Study at University of Warwick

Location and student life

Warwick's main campus sits on a large greenfield site on the edge of Coventry, about three miles from the city centre, with a second site at Gibbet Hill nearby. It is a self-contained campus with teaching buildings, the Students' Union, Warwick Arts Centre, sports facilities, shops and cafés. Coventry railway station, around four miles away, is the nearest mainline station with frequent buses to campus, and Canley station is within walking distance. Buses also connect the campus to Leamington Spa and Kenilworth.

Courses and subjects

Warwick is organised into three faculties: Arts; Science, Engineering and Medicine; and Social Sciences. Well-established areas include Warwick Business School, economics, law, politics and international studies, engineering, computer science, mathematics and statistics, and medicine through Warwick Medical School. The university also runs the Warwick International Foundation Programme, with subject pathways that prepare international students for direct entry to undergraduate degrees, alongside pre-sessional and in-sessional English provision.

Entry requirements for international students

International applicants usually apply with school-leaving qualifications such as A levels or the International Baccalaureate, or with a bachelor's degree for postgraduate courses. Undergraduate IELTS requirements sit in bands of 6.0, 6.5 or 7.0 overall depending on the course, while postgraduate courses require bands from 6.5 up to 8.0. Warwick also offers pre-sessional English courses and an International Foundation Programme for students who need extra preparation. Requirements vary by course, so check the exact criteria on the relevant course page.

Accommodation

New full-time first-year undergraduate and International Foundation Programme students who accept Warwick as their firm or insurance choice and meet the conditions and deadlines in the university's allocation principles are guaranteed an offer of university-allocated accommodation. Most first-years live in halls on or near campus, with a mix of catered and self-catered options at different prices, and continuing students can apply for campus rooms in later years subject to availability.

Scholarships and funding

The Warwick Undergraduate Global Excellence Scholarship offers merit-based tuition fee support to self-funded international undergraduates, with awards ranging from £2,000 contributions up to full-fee awards for exceptional candidates. For postgraduates, Warwick offers GREAT Scholarships worth £15,000 as a tuition fee discount to students from selected countries on eligible taught courses. Scholarship values, country eligibility and deadlines change each year, so check the university's scholarships pages for the current details before applying.