City St George's, University of London

City St George's, University of London is home to over 27,000 students from more than 170 countries. Students learn across three campuses, located in Clerkenwell, Moorgate and Tooting. City St George's is one of the largest higher education providers in the UK capital, as well as one of the most significant contributors to London's healthcare workforce. The university received a silver overall in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023, with gold for graduate prospects.

The university has invested in world-class facilities and state-of-the-art equipment for cutting-edge research. City St George's is well known for its research quality and is home to academics working in research areas that are internationally recognised. 86 percent of City St George's research submissions are rated world-leading 4* (40 percent) or internationally excellent 3* (46 percent) quality (REF 2021).

A range of study options are offered in the fields of arts and social sciences, health sciences, mathematics, computer science, and engineering, law, and business. In particular, since merging with St George's hospital in 2024, the healthcare school is one of the most comprehensive in the country.

Student support services are aplenty at City St George's, ranging from cutting-edge sports facilities, clinics, events and legal advice. Based in the heart of London, the university offers a dynamic learning environment for students to experience.

The university's alumni network offers lifelong and free membership to all its graduates and has over 140,000 members from around the world. The university was ranked 49^th in the UK according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025, also climbing 78 places in the rankings for student experience.

City St George's, University of London was awarded a prestigious silver award in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework. The award acknowledges high-quality teaching and student outcomes. In addition, the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 rated 86 per cent of the university's submissions as being of world-leading and of internationally excellent quality.

With over 70 undergraduate and 150 taught postgraduate degree courses on offer across six specialist schools, City St George's has a wide range of study options for students to choose from. Many degrees are designed to meet sector standards, with a significant number accredited by professional bodies, while faculty work hard to ensure that students get a balanced experience of practical and theoretical learning to give them all the required skills for their next steps upon graduation.

The university also offers postgraduate research programmes across 70 different specialist research centres. It has been at the forefront of pioneering research for over a century and continues to develop new areas of national and international importance.

Undergraduate

Entry requirements vary by course. International qualifications such as A-level and IB are accepted for direct entry, and details of grade requirements for these qualifications can be found on individual course pages. Students can consult the university website for more information on undergraduate courses and entry requirements.

Postgraduate

Entry requirements vary by course and can be found on individual course pages. Applicants with a good bachelor's degree from a recognised university will be considered for most postgraduate courses.

Pathway providers

The university accepts a wide range of overseas qualifications. Students whose qualifications don't qualify for direct entry may have the option to undertake a preparatory course.

City St George's has several successful partnership arrangements that offer preparatory courses for students seeking entry to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Successful completion at the required level from one of the university's partners providers will guarantee a student's entry onto City St George's degrees.

English language requirements

If a student's first language is not English, they will be required to demonstrate that their English ability is sufficient to undertake degree-level study. English language requirements vary by degree and detailed information can be found on the university's course webpages.

If students do not meet the English language requirements of a course, they can enrol onto a pre-sessional English language course prior to the start of their intended course of study, delivered by INTO City.

As part of the university's commitment to academic excellence, City St George's has invested GBP 120 million in structural campus developments since 2012 to ensure students have a rich and varied learning experience. This also includes investments in world-class facilities and state-of-the-art equipment across its academic schools to enable students to develop their skills and be prepared for their future careers. In early 2025, the Rob Lowe Sports Centre at our Tooting campus was handed over to the students' union (SU) for operation. This followed a six-month programme of improvement work. Meanwhile, a new student support hub is currently under construction at Tooting. This facility references the highly successful GBP 10m student support hub at the Clerkenwell site and will provide students with a well-designed, interactive, and modern space where students can access services easily.

City St George's main campus also houses the main university library which contains over 1,500 individual study spaces and around 200 spaces for group study. The main library and specialist libraries for Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) and The City Law School offer extensive opening hours with a range of e-books, online journals and databases available online.

CitySport, the university's sports centre, is the largest student sports facility in central London. It offers discounted membership fees for students, the latest fitness equipment across 3,000 square metres of floor space, a wide range of fitness, dance, martial arts and wellbeing classes to suit everyone, and an Olympic-standard sports hall for team and solo sports.

Studying at City St George's is an accessible option for students from wide-ranging backgrounds through the provision of various financial support options. A variety of sources of funding and scholarships are available to help students cover the cost of university.

Eligibility criteria for these scholarships vary. Most are not repayable, but a small number are designated as loans. A large number of the funding options are available to international students.

The university also has a service that helps students to find employment opportunities around their studies. Unitemps is the university's recruitment agency that helps students find temporary and permanent roles, alongside paid internships. The team can also advise students on their eligibility depending on their student visa and help with applications, including CV and cover letter advice.

With comprehensive support for students from day one and a vibrant social and cultural life, City St George's students quickly feel at home. The award-winning student centre can help students with practical help related to finances, accommodation, travelling around London, their course and medical support. Student services include:

• Academic learning support
• Accommodation
• Chaplaincy and faith advice
• Counselling and mental health service
• Disability service
• Financial support
• International student advice
• Health and wellbeing
• Neurodiversity support

Student wellbeing in particular is a key focus for the support teams. They understand that university is an experience that can be exciting but also challenging, and that some students may have personal or academic problems which impact their ability to learn.

The range of comprehensive services are therefore actively offered to students at all stages of their journey with City St George's, so that students can get personalised, high quality support to help reduce barriers to learning, fulfil their potential and get the most out of their time at university.

One of the biggest updates for the university came in 2024 when City, University of London merged with St George's Hospital Medical School, creating the new combined institution known as City St George's. The exciting change allowed the university to offer an unmatched range of healthcare options through its newly combined School of Health & Medical Sciences.

City St George's regularly hosts online information sessions throughout the year to give prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students the opportunity to chat to academics, admissions staff, current students and student services from the comfort of their own home.

Students who want to know what it's like to be a student at City St George's can also chat to student ambassadors, who are on hand to answer any questions they may have about life at the university, including the latest developments. The chat feature allows students to filter by their preferred course of interest and country of origin.

New dates for online sessions, alongside on-campus events, are continuously added, so students are encouraged to visit the university website regularly for updates and to learn more about upcoming events at City St George's.