University of Reading

# =169

QS World University Rankings

326

Undergraduate programs

139

Postgraduate programs

19,500 GBP

Tuition Fee/year

About University of Reading

The University of Reading is a Top 30 UK University (ranked 27th out of 84 UK universities featured in the QS World University Rankings, 2021) based in the South East of England, 25 minutes from central London by train. Reading is also in the UK top 10 for

 Land & Property Management; Building; Agriculture & Forestry; Aural & Oral Sciences, and Earth & Marine Sciences (The Complete University Guide, 2020). 

Reading prides itself for its pioneering history, bright prospects, green environment, central location, vibrant research hub and international community.

Founded in 1892 as a University of Oxford extension college, Reading   gained its Royal Charter in 1926. More than 150,000 students from 180 different countries have studied at Reading, with their first international student from Kenya enrolling in 1908. 

Reading is a campus university offering on-site student accommodation, with their beautiful parkland campus, Whiteknights, winning the Green Flag Award for the top university green space in the UK for the 9th consecutive year in 2019. 

There are a wide range of programs available at the University of Reading from the pure and applied sciences to languages, humanities, social sciences, business and the arts. New research continually feeds into teaching, with academic staff working at the forefront of their fields of expertise.

Subject Spotlight

Computer Science

Construction Management

Food and Nutritional Sciences

Law

Politics and International Relations

Psychology

University information

General
IELTS GPA GMAT TOEFL
6+ 3+ 600+ 88+
Bachelor
IELTS SAT GPA TOEFL
6+ 1200+ 3+ 88+
Master
GPA GRE GMAT ACT SAT
3+ 307+ 600+ 19+ 1010+
International Baccalaureate PTE Academic Cambridge CAE Advanced TOEFL IELTS
33+ 69+ 176+ 88+ 6+
Total StudentsInternational studentsTotal faculty staff
15,790
UG Students- 75%
PG Students- 25%
4,653
UG Students- 65%
PG Students- 35%
1,109
Domestic Staff- 67%
International Staff- 37%

Tuition fees

International Student  Tuition Fees: 19,500 GBP (Tuition Fee/year)

Rankings & Ratings

Rankings
University of Reading is one of the top public universities in Reading, United Kingdom. It is ranked #=169 in QS World University Rankings 2024.

#=169

QS World University Rankings

#401-450

QS WUR Ranking By Subject

#61

QS Sustainability Ranking

#=39

Europe University Rankings – Northern Europe

Rankings Criteria

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Campus locations

Whiteknights Campus, United Kingdom

Campus locations

Greenlands Campus, United Kingdom

Campus locations

University of Reading Malaysia, Malaysia

Campus locations

London Road Campus, United Kingdom

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