Overview
The University of Lincoln is a public research university in the cathedral city of Lincoln, England. The university has origins tracing back to 1861, and obtained university status in 1992 and its present name and structure in 2001.
Being located physically in the centre of the UK’s agri-business industry, Lincoln has world-leading strengths in agricultural and food production technology, and partnerships with many local agricultural production and engineering companies as well as national food retailers such as Tesco and Marks and Spencer. It runs short professional development courses for working farmers from across the UK linked to these areas.
Lincoln’s main campus is adjacent to Brayford Pool, the site of urban regeneration in the city since the 1990s; further campuses are located in Riseholme (including a research farm, on the same site as Bishop Burton Agricultural College, and a Tesco research center) and Holbeach (housing the National Centre for Food Processing). Graduation ceremonies take place at the medieval Lincoln Cathedral.
The Independent described the university as “the best thing to happen to Lincoln since the Romans”. Lincoln has rapidly moved up in the university rankings, having risen 60 places in four years. The Sunday Times newspaper, responsible for The Times Good University Guide, has described the university’s progression as “the most dramatic transformation of a university in recent times”. In 2024, the university ranked in the top 41 of The Guardian University Guide for the first time. In 2024 the university was ranked as 94 in the Complete University Guide.
The University of Lincoln has recently been awarded gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2017, the highest possible grade, judged as delivering consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students.
14,105 Students
Location
Learning
TEF Rating
Courses Available
- Accounting, Business, Management and Marketing
- Architecture, Building, Planning and Design
- Biology and Biomedical Sciences
- Computer Science and Information Technology
- Engineering
- Health Professions
- Hospitality and Culinary
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Law and Legal Studies
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Natural Sciences
- Recreation, Sports and Fitness Studies
- Veterinary, Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Visual and Performing Arts
Applying
How to Apply?
For International Students
(in lieu of IELTS)
Deadlines and Important Dates
Cost and Scholarships
(For International Students)
Types of Scholarships Available
Scholarships
South Asia Scholarship
| Total Worth | £3,000 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | Be a national of, or have permanent residence in, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, or Sri Lanka. Hold a Conditional or Unconditional Offer from the University of Lincoln for a full-time postgraduate taught programme commencing in September 2024 or January 2025. |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | -- |
| Other Details | The University of Lincoln’s South Asia Scholarship is designed to help students from across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to access postgraduate level study at the University of Lincoln. The South Asia Scholarship is offered as a tuition fee discount against the cost of a postgraduate taught programme commencing in the 2024/25 academic year. |
Global Undergraduate Scholarship
| Total Worth | £2,000 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | Self-funding international (non-UK/EU) students with overseas fee status entering the University of Lincoln at level 1 of an undergraduate degree course. Students progressing from the University of Lincoln International Study Centre are not eligible for this scholarship. |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | -- |
Sports Scholarship
| Total Worth | Up to £1,000 each is available to ten individual applicants, per academic year |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | Students must fulfil the normal academic requirements of their course, participate at a national or international level in a sport recognised by Sport England and be prepared to represent the University of Lincoln in a sporting and ambassadorial role. |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | October 12 |