University profile
University for the Creative Arts
Farnham, United Kingdom
About
Why study at University for the Creative Arts?
The University for the Creative Arts is a specialist public university for art, design and media in southern England, with roots in nineteenth-century art schools in Kent and Surrey and full university title granted in 2008. Teaching is spread across campuses in Farnham and Epsom in Surrey and Canterbury in Kent, plus a teaching base at the Maidstone TV Studios, with Farnham the largest site.
At a glance
University for the Creative Arts in numbers
- 4Campuses
- 1856Founded
Where you'll study
Campus locations
Farnham
The university's largest campus, teaching film, media, visual effects, performing arts, music, fine art, photography, animation, crafts, graphic design, illustration and games.
Canterbury
Home to architecture, interior design, automotive, industrial and product design, fine art and visual communications.
Epsom
Focused on creative business, marketing, fashion and textiles courses.
Maidstone TV Studios
A teaching base inside a working television studio complex in Kent.
Somewhere to live
Student accommodation at University for the Creative Arts
- £205per weekView details
Crossways House
Larger rooms at Epsom, charged at the same 2026/27 rate of GBP 205 per week as neighbouring Bradford House. · Epsom
- £158per weekView details
Ian Dury House
The only on-campus hall at Canterbury, with nine flats of six en-suite bedrooms sharing a kitchen and dining area; UCA publishes an average 2026/27 rate of around GBP 158 per week. · Canterbury
- £132per weekView details
Student Village
Purpose-built houses and flats a minute from the Farnham campus, with single study bedrooms and mostly shared bathrooms and kitchens; 2026/27 rates from GBP 132 for a budget single up to GBP 181 for a large en-suite. · Farnham
- £205per weekView details
University Walk
Five recently built blocks on the Farnham campus with single en-suite bedrooms in flats of up to eight; 2026/27 premium en-suite rate GBP 205 per week. · Farnham
- £170per weekView details
Wilberforce Court
The lowest-cost of the four Epsom accommodation blocks, next to or a short walk from campus; 2026/27 rate GBP 170 per week. · Epsom
Prices are indicative — bookings are made directly with the university or provider.
Funding
Scholarships
Ask your counsellor which of these you may be eligible for — they'll confirm the details before you apply.
- UCA Merit Scholarship - GBP 4,500 off first-year fees for international applicants who exceed the required academic entry level, awarded automatically
- UCA Creative Development Scholarships - GBP 3,000 off first-year fees for eligible international applicants on all full-time courses, awarded automatically
- UCA International PhD Scholarship - GBP 5,000 off first-year fees and GBP 3,000 in years two and three for international full-time PhD students
- UCA Creative Europe Scholarship - fees reduced to the home student rate for the duration of the course, for EU nationals resident in the EU or UK
- Full Fee Payment Discount - GBP 1,000 off fees for non-EU international students who pay their full tuition before or at CAS issuance
- UCA Continuing Performance Scholarships - GBP 4,000 for international students who pass and progress to the next stage of an undergraduate or taught postgraduate course
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