University profile
University of Westminster, London
London, United Kingdom
About
Why study at University of Westminster, London?
The University of Westminster is a public university in London that traces its origins to the Polytechnic Institution opened at 309 Regent Street in 1838, the first polytechnic in London, and gained university status in 1992. It teaches across four London campuses, with strengths in media, film and journalism, architecture and the built environment, business and law.
At a glance
University of Westminster, London in numbers
- 4Campuses
- 1838Founded
- #899QS World Ranking 2027
- 801–1000THE World Ranking 2026
Rankings
How it ranks
#899
QS World University Rankings 2027
801–1000
Times Higher Education World Rankings 2026
Where you'll study
Campus locations
Regent Street
The original site at 309 Regent Street near Oxford Circus, home to the Regent Street Cinema, Fyvie Hall, a gym and the Zone29 careers and enterprise centre, and used together with the nearby Little Titchfield Street building.
Visit websiteCavendish
A central London campus at 115 New Cavendish Street, about ten minutes' walk from Regent Street, housing science, technology and engineering facilities.
Visit websiteMarylebone
A central London campus at 35 Marylebone Road next to Regent's Park, home to business, architecture and the built environment.
Visit websiteHarrow
A campus at Northwick Park in north-west London used mainly for media, arts and design, with film, TV and radio studios on site.
Visit websiteSomewhere to live
Student accommodation at University of Westminster, London
- £197per weekView details
Alexander Fleming Hall
Single rooms with shared bathroom and kitchen facilities in flats of four to eight in Hoxton, east London; the price shown is the 2026/27 budget single room rate on a 38-week contract.
- £216per weekView details
Harrow Hall
En-suite rooms and a small number of studios on the Harrow campus in a leafy residential area, open to students at both Harrow and the central London campuses; the price shown is the 2026/27 standard plus en-suite rate on a 38-week contract. · Harrow
- £250per weekView details
North Lodge (Unite Students)
Rooms in Tottenham Hale, north London, run with Unite Students for students at the central London campuses; the price shown is the 2026/27 special offer rate advertised for University of Westminster students.
- £275per weekView details
Olympic Way (Unite Students)
En-suite rooms in Wembley, north-west London, run with Unite Students for undergraduates and postgraduates; the price shown is the 2026/27 basic en-suite rate on a 42-week contract.
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.
- International Undergraduate Excellence Award - GBP 2,500 towards first-year tuition fees for high-achieving overseas fee status applicants holding an offer for a full-time bachelor's course, awarded on academic excellence
- International Postgraduate Excellence Award - GBP 3,000 towards tuition for a one-year full-time master's, or GBP 5,000 for the two-year Master's with Integrated Professional Year Experience, for overseas fee status applicants with a good 2:1 or equivalent
- EU Qualifications Welcome Awards - GBP 4,500 tuition fee discount in the first year, awarded automatically to new EU, EEA and other eligible international students entering an undergraduate course with eligible EU qualifications
- Chevening Scholarship - fully funded UK government award covering flights, accommodation and course fees for a one-year master's, for overseas fee-paying students from eligible countries
- Postgraduate Sanctuary Scholarship - two awards covering full tuition fees plus a maintenance grant of GBP 1,000 per month for up to 12 months, for students seeking asylum who live in the UK
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