Lancaster University

Online events

Lancaster University is offering a variety of online events and webinars that invite students to connect with staff and students and find out about life on campus. From online open days to webinars covering all aspects of study and subject specific events.

Students can view the full list of options and book a place online.

Campus developments

Building on from the success of being named International University of the Year, the university continues to grow its global education opportunities with the opening of a European campus in Leipzig, Germany.

The Leipzig campus offers students the chance to gain a full UK degree from a highly ranked university, while based in mainland Europe and will encourage student mobility between the UK and Germany through study abroad and short-term summer programmes.

There have also been many developments at the UK campus, which has transformed over recent years thanks to several significant new-build developments and remodelling projects. Latest projects include:

• The Management School has embarked on an ambitious development, creating a new cutting-edge space for students, staff and partners.
• A new state-of-the-art lecture theatre will be the largest on campus, with seating for up to 400 students.
• The new Health Innovation Campus is a pioneering project that brings together innovators, academics, entrepreneurs, businesses, local government, citizens and health care providers. It aims to drive advances in technologies, products and ways of working to improve health and healthcare.
• The Sports Centre has recently opened a new sports hall, strength and conditioning room and human performance lab.
• A three-floor extension to the library has created approximately 400 new study spaces, more than 120 silent study spaces and a wealth of dedicated research and collaboration spaces.

Lancaster University holds a gold rating in the latest Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), the highest that can be achieved. This is based on high-quality teaching, excellent teaching facilities and the good careers that its graduates go into. The university's staff aim to produce research-led teaching and in the last Research Excellence Framework, 83 per cent of its research was rated as either internationally excellent or world leading.

The panel assessing universities provided feedback saying that Lancaster students from all backgrounds continuously achieve excellent outcomes. Many students continue studying and progress into professional employment, which notably surpasses Lancaster's benchmarks.

This high-quality teaching places graduates in a strong position to achieve their career goals. The university is third in the UK for graduate-level employment in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020 and the Complete University Guide 2021, with 89 per cent of Lancaster students going into professional work or further education after graduation.

Lancaster University is comprised of four main faculties, each with several departments, centres and institutes.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Lancaster's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is home to over 20 disciplines, with many placing in the top ten in the major UK league tables and top 100 in the world rankings. The nine departments include Educational Research History The Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts Languages and Cultures English Literature and Creative Writing Linguistics and English Language Politics, Philosophy and Religion Sociology and Law School.

Faculty of Health and Medicine

The Faculty of Health and Medicine's multidisciplinary research and teaching operates across three Divisions: Biomedical and Life Sciences Health Research and the Medical School. The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020, ranks the Medical School 1^st in the UK for research quality and for graduate prospects in medicine.

Management School

Lancaster University Management School is one of the few business schools in the world to hold quadruple accreditation and is ranked among the UK's top ten. Many of its programmes are highly ranked in the UK and across the world by leading rankings from the Financial Times, QS, the Economist and more. Accounting and Finance Economics Entrepreneurship and Strategy Management Science Marketing and Organisation, Work and Technology make up the school's six departments.

Faculty of Science and Technology

The faculty offers high quality education by internationally renowned academics that are delivered in top facilities. Many of its disciplines place in the top ten in the major UK league tables and top 100 in the world rankings. Its eight departments include Chemistry Computing and Communications Engineering Lancaster Environment Centre Mathematics and Statistics Natural Sciences Physics, and Psychology.

English language test scores

Standard undergraduate entry level

1. IELTS Academic (UKVI Approved)
   • 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component
2. IELTS Academic (Other Centres)
   • 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component
3. Pearson PTE Academic
   • 62 with minimum of 51 in each of the four skills
4. Cambridge English: Advanced CAE
   • Grade C
5. Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)
   • Grade C
6. GCSE/ IGCSE/ O Level English
   • Grade C
7. TOEFL iBT
   • 93 overall - minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing
8. CaMLA ECPE
   • C2

For students who currently have an IELTS score of 6.0 and have not achieved the required IELTS score and want a direct entry to Lancaster University, they may be able to attend the four-week English for Academic Purposes course to bring them up to the required level.

Visit the university's Undergraduate course pages for specific entry requirements.

Standard postgraduate entry level

1. IELTS Academic (UKVI Approved)
   • 6.5/7.0 minimum scores in each component required
2. IELTS Academic (Other Centres)
   • 6.5/7.0 minimum scores in each component required
3. Pearson PTE Academic
   • 62/70 minimum scores in each component required
4. Cambridge English: Advanced CAE
   • Grade C
5. Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)
   • Grade C
6. TOEFL iBT
   • 93/100 overall, with a minimum of 20/22 in each skill
7. CaMLA ECPE
   • C2

If students applying for postgraduate programmes at Lancaster have not met the minimum entry requirements for their chosen courses, the university has a range of pre-sessional English language courses. These are designed to help students bridge the gap between their current English language score and the normal minimum entry requirement of their degree programmes. The courses are between four and 40 weeks in length, depending on the level of their English when they apply.

Visit the university's Postgraduate course pages for specific entry requirements.

Accommodation

Lancaster University has made significant investments to provide students with high quality, well equipped and comfortable accommodation. The university offers a wide range of options for all students to suit different preferences and budgets. The university has been named as having the Best University Halls in the National Student Housing Awards, eight times since 2010. Lancaster has also been awarded the International Accommodation Quality Mark 2019. This highlights providers that have an international student satisfaction rate of higher than 90 per cent.

Library

The library offers a flexible, inspiring, technology-enabled environment with a range of individual and group workspaces to support different learning styles. Open all day, every day during term-time, it is built around a central atrium filled with natural light and is home to a real living tree. In addition, the campus has a wide variety of study and social spaces.

Students' Union

With more than 12,000 members from more than 100 countries, Lancaster University Students' Union has a wide variety of support services available to students.

The Students' Union Education and Support service has a dedicated team who supply students with free and confidential advice. They assist students with any issues they may have while at Lancaster, including financial, academic, housing, employment and consumer issues. There is also ample support for international students, and the service assists students on campus and online, all year-round and even during holiday periods.

The SU has over 175 clubs and societies for students to get involved in, including a vibrant community of international, cultural and faith societies. There are also over 80 sports clubs, some based in the GBP 20 million sports centre which features the very latest in top of the range facilities. These clubs and societies are a fantastic opportunity to meet new people, have fun and develop skills that help you when looking for a job.

Undergraduate study

International students studying an undergraduate course at Lancaster University will pay tuition fees from one of three bands. The amount of fees also depends on the chosen subject area.

Scholarships may be available from specific academic departments with most awards offering a tuition fee discount.

Students can find out more information from the academic departments they are interested in applying for by visiting the university website.

Postgraduate study

The tuition fees for postgraduate study depend on the students' choice of specific course and subject area. Most awards offer a tuition fee discount.

Living costs

Students at Lancaster can benefit from a campus university positioned in North West England, which offers a lower cost of living in comparison to many other areas of the UK.