Overview
The University of Southampton (abbreviated as Soton in post-nominal letters) is a research university located in Southampton, England. Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities in Britain. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework the university was ranked 18th in the United Kingdom for average quality of research submitted, 11th for research power and 8th for research intensity.
The university has seven teaching campuses.The main campus is located in the Highfield area of Southampton and is supplemented by four other campuses within the city: Avenue Campus housing the Faculty of Humanities, the National Oceanography Centre housing courses in Ocean and Earth Sciences, Southampton General Hospital offering courses in Medicine and Health Sciences, and Boldrewood Campus an engineering and maritime technology campus housing also the university’s strategic ally Lloyd’s Register.
The University of Southampton currently has 17,535 undergraduate and 7,650 postgraduate students, making it the largest university by higher education students in the South East region.
25,180 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
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Law and Legal Studies
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Natural Sciences
- Theology
- 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
Achievement Award
| Total Worth | £5,000 per year |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | You must make the University of Southampton your firm acceptance to be eligible. Based on the performance at a competitive scholarship exam |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | -- |
| Other Details | Physics and Astronomy offers a scholarship scheme accessible via a competitive scholarship exam taken at pre-Christmas Visit Days. The top five candidates in this exam will be offered a scholarship. The scholarship scheme is open to international applicants. However, in general it is necessary for the applicant to attend one of Visit Days in person in Southampton |
ECS Excellence Scholarship
| Total Worth | £3,000 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | Eligible applicants must be UK / EU students and have selected an ECS Programme as their firm choice and have registered for the scholarship |
| Available for International Students | No |
| Application Deadline | November 23 |
| Other Details | The final decision will be made by a panel of Senior Admissions Tutors based on a combination of UCAS Tariff and the applicant’s response to the registration question: “In less than 300 words please tell us why you are passionate about studying in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at Southampton”. |
Undergraduate Merit Scholarships
| Total Worth | £1,000 per A at A-Level |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | Based on academic status |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | -- |