About Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck is located in the heart of London and is part of the University of London. It offers a range of different study options which allow you to balance your degree with work, volunteering, or other commitments. Birkbeck is a forward-thinking university with over 200 years’ experience delivering high-quality education to a diverse community from over 125 countries. It also opened a campus in Bengaluru, India in 2026.
Birkbeck, University of London offers around 100 BA, BSc, and LLB degrees and over 250 taught and research postgraduate programmes across the humanities and social sciences, business, law, and sciences. Course options are designed to fit in with students’ schedules, with daytime and evening classes offered, as well as flexible learning on campus or online. This flexibility allows students to choose when and how they study, so they can balance their degree with work and develop their career or other commitments.
Alongside offering research-informed teaching, Birkbeck is known for the quality and impact of its research. It pursues world-leading research that addresses current and future societal challenges across all its disciplines.
International students can check for details of equivalences of qualifications at bbk.ac.uk/international and can also take advantage of various scholarship opportunities.
There are a range of accommodation options available to Birkbeck students, including University of London halls of residence, private student accommodation and flat-shares with other students. For more information on applying to study at Birkbeck as an international student, please email [email protected]
About Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck is located in the heart of London and is part of the University of London. It offers a range of different study options which allow you to balance your degree with work, volunteering, or other commitments. Birkbeck is a forward-thinking university with over 200 years’ experience delivering high-quality education to a diverse community from over 125 countries. It also opened a campus in Bengaluru, India in 2026.
Birkbeck, University of London offers around 100 BA, BSc, and LLB degrees and over 250 taught and research postgraduate programmes across the humanities and social sciences, business, law, and sciences. Course options are designed to fit in with students’ schedules, with daytime and evening classes offered, as well as flexible learning on campus or online. This flexibility allows students to choose when and how they study, so they can balance their degree with work and develop their career or other commitments.
Alongside offering research-informed teaching, Birkbeck is known for the quality and impact of its research. It pursues world-leading research that addresses current and future societal challenges across all its disciplines.
International students can check for details of equivalences of qualifications at bbk.ac.uk/international and can also take advantage of various scholarship opportunities.
There are a range of accommodation options available to Birkbeck students, including University of London halls of residence, private student accommodation and flat-shares with other students. For more information on applying to study at Birkbeck as an international student, please email [email protected]
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Birkbeck, University of London is one of the top Public universities in London, United Kingdom. It is ranked #=354 in QS World University Rankings 2027.
QS World University Rankings
- 2015#431-440
- 2016#=290
- 2017#=280
- 2018#=308
- 2019#=306
- 2020#328
- 2021#344
- 2022#=332
- 2023#=343
- 2024#374
- 2025#=408
- 2026#=388
- 2027#=354
QS World University Rankings
- 2015#431-440
- 2016#=290
- 2017#=280
- 2018#=308
- 2019#=306
- 2020#328
- 2021#344
- 2022#=332
- 2023#=343
- 2024#374
- 2025#=408
- 2026#=388
- 2027#=354
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