📸 At a Glance
🌍 Bath, Southwest England
🎓 Russell Group ✅
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ✅ BRONZE AWARD
💰 Scholarships Available ✅
🏅 Ranking: 8 (Complete University Guide 2026)
🔎 Overview
The University of Bath is a public research university based in Claverton Down, on the edge of the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath, in South West England. It’s consistently ranked in the UK’s top 10, known for strengths in science, engineering, management, and social sciences, strong graduate employability, and being named Sport University of the Year.
📊 Ethnicity Breakdown
- Black: 3%
- Mixed race: 6%
- White: 75%
- Asian: 13%
- Other: 1%
- Not known: 1%
💷 Scholarships & Funding
⚠️ This university has no scholarships specifically for Black students, check their widening participation and general awards, as you may still qualify based on your circumstances and academic achievement.
- Mohamedali Karimjees Trust – Scholarships for African students studying in the UK.
- The Beit Trust – Scholarships for postgraduate studies or research for graduates who are domiciled in Malawi, Zambia or Zimbabwe. Applicants must intend to return home after their studies.
- The Canon Collins Education Trust for Southern Africa – Scholarships for Southern African students.
⚠️ These scholarships supports study at the university but are funded and managed by external organisation.
👨🏾🎓👩🏿🎓 Student Life & Support
- African and Caribbean Society (ACS)
- Black Students’ Network
- Bath Black Engineering & Science Society
➡️ The university also points students to its full clubs and societies directory under cultural/national societies, which may include additional or more up-to-date groups not listed here.
📣 Things Uni To Know
Bath Ambitions – This free programme for Year 12 students of Black African and Caribbean heritage across the UK, running February to July. Through talks, campus visits and 1:1 adviser sessions, you’ll get a real feel for life at Bath, meet current Black students and graduates, and receive support with your personal statement and UCAS application. Complete the programme and you may be eligible for a guaranteed conditional offer. In Year 13, you’ll stay connected through the Apply with Bath programme for continued support.
Black Student Experience – Current Black students share their experiences of university life and support to help guide future students.
Students of Colour – The university sign posts to where ‘students of colour’ can get help if they have particular issues such as housing or academic support.
