📸 At a Glance
🌍 Birmingham, England, UK
🎓 Russell Group ❌
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ✅ Bronze Award
💷 Scholarships Available ❌
🏅 Ranking: 50 (Complete University Guide 2026)
🔎 Overview
Birmingham City University is a public university based in Birmingham, England. It offers degrees in subjects including business, engineering, health, computing, law, media, and the arts, and is known for its practical learning approach and strong links with industry and employers. The university has modern city-centre campuses and a diverse student community.
📊 Ethnicity Breakdown
- Black: 24%
- Mixed race: 6%
- White: 38%
- Asian: 28%
- Other: 3%
- Not known: 1%
💷 Scholarships & Funding
- Henderson Bursaries and Scholarships – The Henderson Scholarship, funded by BCU alumnus and Slack co-founder Cal Henderson and his wife Rebecca, offers UK undergraduate students in Computing, Engineering or Built Environment courses starting September 2026 either £10,000 per year for three years or a one-off £2,000 bursary. Priority is given to students from underrepresented groups and low socio-economic backgrounds.
- Chevening Awards – Chevening Scholarships are available to students from 140+ eligible countries, covering full tuition fees, living costs, airfares and other expenses. Scholars also benefit from a year-long programme of events to experience British culture and make the most of their time in the UK.
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (low-income countries) – Commonwealth PhD Scholarships, co-funded by Queen Mary and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, support talented individuals from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries who could not otherwise study in the UK. Awards are available across six themes including science and technology, public health, innovation, governance, resilience and inclusion.
- Commonwealth Masters Scholarships – Commonwealth Masters Scholarships, co-funded by Queen Mary and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, support talented individuals from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries who could not otherwise study in the UK. Awards are available across six themes including science and technology, public health, innovation, governance, resilience and inclusion.
👨🏾🎓👩🏿🎓 Student Life & Support
- Afro-Caribbean Society (ACS)
- Black Studies 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
Report + Support – Students can submit reports if they have experienced any form of bullying, harassment, hate crime or sexual misconduct.
