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University profile
Canterbury, United Kingdom
About
The University of Kent is a public research university founded in 1965, with its main campus on a hillside overlooking Canterbury Cathedral and a second campus in Medway. It has a broad subject range with recognised strengths in law, social sciences, business, humanities and the arts, and a strongly international student body drawn from over 100 countries.
At a glance
Rankings
#416
QS World University Rankings 2027
401–500
Times Higher Education World Rankings 2026
Where you'll study
The main campus on Giles Lane above Canterbury, organised around colleges such as Darwin, Keynes, Rutherford, Eliot and Turing, with most schools and student residences on site.
A campus at Chatham Maritime shared with other institutions, used mainly for pharmacy, sport and health-related courses.
Somewhere to live
Standard and large study bedrooms with shared facilities in a college building at the centre of the Canterbury campus; 2026/27 weekly equivalent. · Canterbury Campus
Self-catered houses and en suite flats in a wooded area of the Canterbury campus; 2026/27 weekly equivalent for a twin en suite room, with 5-bed houses from GBP 138.95. · Canterbury Campus
Funding
Ask your counsellor which of these you may be eligible for — they'll confirm the details before you apply.
One application covers up to five universities, ranked in the order you prefer them.
En suite rooms in shared flats at the Medway campus, on contracts between 38 and 52 weeks; 2026/27 weekly equivalent. · Medway Campus
Large and extra-large en suite rooms in flats in Turing College on the Canterbury campus; 2026/27 weekly equivalent for a large en suite room. · Canterbury Campus
Rooms in self-catered houses in the Turing College area of the Canterbury campus; 2026/27 weekly equivalent. · Canterbury Campus
Prices are indicative — bookings are made directly with the university or provider.
