University of Birmingham

United Kingdom

The University of Birmingham 

Based in the heart of the UK’s second-biggest city, University College Birmingham is a specialist university which is highly respected by employers and industry for providing career-focused education and training.  

• Most of our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees are accredited by the University of Birmingham, one of the world’s top-ranked academic institutions.  
• An expanding campus with outstanding facilities to develop your students' industry skills, unrivalled placement opportunities and award-winning teaching staff. 
• UCB is a small but culturally diverse university with around 5500 students of whom about 25% are international.  
• Affordable international tuition fees. 
• A welcoming university, we have a range of support for our international students including English and academic support in addition to support with careers and employability.   
• A range of exciting, vocational degree courses designed to get students careers off to a flying start including Hospitality and Culinary Arts, Tourism and Aviation, Business or Finance and Accounting. 
• We offer both September and January course start dates at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as pre-sessional English or intensive English language courses. 
• Our own UCB accommodation in walking distance of the campus. 

The University of Birmingham Background

Founded in 1828, the University of Birmingham is a public research university located Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. University has multiple campuses: Edgbaston campus, Selly Oak campus and Mason College & Queen's College campus. The main campus the Edgbaston campus is located in the south-west of Birmingham city center, Edgbaston. It is a founding member of both the Russell Group of British research universities and the international network of research universities, Universitas 21.

The University of Birmingham Programs, Courses and Schools

The University of Birmingham comprises of 5 colleges which are further divided into schools: College of Arts and Law; College of Engineering and Physical Sciences; College of Life and Environmental Sciences; College of Medical and Dental Sciences; and College of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts and Sciences. The university also has a number of research centers and schools. Some of its top-ranked courses include English language and literature; Linguistics; Education and training; Dentistry; Development studies; Mining and mineral engineering; Social policy and administration; Sports policy and administration; and Theology.

The total student population at Birmingham University is more than 33,000 students. The university has an acceptance rate of 60% and the student to faculty ratio is 17:1.

The University of Birmingham Ranking and USP

The University of Birmingham ranks at number 79th in this year's QS World University Rankings. At Birmingham University the major-minor degrees allow students to concentrate on one subject most of the time but give a taste of a 2nd subject as well. The Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences allows students to design their own program of study based on their interests and strengths. Students are supported to choose modules that fit together into a logical program of study. Depending on the modules chosen, students can keep their options open and choose their Major at the start of their final year.