University of Wolverhampton: Courses, Fees & Admissions

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About University of Wolverhampton

The University of Wolverhampton is a public university in the West Midlands whose roots lie in the 19th-century Mechanics' Institutes and the Wolverhampton School of Art, where teaching began in 1851. It became Wolverhampton Polytechnic in 1969 and gained university status in 1992. With over 30,200 students and almost 2,000 staff, it teaches on campuses in Wolverhampton, Walsall and Telford and through partner institutions in the UK and overseas, including in Nepal, India, China and Sri Lanka. Widening participation is central to its identity: it describes itself as the University of Opportunity and builds professional placements into every on-campus undergraduate degree.

Teaching is organised into three faculties, each made up of specialist schools:

Faculty of Business, Arts, Social Sciences and Education: School of Social Science, Humanities and Creative Industries; Business and Law School; School of Education and Social Work.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science: School of Nursing and Midwifery; School of Health and Wellbeing.
Faculty of Science and Engineering: School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering; School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences; School of Psychology and Sports.

The Black Country Medical School, developed in partnership with Aston University, is due to admit its first MBChB Medicine students in September 2027. Courses run from foundation and HNC/HND level through undergraduate degrees, degree apprenticeships and taught master's to PhD research, with full-time, part-time, sandwich, top-up and online options in over 70 subjects. Specialist facilities include the Springfield Campus for architecture and the built environment, home to the National Brownfield Institute, and the University of Wolverhampton Science Park, which supports innovative companies.

Around 1,009 rooms in university halls lie within walking distance of the Wolverhampton and Walsall campuses, with on-site teams offering 24/7 support. Walsall Campus has a large sports centre with a 12-court sports hall, a floodlit athletics track and an all-weather pitch, and is home to the British Judo Association. The independent, student-run Wolves SU has bases on campus, and a free campus bus links the three sites.

Students and alumni come from 130 countries, and international students can join in November, January and April as well as September. The university runs an on-campus International Study Centre with Malvern International, offering an International Foundation Programme, International Year One and a Pre-Master's programme. It holds a QS Five-Star rating (2026) and a Race Equality Charter Bronze award, and its accommodation service holds Gold in the Investors in Students accreditation scheme.

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Tuition fees 2026/27

UK (home) full-time: £9,790 a year for undergraduate degrees, HNC/HND and foundation degrees, PGCE and pre-registration NHS healthcare courses; £11,750 a year for two-year accelerated degrees; £1,955 for a sandwich year. Part-time undergraduate study costs £4,895 for 60 credits (£2,448 per 30-credit module). Home taught postgraduate fees for 180 credits are £11,015 for classroom-based courses and £12,813 for lab-based courses, the MBA and the IMBA. MA Social Work costs £8,000 a year, and the M.Arch costs £9,790. Home research degree fees are £5,238 a year full-time and £2,619 part-time.

International: £17,600 (non-lab) or £18,700 (lab-based) for undergraduate study; £18,645 (non-lab) or £19,859 (lab-based) for postgraduate study. International distance-learning research degrees cost £11,000 a year full-time and £5,500 part-time. Fees in later years are subject to an annual inflationary increase.

Bursaries for UK students

WLV Wallet Bursary: £200 in the first year and £100 on progression to each subsequent level, spent in an online store. It is for new full-time UK undergraduates studying at a university campus who start in 2025/26 or 2026/27. There is no application, and funds are available from 1 October 2026 once enrolment is complete.
Access Bursary: £2,000 over the first two years, paid in £500 instalments. It is for full-time undergraduates who have firmly accepted an offer by the July before their course starts and who are deaf or hearing-impaired and eligible for DSA, or who are care leavers or estranged students.
Women in Engineering Scholarships: £1,000 for female students starting a Level 3 or Level 4 course in the Department of Engineering, awarded by a panel and funded by a local charitable trust and FBC Manby Bowdler.
WLV Sport Scholarship: Athlete, Coaching and Officiating, and Leadership programmes for students competing, coaching or officiating in BUCS, Olympic, Paralympic or Commonwealth sports.
Dennis Turner Hardship Fund: a non-repayable fund for home and international students facing sudden, unforeseen financial hardship. It opens towards the end of October and closes to standard applications in April; for 2026/27 it reopens on 2 November 2026.

Scholarships for international students (2026/27 entry)

Academic Excellence Undergraduate Scholarship: £5,000 in year 1 for September 2026, November 2026 and January 2027 starts (£4,000 for other intakes), then £2,000 in each of years 2 and 3. It is for privately funded, full-time undergraduates paying international fees and is applied automatically on the offer letter.
Academic Excellence Postgraduate Scholarship: £5,000 for September 2026, November 2026 and January 2027 starts (£4,000 for other intakes). It is for privately funded, full-time international taught postgraduates with a 2:1 or equivalent and is applied automatically.
International Postgraduate Scholarship: £2,000 for privately funded, full-time international taught postgraduates with a 2:2 or below.
Prompt payment discounts: £500 for paying the deposit four weeks before the deadline, or £1,000 for paying the full fee by the deposit deadline.
Refer a Friend: a £500 cash bursary when a referred friend enrols and completes semester 1 of an on-campus course.
GREAT Scholarships 2027 (Ghana): offered with the British Council's Study UK GREAT Scholarships programme.

Details are on the International Fees and Scholarships page. Former Wolverhampton undergraduates who are UK home students receive a 20% loyalty discount on most on-campus taught postgraduate programmes, or 10% on online courses.

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Undergraduate entry

Full-time and sandwich undergraduate degrees and diplomas are applied for through UCAS, normally between September and mid-January. Late applications are considered between mid-January and the end of June if places remain, and later applications go into Clearing, which opened on 2 July for 2026 entry. Applicants for direct entry to the second or final year also apply through UCAS, giving their preferred point of entry. Most offers use UCAS Tariff points, normally from three A levels; AS levels may count alongside A levels, but two AS levels cannot replace one full A level. Accepted Level 3 qualifications include BTEC Level 3 (Extended Diploma, Diploma plus one A level, or Subsidiary Diploma plus two A levels), OCR Cambridge Technicals, the International Baccalaureate (overall pass), T Levels (normally Merit or Distinction), Scottish Advanced Highers, the Irish Leaving Certificate (pass with at least four subjects at Higher Level) and QAA-recognised Access to HE Diplomas (normally 45 Level 3 credits and 15 Level 2 credits).

Most undergraduate courses ask for five GCSEs at grade 4/C or above, including English Language and Mathematics, and some also ask for Science. Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Mathematics is accepted. Some courses include an interview, audition, portfolio review or assessment day. Courses leading to professional registration require a DBS check and an Occupational Health assessment. Applicants to degrees with a foundation year are often invited to a Prepare for Foundation assessment day.

Contextual admissions

Applicants who meet the contextual eligibility criteria may receive an offer below the standard entry requirements.

International applicants

International students can apply directly through the online application system or through the university's agents. For full-time undergraduate study, the university submits the UCAS application on the applicant's behalf and pays the fee. Applications need proof of ID, academic transcripts or certificates, evidence of English, references, a personal statement explaining why the applicant wants to study in the UK and at Wolverhampton, and any portfolio, research proposal, CV or ATAS certificate required. Applicants under 18 need parental or guardian approval. Qualification equivalences are set out by country. For example, applicants from Ghana are considered with a WASSCE/SSCE B/C profile plus a recognised foundation programme or the first year of a recognised degree; for master's study, a bachelor's degree at 2:2 or equivalent is typical. Applicants who do not meet direct entry requirements can take the International Foundation Programme, International Year One or Pre-Master's at the on-campus International Study Centre run with Malvern International.

English language requirements

Requirements vary by course and fall into four bands: IELTS Academic 6.0 (no component below 5.5), 6.5 (no component below 6.0), 7.0 (no component below 6.0) or 7.0 (no component below 6.5). The equivalent PTE Academic bands are 59 (no component below 59), 65 (59), 75 (59) and 75 (65), and the Duolingo bands are 110 (100), 120 (110), 130 (110) and 130 (120). Cambridge English, IGCSE English, TOEFL iBT (for tests taken before 21 January 2026), LanguageCert Academic, OET, Trinity ISE and the Oxford ELLT are also accepted at stated levels; TOEFL ITP is not accepted. Applicants from majority English-speaking countries, or with an equivalent degree from one, are exempt.

Postgraduate taught and research entry

Applications for most postgraduate taught courses and all part-time courses are made directly to the university through the course finder. PGCE applications go through GOV.UK, MA Social Work through UCAS, and the LLM Legal Practice and LLM Law Conversion through LAWCABS. MPhil and PhD applications include a research statement of up to 1,500 words covering a draft title, aims and objectives, a short literature review, scope, methodology and the resources needed. Each faculty's Head of Doctoral Studies can advise on proposals before submission.

CAS and visas

International students must pay their tuition fee deposit before requesting a CAS. A CAS is requested through e:Vision once the applicant holds an unconditional offer, has paid the deposit, has passed any pre-CAS interview and is within three months of the course start. A tuberculosis test may be required depending on country, and an ATAS certificate is required for some postgraduate research students. Applicants must be ready to show that they have held the required funds for 28 days.

Wolverhampton City Campus (Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY): the university's main site in the city centre, split into City Campus North and South (Wulfruna and Molineux). It has the Students' Union, chaplaincy and City Campus halls with standard and en-suite rooms, a block for mature students and 24/7 security.
Springfield Campus (Wolverhampton): a 12-acre, Grade II listed former brewery turned into a £120 million architecture and built environment campus. It houses the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering, the National Brownfield Institute, Thomas Telford University Technical College and the Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills. Facilities include six ground-floor laboratories (built environment, water engineering and hydraulics, geotechnics, wet materials, multi-use testing and heavy structures), a construction holodeck for VR and AR, a top-floor design studio and a 125-seat lecture theatre.
Walsall Campus (Gorway Road, Walsall): home to sport, teaching and many health courses, 1.5 miles from Walsall town centre. It has the Performance Hub for dance, drama and music, a library, a Students' Union, a sports centre with a 12-court sports hall, a floodlit athletics track, an all-weather pitch and sports science labs, and the Walsall Student Village of 263 en-suite rooms.
Telford Campus (Shifnal Road, Priorslee, Telford TF2 9NN): teaches engineering and health courses and is home to the UWRacing motorsport team.
University of Wolverhampton Science Park (Wolverhampton): home to tenant businesses and the Science, Technology and Prototyping Centre.

A free bus service connects the campuses. Subject facilities cover healthcare, pharmacy, psychology, life sciences, sport, creative industries, engineering, business, law, education and architecture.

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