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Ipswich, England, United Kingdom
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The University of Suffolk is a young public university based on the Ipswich Waterfront, the county town of Suffolk. It began teaching as University Campus Suffolk in 2007 and became the independent University of Suffolk on 1 August 2016. Its mission is transformation through education, training, research, business and civic engagement, and it operates under a Civic University Agreement with partners across Ipswich and Suffolk. It was named University of the Year in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2025.
Most undergraduate courses use a block and blend model in which students take one module at a time, and work-based learning and placements run through all programmes. The main campus is a group of waterfront buildings in Ipswich, including the Waterfront Building, James Hehir Building, Health and Wellbeing Building, Arts Building, The Atrium and Long Street. Degrees are also taught at the London Centre, at The Place university centre in Great Yarmouth and through partner colleges in the East of England.
Teaching is organised in two academic schools:
Research is grouped in five institutes and centres: Health and Wellbeing, Social Justice and Crime, Sustainability, Digital Futures, and Culture and Heritage. The Suffolk Doctoral College supports MPhil and PhD students, and research degrees are awarded by the University of Essex. The University of Suffolk Dental CIC, set up with the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board, provides NHS dental care alongside the dental hygiene and therapy programme.
The Student Centre in the Waterfront Building is the main point of contact for admissions, finance, accommodation, disability and wellbeing, and careers support. Athena Hall, a privately managed hall with 590 bed spaces on university land, is the on-campus residence, and accredited off-campus houses are nearby. The Students' Union runs social sports and BUCS teams. The campus has students from over 90 countries. International students must live within 70 miles of the Ipswich campus, and pre-CAS interviews form part of admission for those needing a Student visa.
UK full-time undergraduate tuition is £9,790 per year. International tuition for 2026-27 is £15,900 to £18,870 for undergraduate courses and £16,020 to £18,900 for postgraduate taught courses, and can be paid in two instalments. Postgraduate research fees for 2026/27 are £5,006 full time (£2,503 part time) for home students, and £14,500 (non-lab) or £16,000 (lab-based) full time for international students.
The International Merit Scholarship (2026/27) gives £1,000 to £3,000 as a fee discount to international undergraduate and postgraduate taught students at Ipswich or the London Centre who meet or exceed the entry requirements. It is awarded automatically with an offer, and undergraduates receive it in each year of study. See International Fees and Scholarships, which also links to Commonwealth, Chevening and Snowdon scholarships.
Details: Undergraduate Bursaries and Scholarships.
The Alumni Postgraduate Loyalty Scheme gives University of Suffolk and University Campus Suffolk graduates a 25% reduction on selected master's and PhD fees, or 10% for graduates of SCITT and PGCE courses only. It is applied automatically. The Suffolk MBA Scholarship gives a £1,000 discount on full-time MBA fees. Aziz Foundation and Snowdon scholarships are also available. See Alumni Postgraduate Loyalty Scheme and Postgraduate Scholarships.
Eligible UK students can take out Tuition Fee and Maintenance Loans, a Postgraduate Master's Loan of up to £13,206 (2026/27) or a Doctoral Loan of up to £31,122 (2026/27). Pre-registration healthcare students may get NHS Learning Support Fund support, including a £5,000 Training Grant, £2,000 Parental Support and an Exceptional Support Fund of up to £3,000. The university's Financial Support Fund opens for applications from enrolled students each October. There are no university-funded PhD scholarships at present. See Funding your studies.
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View scholarships for University of Suffolk →Full-time undergraduate applications go through UCAS (institution code S82). The UCAS application fee for 2027 entry is £34.50 for up to five choices. For September 2027 entry, applicants should apply by 13 January 2027. After that date, they should check that the course is still open, as some courses with limited places close after January or during the spring. Part-time applicants apply with the university's Direct Application Form, which has no deadline.
Entry requirements are usually given in UCAS Tariff points on each course page, sometimes with specific GCSE requirements. Applicants usually need at least two subjects at A level standard or equivalent, two years of post-16 study and three GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, and many courses require English and Maths at C/4. Accepted qualifications include A levels, BTECs, T Levels, the Access to HE Diploma, Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers, the Irish Leaving Certificate, the International Baccalaureate, the Welsh Baccalaureate and other Level 3 qualifications. Mature applicants are also considered.
Contextual offers are normally at least one grade below the published requirement, for example 104 points (BCC) instead of 112 points (BBC). Applicants are considered automatically if they live in IMD or POLAR4 quintile 1 or 2, have a declared disability, are care-experienced, or are carers aged 25 or under. Progression agreements with partner schools and colleges can lead to lower conditional offers.
Professional health courses such as nursing, midwifery and paramedic science require a Selection Day, an occupational health check and an enhanced DBS check, and some use reserve lists. Other courses may involve interviews or portfolio reviews, and references are required as set out on each course page.
International applicants can apply through UCAS or the International Direct Application Form. Student Route visa holders must study full time. Country pages set out the qualifications accepted from each country. For Ghana, for example, the university accepts a recognised International Foundation, the IB with 28 points, or A levels. Once all offer conditions are met, applicants pay a CAS deposit. The standard deposit is £5,000; it is £10,000 for applicants from Bangladesh and Afghanistan, and 100% of tuition fees for applicants from India and Pakistan. The deposit counts towards tuition fees.
English language qualifications should normally be no more than two years old. A Medium of Instruction letter, for a degree awarded within the last 10 years, or an English Language Test Waiver may be accepted, but neither can be used by applicants from Pakistan or for professional health programmes.
Applications are made through the Direct Application Form linked from each course page. Applications usually open a year in advance and close close to the start date. The form asks for education and employment history, a personal statement and a referee, followed by evidence of qualifications and English. Applicants from Ghana need a four-year bachelor's degree with a 2:2 from a central university.
For January 2027 international entry to the business, computing, education, law and international relations master's programmes, the deadlines are 2 November 2026 to apply and 18 December 2026 to receive a CAS. For MSc Adult Nursing and MSc Diagnostic Radiography, the deadlines are 19 October 2026 to apply and 30 November 2026 to receive a CAS. Pre-CAS interviews are required for all applicants, with a second interview for applicants from Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Applications from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan and the Sylhet region of Bangladesh are temporarily closed.
MPhil and PhD study takes about 3 to 4 years full time or 6 to 8 years part time, with intakes in October, January, April and July. Applicants first complete a PhD enquiry form. If the relevant school can support the topic, they are invited to make a full application with a research proposal. International research students pay a £5,000 CAS deposit, and an unconditional offer is needed 8 weeks before the course starts. Enquiries go to [email protected].
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