University profile
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
About
Why study at University of Sussex?
The University of Sussex is a public research university on a single parkland campus at Falmer, on the edge of Brighton and surrounded by the South Downs National Park, and received its royal charter in 1961. It was built around interdisciplinary teaching and is well established in development studies, international relations, psychology, and climate and energy policy.
At a glance
University of Sussex in numbers
- 1Campus
- 1961Founded
- #274QS World Ranking 2027
- 201–250THE World Ranking 2026
Rankings
How it ranks
#274
QS World University Rankings 2027
201–250
Times Higher Education World Rankings 2026
Where you'll study
Campus locations
Falmer campus
The university's single self-contained campus at Falmer, designed by Sir Basil Spence with several listed buildings, surrounded by the South Downs National Park and about 5 kilometres from central Brighton.
Somewhere to live
Student accommodation at University of Sussex
- £189per weekView details
East Slope Residences
The largest on-campus residence, offering townhouse rooms with shared bathrooms and en-suite rooms in flats of six to twelve, a short walk from the library; the price shown is the 2026/27 guideline townhouse rate. · Falmer campus
- £132per weekView details
Lewes Court
Standard rooms with shared bathrooms and en-suite rooms in flats of six, the cheapest on-campus option; the price shown is the 2026/27 guideline standard-room rate. · Falmer campus
- £221per weekView details
Northfield
En-suite rooms and a small number of studios at the top of campus, in flats of six to eight; the price shown is the 2026/27 guideline en-suite rate. · Falmer campus
- £205per weekView details
Stanmer Court
Undergraduate en-suite rooms in flats of five to six, next to Falmer railway station; the price shown is the 2026/27 guideline rate. · Falmer campus
- £235per weekView details
West Slope
New en-suite rooms in flats of six to eight, part of a campus redevelopment whose first rooms opened in September 2026; the price shown is the 2026/27 guideline rate. · Falmer 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.
- Chancellor's International Scholarships - GBP 5,000 tuition fee reduction in the first year of study, a competitive award for international undergraduate and taught master's applicants with exceptional academic achievement
- Chancellor's Masters Scholarship - GBP 5,000 for overseas-fee taught master's applicants holding or expecting a First Class UK or Irish bachelor's degree (GBP 3,000 for home-fee applicants)
- Sussex Pakistan Scholarship (Undergraduate) - GBP 4,000, with no limit on the number of awards, for undergraduate applicants who are nationals of Pakistan
- Sussex Turkiye Scholarship (Undergraduate) - GBP 4,000, with no limit on the number of awards, for undergraduate applicants who are nationals of Turkiye
- Climate Leaders Scholarship - GBP 3,000 for undergraduate, taught master's or research applicants in any subject who are active environmentalists creating real-world behaviour change
- John Kinghorn Scholarship in Engineering - three awards of GBP 10,000 for applicants to a master's degree in engineering
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