NCUK University Partner
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a highly regarded UK university with a strong reputation for teaching and research, offering more than 600 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across a wide range of subjects. NCUK’s programmes are presented as a route into Bristol, reflecting the university’s research and teaching quality.
Bristol is a lively, friendly city with a strong arts and culture scene. It is the largest city in South West England, around one hour forty minutes from London by train, with easy access to beaches, countryside and nearby cities including London and Cardiff.
8th
in the UK (QS World University Rankings 2027)
57th
in the world (QS World University Rankings 2027)
5th
most targeted by the UK’s top 100 leading employers (The Graduate Market in 2024)
Think Big Undergraduate Scholarships
£6,500 or £13,000 a year towards tuition, with a possible £3,000 living-cost bursary in the first year.
Global Economics Undergraduate Scholarship
Five awards of £6,500 a year towards tuition, for a qualifying course in the School of Economics.
School for Policy Studies International Undergraduate Scholarship
One award of £6,500 a year towards tuition, for a qualifying School for Policy Studies course.
The Beacon Scholarship
Covers two-thirds of tuition, living costs (around £10,900) and one return economy flight, for financially disadvantaged undergraduates from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda or Zambia, jointly funded with the Beacon Equity Trust.
Think Big Bursaries for Sciences
45 awards of £3,000 for undergraduates in the Faculty of Science.
Think Big Postgraduate Scholarships
£5,000, £10,000 or £20,000 towards tuition for international applicants to a one-year full-time master’s, or the Social Work MSc and Law MA, online application required.
Student life
Students join a diverse international community from more than 150 countries, with clubs, societies and events, and a strong emphasis on arts and culture.
Careers
The Careers Service supports students during study and for up to three years after graduation, offering events, workshops, a vacancy and paid internship portal, and help with CVs, applications and interviews.
City life
Bristol offers museums, galleries, festivals, live music, a waterfront and historic landmarks, with good transport links across the region.
Student support
Support includes a Request for Support service, peer-support resources, Student Wellbeing and Residential Life, the Student Counselling Service, and Nilaari, which offers culturally appropriate counselling for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students. The Global Lounge and a Language Café provide further social and language support.
Accommodation
Three residential villages (North, East and West) range from Georgian townhouses in Clifton to city-centre flats, with catered and self-catered choices and single, en suite or studio rooms, many with common and study rooms and some with gardens.
Facilities and sustainability
Facilities include labs, media areas, lecture halls, the Indoor Sports Centre, the Coombe Dingle Sports Complex and the Arts and Social Sciences Library, alongside research centres such as the Cabot Institute for the Environment and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory.
The Athletic Union supports clubs such as the Bristol Jets Cheerleading Club and the Bristol University Swimming Club, plus societies including the International Students’ Association and the Law Society.
In 2019 Bristol declared a climate emergency, which the university says made it the first UK university and second worldwide to do so, as part of its alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Veritas Pathways students on the International Foundation Year may progress to University of Bristol, subject to meeting its academic, English language, attendance and non-academic entry requirements.