University profile
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
About
Why study at University of Kent?
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
University of Kent in numbers
- 2Campuses
- 1965Founded
- #416QS World Ranking 2027
- 401–500THE World Ranking 2026
Rankings
How it ranks
#416
QS World University Rankings 2027
401–500
Times Higher Education World Rankings 2026
Where you'll study
Campus locations
Canterbury Campus
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.
Medway Campus
A campus at Chatham Maritime shared with other institutions, used mainly for pharmacy, sport and health-related courses.
Somewhere to live
Student accommodation at University of Kent
- £149per weekView details
Darwin College
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
- £133per weekView details
Park Wood
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
- £157per weekView details
Pier Quays
En suite rooms in shared flats at the Medway campus, on contracts between 38 and 52 weeks; 2026/27 weekly equivalent. · Medway Campus
- £272per weekView details
Turing Flats
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
- £226per weekView details
Turing Houses
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.
Funding
Scholarships
Ask your counsellor which of these you may be eligible for — they'll confirm the details before you apply.
- Kent International Scholarship for Undergraduates - GBP 5,000 tuition fee waiver awarded automatically to eligible self-funded overseas fee-payers, split as GBP 3,000 in year one and GBP 2,000 on progression (Kent and Medway Medical School and Pharmacy applicants excluded)
- Kent International Scholarship (Postgraduate Taught) - GBP 5,000 off tuition fees, awarded automatically to eligible self-funded overseas fee-payers domiciled in listed countries including India, China, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Vietnam
- Kent International Scholarship (Kent Business School) - separate scholarship scheme of up to GBP 5,000 for international students on Kent Business School taught master's programmes
- GREAT Scholarships - GBP 10,000 towards a full-time taught master's programme for students from Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand and Turkey, offered with the British Council
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