University of Liverpool
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📸 At a Glance

 🌍 Liverpool, North West England
🎓 Russell Group ✅
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ✅ Bronze Award
💰 Scholarships Available ✅
🏅 Ranking: 28 (Complete University Guide 2026)

🔎 Overview

The University of Liverpool is a public research university with its main campus at the top of Brownlow Hill, a short walk from Liverpool city centre, plus a veterinary campus in rural Cheshire. It’s organised into three faculties offering more than 230 undergraduate courses across subjects including medicine, veterinary science, dentistry, law, engineering, business, and the arts.

 📊 Ethnicity Breakdown

  • Black: 4%
  • Mixed race: 6%
  • White: 77%
  • Asian: 10%
  • Other: 2%
  • Not known: 1%

💷 Scholarships & Funding

  • The Cowrie Foundation Scholarship – The University of Liverpool offers a scholarship supporting Black African and Caribbean heritage students from socio-economically under-represented backgrounds, commencing undergraduate study in 2027/28.
  • International Slavery Scholarships – The School of Histories, Languages and Cultures offers two scholarships for Black British students applying for the MA in International Slavery Studies, covering full tuition fees plus a £10,000 bursary for 2026/27.
  • The Aziz Foundation Scholarship – In partnership with the Aziz Foundation, the University of Liverpool offers Masters scholarships for British Muslims dedicated to positive social change, with career aspirations in media, technology, sustainability, arts, policy or law.

  • The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme – The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme supports students from developing Commonwealth countries to pursue a taught Masters at the University of Liverpool, in subjects related to their home country’s economic, social or technological development.
  • Bridge House College Nigeria Law Scholarships – Two scholarships are available for students joining the LLB Law degree from Bridge House College, a leading sixth form college in Nigeria.
  • Liverpool Advancement Scholarship – The Liverpool Advancement Scholarship offers a £5,000 tuition fee discount to high-achieving new international students from eligible countries, including Nigeria.

👩🏿‍🎓👨🏾‍🎓 Student Life & Support

  • Black Students’ Network
  • Afro-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

Report + Support (racism & discrimination) – The university’s official reporting tool for racism, racial harassment, discrimination, hate crime and bullying, with options to report anonymously or with contact details and access follow-up support from trained staff.

What this means

•Race Equality Charter: Recognises universities improving ethnic minority representation and outcomes. Awards include Bronze, Silver, or Gold; some universities are members without an award.

• Ethnicity breakdown: Shows the ethnic makeup of UK-domiciled students (those with a UK permanent address) across all levels, based on the most recent academic year.

Scholarship Update

• Scholarships are for Black students (home/domestic) and African/Caribbean students (international).

• "Black" includes those of Black heritage and mixed Black heritage.

• Eligibility varies by scholarship - check each listing for details.

• Scholarships are for 2026–27; some may have closed. Check back for 2027–28 updates.

• Scholarship availability changes yearly, some scholarships may be closed now but reopen later. Check official sites for details and revisit this page for updates and new listings.

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How This Data Works

• Info is based on the latest HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) and publicly available data for UK-domiciled students, reflecting the previous academic year (rounded to whole numbers).

• Ethnicity is self-identified, so figures are indicative, not exact.

• The “Mixed” category by HESA includes all mixed ethnic backgrounds, including mixed Black backgrounds.

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