Study at Richmond American University London

Location and student life

The main campus is Building 12 at Chiswick Park in west London. Chiswick Park is a business park beside the Thames with company offices, cafes and green space, and it has good transport links: three Underground stations are within walking distance, with fast connections into central London and to Heathrow Airport. Students live across west London rather than in one student quarter, and most newcomers are housed by the university's accommodation partner at North Acton. A separate specialist centre, the Richmond International Academic and Soccer Academy, is based in Leeds and combines football training with sports management study.

Courses and subjects

Six schools and departments share the teaching: Richmond Business School; communications and the arts; science, innovation and technology; social sciences and humanities; applied liberal arts; and the soccer academy in Leeds. Popular subjects include business and finance, marketing, computer science, psychology, international relations, and film and media. Because degrees follow the US model, you combine a major with elective courses and can often add a minor as well. If you need extra preparation first, you can start with a foundation-level first year or a Preparatory Semester, which gives added academic and English-language support before you move on to the full degree.

Entry requirements for international students

You can apply directly, through UCAS (code R20) or through the Common App. Requirements vary by course, so check the programme page for the degree you want. Typical English thresholds are IELTS 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each component for undergraduate entry, and 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each component for direct postgraduate entry. TOEFL and PTE alternatives are also published, and lower scores may still qualify you for the Preparatory Semester route. Academic requirements depend on your school system, for example A levels, the International Baccalaureate or a US High School Diploma. Conditional offers are common while your results are still pending.

Accommodation

Richmond doesn't own halls of its own. Instead it reserves rooms with its partner, Stay Club North Acton in west London, where undergraduates, postgraduates and study-abroad students get single-occupancy studios plus shared social and study spaces. You book through the university, not directly with Stay Club, and you do so after accepting an offer. Most first-year students live in this university-arranged housing while they find their feet in London.

Scholarships and funding

For 2026 entry the university lists two named international awards. The Richmond International Futures Scholarship gives high-achieving international students on selected postgraduate and undergraduate programmes from specific countries a £4,500 reduction in tuition fees. The English Language Academic Excellence Scholarship gives new undergraduates who have IELTS 6.0 overall and in every element a £2,500 reduction per academic year. The criteria, eligible countries and values change each year, so check the university's scholarships pages before you apply.