📸 At a Glance
🌍 Guildford, Surrey, South East England
🎓 Russell Group ❌
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ✅ Bronze Award
💰 Scholarships Available ✅
🏅 Ranking: 20 (Complete University Guide 2026)
🔎 Overview
The University of Surrey is a public research university with two campuses in Guildford, Stag Hill, close to the town centre and Guildford Cathedral, and Manor Park, home to the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Surrey Sports Park. It offers degrees across subjects including engineering, computer science, business, health and medical sciences, veterinary science, tourism, and the arts and social sciences.
📊 Ethnicity Breakdown
- Black: 8%
- Mixed: 6%
- White: 57%
- Asian: 24%
- Other: 2%
- Not known: 1%
💷 Scholarships & Funding
- Forever Surrey – A £4,000 per year scholarship for up to three years (plus an additional £4,000 for a Professional Training Year), open to one undergraduate student who meets widening participation criteria.
- ADA Masters plus PhD Studentship – The Leverhulme Trust ADA Network at Surrey’s Centre for Translation Studies offers fully funded masters-to-PhD studentships exploring how AI can improve digital accessibility. Successful applicants complete an MSc before progressing to a PhD, with funding covering master’s fees and PhD fees and stipend at the standard UKRI domestic rate.
- The Antonio Carluccio Foundation Professional Training Year Bursary – The Antonio Carluccio Foundation Scholarship offers £4,000 to an undergraduate student in financial need undertaking a Professional Training Year placement in the restaurant or food and beverage industry in 2026/27. Applicants do not need to have secured a placement at the time of applying, but must do so by July 2026 when the award is confirmed.
- The OptiGene Foundation Engineering Scholarship – The OptiGene Foundation Engineering Scholarship offers £15,000 (£5,000 per year for up to three years) to one engineering student at the University of Surrey.
- The Prime & Assura Healthcare Fund – The Prime & Assura Healthcare Bursary offers a one-off payment of £1,000 for 2026/27, available to up to 25 students at the University of Surrey.
- The Sky Vet School Scholarship – The Sky Vet School Scholarship offers £20,000 (£4,000 per year for up to five years) to one Veterinary Medicine and Science student at the University of Surrey.
- GREAT Scholarship (Kenya) – The University of Surrey is offering a £10,000 postgraduate scholarship for students from Kenya in partnership with the British Council.
👨🏾🎓👩🏿🎓 Student Life & Support
- African and Caribbean Society (ACS)
- East and Southern African Society (ESA)
➡️ 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
Future Leaders: empowering underrepresented students to thrive – The University of Surrey’s Future Leaders programme provides students from underrepresented backgrounds with access to personal development opportunities, networking events, leadership training, and community support throughout their time at university.
