Overview
The University of Portsmouth is a public university in the city of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It was previously known as Portsmouth Polytechnic until 1992 when it was granted university status through the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. The university offers a range of disciplines, from Pharmacy, International relations, and politics, to Mechanical Engineering, Paleontology, Criminology, and Criminal Justice, among others. The University is a member of the University Alliance and The Channel Islands Universities Consortium.
Portsmouth was rated #651 in the world by QS World University Rankings in 2024, in the top 501–600 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022, #901-1,000 in the world by Shanghai Ranking, and #908 in the world by CWUR rankings. In the 2023 edition of the Good University Guide – compiled by The Times and The Sunday Times – the university ranked 62nd out of the 132 universities in the United Kingdom. It is one of five universities in the South East of England to have been awarded the highest rating of Gold in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework. In the Times Higher Education REF ranking, the university was ranked third in research power for modern post-1992 universities.
The university is split between the University Quarter, which is centered around the Portsmouth Guildhall area, and the Langstone Campus. The University of Portsmouth announced its partnership with the Military Technological College of Oman.
25,000 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
- Foreign Studies (Language, Literature and Linguistics)
- Health Professions
- Hospitality and Culinary
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Law and Legal Studies
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Natural Sciences
- Recreation, Sports and Fitness Studies
- Visual and Performing Arts
Applying
How to Apply?
For International Students
(in lieu of IELTS)
Deadlines and Important Dates
Cost and Scholarships
Types of Scholarships Available
Scholarships
Vice Chancellor's Global Development Scholarship
| Total Worth | £2,500 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | -- |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | -- |
| Other Details | For September 2024 and January 2025 entry, eligible students will be able to receive the Vice Chancellor's Global Development Scholarship. This scholarship will take the form of a £2,500 fee reduction that will apply to your first year of study. |
Chancellor's Global Academic Merit Scholarship
| Total Worth | a £5,000 fee reduction |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | 1) You're a Chinese mainland student 2) Graduate from SQA 3) You've firmly accepted an unconditional or conditional offer with us 4) You've achieved, or are predicted to achieve, a general Graded Unit of A (i.e. AAA or AA) with no subject grade below 60 from your academic studies or you have significant, relevant social practices experience, or managerial or professional work experience 5) You've achieved English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0 6) You haven't yet started your postgraduate course with us |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | -- |
| Other Details | From September 2024 entry onwards, eligible applicants will be considered for the Chancellor's Global Academic Merit Scholarship. This scholarship will take the form of a £5,000 fee reduction that will apply to your first year of study. |
SQA Advanced Diploma Scholarship
| Total Worth | £4,000 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | Students from Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | 15 June |