NCUK University Partner
Falmouth University
For more than 120 years Falmouth University has been steering the course of the creative industries, and beyond. Students are challenged to think differently and build professional skills that connect them directly with industry, across course areas including fine art, drawing, graphic design, advertising, architecture, illustration, photography, fashion, filmmaking, animation, game development, business, tourism management and computer sciences.
Falmouth is spread across two campuses in Cornwall, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The Falmouth Campus sits among subtropical gardens with industry-standard creative facilities, while the Penryn Campus hosts most academic departments alongside the Sports Centre, The Stannary and the Sustainability Cafe. The university describes its campuses as among the safest and most beautiful settings of any UK university.
Falmouth shares its Students' Union with the University of Exeter, giving access to more than 120 societies and sports clubs, from surf and sea swimming to football and gaming. NCUK students are guaranteed an individual room in on-campus accommodation at Glasney Student Village, which houses more than 1,500 students from Falmouth and Exeter on the Penryn campus, in flats of 6 to 9 students with fitted kitchens and communal areas.
Top 5
for Student Safety in England & Wales (Complete University Guide 2025)
13th
in the world for Game Design (Princeton Review 2025)
1st in the UK
for making friends with UK students (International Student Barometer 2025)
1st in the UK
for studying with local students (International Student Barometer 2025)
4th in the UK
for Overall Happiness (International Student Barometer 2025)
First & only
specialist creative arts institution to hold the University Mental Health Charter Award (Student Minds)
NCUK Pathway Award
Automatic £2,000 deduction from the first-year fee.
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship
Merit-based award worth £5,000.
Sustainable Leader Awards
Automatic award of £3,000–£6,000 for progression to postgraduate business courses.
Creativity In Everything Award
Automatic award of £2,000–£3,000 for progression to postgraduate non-business courses.
Careers and academic support
The Employability Service supports students from day one through to graduation, with CV support, careers events, job listings and help developing freelance or business ideas. Paid Micro-Internships run for 2–6 weeks, totalling 30 paid hours, and students can take an optional Professional Placement Year that normally extends study to four years. The Academic Skills team runs lectures, seminars and tutorials on essays, presentations, dissertations, group work, note-taking and referencing.
Student life and wellbeing
The Students’ Union, shared with the University of Exeter, gives access to more than 120 societies and sports clubs, including surf, sea swimming, football and gaming. Falmouth supports student mental and physical health and holds the University Mental Health Charter Award from Student Minds.
Sustainability
Falmouth declared a climate and ecological emergency in 2019, with a strategy built around three themes: Learning & Teaching, Research & Knowledge Exchange, and Physical Estate & Operations. An in-house tool embeds sustainability into courses, including Fashion, Business and Product Design.
Veritas Pathways students on the International Foundation Year may progress to Falmouth University, subject to meeting its academic, English language, attendance and non-academic entry requirements.