The University of Liverpool is a public university based in the city of Liverpool, England. Founded as a college in 1881, it gained its royal charter in 1903 with the ability to award degrees and is also known to be one of the six original "red brick" civic universities. It comprises three faculties organized into 35 departments and schools.

Key statistics

Today, the university is home to around 25,000 students, including 7,000 international students from 127 countries, as well as 195,000 alumni and 6,000 staff.Its global focus has led the institution to establish a university in Suzhou near Shanghai, in partnership with Xi’an Jiaotong University, as well as a campus in London. The University is the largest provider of 100% online postgraduate degree courses in Europe with over 10,000 students studying for Liverpool degrees around the world. The university’s motto translates into English as ‘These days of peace foster learning’.

As well as being the birthplace of the Beatles, the city of Liverpool also boasts the most number of museums and galleries in the UK outside of London, and was designated the European Capital of Culture in 2008.Facilities for fun are great (the student union building is the largest in the country), the cost of living is low, and there is a real commitment to opening access and to the local community.

Notable Alumni

• Tung Chee-hwa – the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong, now Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

• Dame Stella Rimington – former Director General of the UK’s national Security Service, MI5.

• Rodney Chase CBE – former Group Chief Executive of  BP now on the Board of Directors at Hess Corp. and Tesoro Corp.

• Sir Maurice Flanagan KBE– was the founding CEO of Emirates and executive vice-chairman of The Emirates Group.

• Sir Robin Saxby – former Chairman of ARM Holdings, now supporting business start-ups.

• Dr Sanjay Jha – former CEO and Chairman of Motorola Motability, now CEO of GlobalFoundries.

• Lewis Booth – former Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Company, now on the Board of Directors for Rolls Royce.

• Keith Williams – former Executive Chairman of British Airways, non-executive director and deputy chairman of John Lewis and on the board of Aviva plc.

• Philip Clarke – former Chief Executive of Tesco.

• Colin Deverell Smith OBE – Chairman of Poundland Holdings Ltd, former Chief Executive of Safeway.

English Language Requirements

All students applying to the University of Liverpool must demonstrate that they are competent in the use of the English language and satisfy the university’s requirements. Please refer to the university website for details of specific entry requirements.

IELTS Requirements:

UG: Undergraduate applicants are required to achieve a minimum of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

PG: Postgraduate applicants are required to achieve a minimum of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

Note that TOEFL is no longer classified by UK Visas and Immigration as a Secure English Language Test (SELT). However, at the current time, the university is continuing to accept TOEFL, at the required level, for entry onto undergraduate and postgraduate academic programmes.
 

Accommodation for International Students

• The university guarantees a place in university accommodation if an international undergraduate student accepts a conditional or unconditional offer as their firm choice and applies by the accommodation deadline. 

• The university is usually able to offer accommodation to the majority of students who have an Insurance Offer or who come through Clearing.

• Accommodation for international students is across a number of different sites including city centre on-campus accommodation and 2 student villages, around 3 miles from the campus. Most accommodation is reserved for 1st year undergraduates living away from home for the first time.

• Both catered and self-catering accommodation is available and all rooms have high-speed Internet.

• Various contracts are available ranging from 39 weeks to 51 weeks. The university can accommodate students who wish to stay over the holiday period; where possible, they can remain in their current room. All accommodation over this period is self-catered.

Undergraduate scholarships and awards

Top of Form

• Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

• Indian Subcontinent Postgraduate Taught Award

• International Postgraduate Research Studentship

• University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) Academic Award

• University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) Future Leaders Masters Scholarship

• University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) High Potential Masters Scholarship

• University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) Liverpool MBA Partial Scholarship

There are numerous other scholarships.Please refer university website for detail qualifications required.

Other scholarships

You can also apply for the British Government's Chevening Scholarships, and a variety of private agencies and charities for scholarships, bursaries and grants to study in the UK. For more information visit the British Council website or the UK Council for International Student Affairs website.

Some key facts of University of Liverpool

• 165 in QS Global World University Rankings 2021

• 163rd The World University Rankings 2021

• 27th European Teaching Rankings 2019

• Total number of students 24,775

• Total number of network of 219,000 alumni