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University profile
Leicester, United Kingdom
About
The University of Leicester is a research-intensive university on a compact campus about a mile south of the city centre, established as a university college in 1921 and granted university status by royal charter in 1957. It is known for genetics, where DNA fingerprinting was developed, and for space science and Earth observation, alongside medicine, law, business and the social sciences.
At a glance
Rankings
#316
QS World University Rankings 2027
#192
Times Higher Education World Rankings 2026
Where you'll study
The main teaching campus on University Road, a mile south of the city centre next to Victoria Park, housing most departments, the library and the medical school.
Visit websiteA separate site about ten minutes' walk from the central campus that is home to the School of Business and postgraduate teaching.
Visit websiteSomewhere to live
Purpose-built town house rooms, en-suite rooms and studios a five-minute walk from the central campus; the rate shown is the lowest published 2026/27 town house rent on a 42 week contract. · Central Campus
Single rooms with washbasin and shared bathrooms and kitchens in The Village at Oadby, next to the University's Botanic Garden, on a 42 week contract for 2026/27.
Funding
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Single rooms with shared bathrooms in The Village at Oadby, about 20 minutes from campus by bus; the rate shown is the lowest published 2026/27 rent on a 42 week contract.
Prices are indicative — bookings are made directly with the university or provider.
