contextual Offer Scheme allows flexibility below the typical offer for applicants whose circumstances have affected their attainment. Factors considered include regional progression to higher education, attendance at an aspiring school, experience of the care system, disability, refugee or asylum-seeker status and eligibility for free school meals in the previous six years. Nursing and teacher-training degrees are outside the scheme, although applicants' wider circumstances are considered.

International undergraduate entry

International applicants apply directly through the University's online form or add Roehampton as a UCAS choice. Applications need academic certificates and transcripts, a valid English language qualification, a personal statement and two references; country-specific academic requirements are set out for each country. Students who do not meet direct entry can progress through degrees with a foundation year, the International Foundation Pathway: CertHE or the International Year One in Business.

English language requirements

IELTS Academic: undergraduate 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each component (Nutrition and Health 6.5 with 6.0); postgraduate 6.5 overall with 5.5 in each component (Clinical Nutrition 6.5 with 6.0); research degrees 7.0 overall with 6.5 in each component.
TOEFL iBT (Home Edition not accepted): undergraduate 80 overall, postgraduate 89 overall, each with at least 17 in listening and writing, 18 in reading and 20 in speaking.
PTE Academic: 59 overall with 59 in all subtests for undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research.
Cambridge Advanced or Proficiency: undergraduate 169 overall with 162 in each component; postgraduate 176 overall with 162 in each component (some schools require 169).
Kaplan Test of English: 444 to 477 equals IELTS 6.0, 478 to 509 equals IELTS 6.5, 510 to 541 equals IELTS 7.0, with B2 minimum in each component.
Also accepted: the Roehampton English Language Test and QA English Test (mapped to IELTS), Trinity ISE II, LanguageCert International ESOL, GCSE or IGCSE English at grade C/4, the International Baccalaureate, and selected high school English results such as WAEC grade 6 or better (Ghana, Nigeria) and Indian Standard XII 70%.

Test results are normally accepted only if taken within the last two years. Pre-sessional English courses can be taken instead of re-sitting a test.

Postgraduate taught

Applicants usually need a second-class honours degree from a recognised British or overseas university, with a 2:1 required on certain programmes. Non-graduates with appropriate professional qualifications are considered individually by programme leaders, and applicants with a third-class degree are encouraged to apply. Applications are made directly through the University's online application form; home applicants can apply close to the course start, while international applicants needing a visa must apply much earlier.

Postgraduate research

The Graduate School administers applications for research degrees. PhDs run full-time or part-time with October and January starts, and applicants need only an outline research proposal at the application stage. Professional doctorates combine academic qualifications with relevant professional experience. The PhD by Published Works is part-time only and not open to students requiring a Student visa.

Visas and CAS

Applicants needing a Student Route visa must meet the minimum English language requirement before a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) is issued. Most international applicants (excluding the United States, Norway and the EU) pay an initial deposit before a pre-CAS interview. CAS-ready deadlines for January 2027 entry are 25 December 2026 for students based overseas and 1 January 2027 for UK-based international students (18 December 2026 for postgraduate Business block teaching), with induction on 11 January and teaching from 18 January 2027; nursing deadlines are 8 February and 29 January 2027. All deadlines are 9am GMT.

Main campus, Roehampton Lane, London SW15: 54 acres of parkland with landscaped gardens and lakes, home to Digby Stuart College (Elm Grove, Welcome Centre), Froebel College (Grove House, dating from 1792, and the School of Education) and Southlands College (the Business School in the Queen's Building and the Law School in the Mandela Building). Facilities include the University Library, the digital media centre, the Dorothy Buchanan Building for sustainable engineering and technology, the Clinical Simulation Centre, the Mary Seacole Innovation Centre, psychology and bioscience laboratories, the Davies Sports Hall, Gym Roehampton with two studios, a multi-use games area and the Esports Arena.
Whitelands campus, Holybourne Avenue, London SW15: a 14-acre site overlooking Richmond Park, around a 10-minute walk from the main campus, centred on Parkstead House, a Grade I listed villa from the 1760s. It houses the sport and exercise physiology, biomechanics and nutrition laboratories, including a walk-in environmental chamber and motion analysis systems.
Croydon University Centre: nursing teaching facilities with a working ward, practice nurse rooms and simulated home and community environments.

Library: three floors with hundreds of thousands of books, more than 1,000 seats, bookable study rooms, silent and collaborative areas, laptop loans, a café, a dedicated postgraduate study space and a 24-hour study space in the Queen's Building. The Dance library holds over 52,000 books, journals and videos.

Residences and services: all halls are on campus, with 36 to 39-week contracts (50-week contracts for some postgraduate rooms), rooms for mature students, single-sex flats and quieter areas. Campus services include an NHS GP surgery (Student Medical Centre), the Wellbeing Centre with counselling and mental health advice, Nest student support in the library foyer and at Whitelands reception, the Hub careers service and URJobs recruitment agency, the Digby Shop, free laundry, more than 600 cycle spaces and free parking.

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