University profile
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
About
Why study at University of Liverpool?
The University of Liverpool is a Russell Group research university and one of the original English red brick civic universities, founded in 1881 and based in the Knowledge Quarter of the city centre. It has long-standing strengths in medicine, veterinary science, engineering, materials chemistry and infectious disease research, and runs a rural campus at Leahurst for its veterinary school.
At a glance
University of Liverpool in numbers
- 2Campuses
- 1881Founded
- #139QS World Ranking 2027
- #143THE World Ranking 2026
Rankings
How it ranks
#139
QS World University Rankings 2027
#143
Times Higher Education World Rankings 2026
Where you'll study
Campus locations
Liverpool city campus
The main campus in Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter, a short walk from the city centre, where most teaching and research takes place.
Visit websiteLeahurst campus
A rural campus at Neston in Cheshire, 12 miles south of Liverpool, home to the School of Veterinary Science and its teaching hospitals and farms.
Visit websiteSomewhere to live
Student accommodation at University of Liverpool
- £197per weekView details
Crown Place
Self-catered single, deluxe and studio rooms on the city centre campus; the rate shown is the lowest published 2026/27 single room rent. · Liverpool city campus
- £219per weekView details
Greenbank Student Village
Self-catered premier rooms and studios in a landscaped village setting away from the city centre; the rate shown is the lowest published 2026/27 premier room rent.
- £181per weekView details
Melville Grove
Self-catered single and double rooms; the rate shown is the lowest published 2026/27 single room rent.
- £216per weekView details
Vine Court
Self-catered and catered rooms on the city centre campus for first-year and foundation students; the rate shown is the lowest published 2026/27 single room rent. · Liverpool city 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.
- Liverpool Excellence Scholarship for Undergraduates - GBP 7,500 first-year tuition fee discount for new international undergraduates achieving AAA at A level or equivalent, awarded automatically (excludes Medicine and Dentistry)
- University of Liverpool International College Excellence Scholarship - GBP 5,000 discount off the first year of undergraduate study for high-achieving students progressing from a UoLIC Foundation Certificate to a non-clinical degree
- University of Liverpool International College First Class Scholarship - GBP 1,000 fee discount in years 2 and 3 for UoLIC progressors averaging 70% or above in year 1 of a non-clinical degree
- Liverpool Attainment Scholarship for India - GBP 2,000 tuition fee discount for new postgraduate students from India starting a masters course in 2026/27
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