📸 At a Glance
🌍 Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
🎓 Russell Group ❌
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ✅ Bronze Award
💷 Scholarships Available ✅
🏅Ranking: 49 (Complete University Guide 2026)
🔎 Overview
The University of Bournemouth (Bournemouth University) is a public university located in Bournemouth, Dorset, on the south coast of England. It is known for its career-focused teaching, strong industry links, and emphasis on employability and practical learning. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in areas such as media, business, health, computing, tourism, and the creative industries, and is based across two main campuses in Bournemouth and Poole.
📊 Ethnicity Breakdown
- Black: 3%
- Mixed race: 3%
- White: 84%
- Asian: 5%
- Other: 1%
- Not known: 4%
💷 Scholarships & Funding
⚠️ This university does not currently offer scholarships specifically for Black students. We recommend exploring their widening participation and general scholarships, as you may qualify based on your personal circumstances and academic achievement.
- Chevening Scholarship scheme (External Scholarship) – Open to international students from Chevening-eligible countries applying for a full-time taught master’s at Bournemouth University, who intend to return home after completing their studies.
- Chevening Partner Scholarship scheme – This fully funded scholarship covers tuition fees and a monthly living allowance. Applications are made directly through the Chevening website.
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are jointly funded with the UK government and open to postgraduate applicants from low and middle income Commonwealth countries.
👨🏾🎓👩🏿🎓 Student Life & Support
- African & Caribbean Society (ACS)
*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
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