Student satisfaction
National Student Survey
Relative position63rd percentile
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University profile
University of Portsmouth in profile
The University of Portsmouth is a public university. Profile, courses, entry and funding at a glance.
1869
Founded
Gold
TEF award
184
Programmes listed
Published outcomes & experience
Comparable indicators for University of Portsmouth, calculated from published official datasets. This is not an overall university ranking.
Graduate outcomes
Graduate Outcomes survey
Relative position60th percentile
Official source →Continuation
Students continuing after their first year
Relative position65th percentile
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Subject strengths
University of Portsmouth ranks in the UK top 10 for 1 subject. UK subject ranks from the Complete University Guide league tables.
#7 Medical Technology & Bioengineering#11 Childhood & Youth Studies#18 Social Policy#19 Manufacturing & Production Engineering#22 Forensic Science#24 Building#25 Geology
Complete University Guide subject league tables. Only subjects where University of Portsmouth ranks in the UK top 25 are shown.
About University of Portsmouth
The University of Portsmouth is a public university, founded in 1869.
It is a recognised UK degree-awarding body, so its degrees are nationally recognised. It holds a Gold award for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023. It is based in Mercantile House, Hampshire Terrace, Portsmouth, PO1 2EG.
Numbers & facts
The key facts about University of Portsmouth at a glance.
1869
Founded
Portsmouth
Location
184
Programmes listed
Public university
Institution type
Gold
TEF award
Ways to study
How you can study at University of Portsmouth:
On campus
Full-time
The standard route at University of Portsmouth, a full timetable of teaching, typically three years for an undergraduate degree (four with a placement or year abroad).
Complete in the standard duration
Full access to campus life & societies
Eligible for the full maintenance loan
Around work
Part-time
Spread the same degree over more years and study alongside work or other commitments. Available on selected courses.
Study around a job or family
Same qualification, longer timeframe
Part-time student finance available
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Applying from school or college
With A-levels, Scottish Highers or Advanced Highers, a BTEC, T-level, IB or another accepted Level 3 route, you apply to University of Portsmouth through UCAS, up to five choices in one application, by the late-January equal-consideration deadline. Offers are usually conditional on your predicted grades, confirmed on results day.
Returning to study
If you're 21+ or don't have traditional qualifications, University of Portsmouth considers an Access to HE Diploma, relevant work experience and contextual factors. Many courses also offer a part-time route, and a foundation year can bridge the gap where entry requirements aren't yet met.
Applying from outside the UK
International applicants apply to University of Portsmouth through UCAS too, with an English-language qualification (typically IELTS) and international fee status. An International Foundation Year is a common entry route if your qualifications aren't a direct match.
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Programmes at University of Portsmouth
184 programmes at University of Portsmouth. Search live or filter by subject, level and study mode:
| Course | Award | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Business and Human Resource Management | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Computer Games Art | BA (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Civil Engineering | BEng (Hons) | Engineering |
| Acting | BA (Hons) | Art & Design |
| Childhood and Youth Studies with Criminology | BA (Hons) | Law |
| Childhood and Youth Studies | BA (Hons) | Education & Teaching |
| Applied Languages | BA (Hons) | Modern Languages |
| Architecture | BA (Hons) | Architecture |
| Childhood and Youth Studies with Psychology | BA (Hons) | Psychology |
| Creative Writing | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | Sociology & Social Sciences |
| Film Studies | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| Animation | BA (Hons) | Art & Design |
| Business and Human Resource Management with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business and Management | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business And Management (London Campus) | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business and Management with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Computer Games Design | BA (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Creative Computing | BA (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Creative Music Technology | BA (Hons) | Art & Design |
| Digital Marketing | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Economics and Management | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Economics and Management with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Education Studies | BA (Hons) | Sociology & Social Sciences |
| English and Creative Writing | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| English and History | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| English Language and Linguistics | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| English Literature | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| Entrepreneurship and Business | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Entrepreneurship and Business with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Fashion Design | BA (Hons) | Art & Design |
| Fashion Marketing | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Film Production | BA (Hons) | Art & Design |
| Geography | BA (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Global Communication And Media | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| Graphic Design | BA (Hons) | Art & Design |
| History | BA (Hons) | History |
| History and Politics | BA (Hons) | History |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | BA (Hons) | Sociology & Social Sciences |
| Illustration | BA (Hons) | Art & Design |
| Interior Architecture and Design | BA (Hons) | Architecture |
| International Business | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| International Business and Languages | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| International Development | BA (Hons) | Sociology & Social Sciences |
| International Development and Languages | BA (Hons) | Economics |
| International Development and Languages with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Economics |
| International Development with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Sociology & Social Sciences |
| International Relations | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| International Relations and Languages | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| International Relations and Politics | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| International Relations and Politics with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| International Relations with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| Journalism | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| Journalism with Creative Writing | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| Journalism with Media Studies | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| Language Studies | BA (Hons) | Modern Languages |
| Marketing | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Marketing (London Campus) | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Marketing with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Media and Communication with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| Media Studies | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| Modern Languages | BA (Hons) | Modern Languages |
| Musical Theatre | BA (Hons) | Art & Design |
| Photography | BA (Hons) | Art & Design |
| Politics | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| Politics and Sociology | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| Politics with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| Post-Production for Film and Television | BA (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Psychological Sciences (Dual Degree) | BA (Hons) | Psychology |
| Screenwriting | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| Theatre | BA (Hons) | Art & Design |
| Primary Education with Qualified Teaching Status | BEd (Hons) | Education & Teaching |
| Electrical Power Engineering | BEng (Hons) | Engineering |
| Electronic Engineering | BEng (Hons) | Engineering |
| Engineering and Technology with Foundation Year with Optional Placement | BEng (Hons) | Engineering |
| Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering | BEng (Hons) | Engineering |
| Mechanical Engineering | BEng (Hons) | Engineering |
| Renewable Energy Engineering | BEng (Hons) | Engineering |
| Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | BEng (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Nursing (Adult) | BN (Hons) | Nursing & Health |
| Nursing (Mental Health) | BN (Hons) | Nursing & Health |
| Accounting with Finance | BSc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Biochemistry | BSc (Hons) | Biological Sciences |
| Biology | BSc (Hons) | Biological Sciences |
| Biomedical Science | BSc (Hons) | Medicine & Dentistry |
| Biomedical Science with Human Biosciences | BSc (Hons) | Medicine & Dentistry |
| Building Surveying | BSc (Hons) | Building & Construction |
| Business and Supply Chain Management | BSc (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business and Supply Chain Management with Foundation Year | BSc (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Computer Animation and Visual Effects | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Computer Games Production | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Computer Games Production | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Computer Games Technology | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Computer Networks And Security | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Computer Science | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Computer Science (London Campus) | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Computing | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Computing with Foundation Year | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Construction Management | BSc (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Counter Terrorism, Intelligence and Cybercrime (Dual Degree) | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Creative Computing | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Creative Media Technologies | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Criminology | BSc (Hons) | Law |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice (Distance Learning) | BSc (Hons) | Law |
| Criminology and Cybercrime | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Criminology and Forensic Investigation | BSc (Hons) | Law |
| Criminology and Psychology | BSc (Hons) | Law |
| Cyber Security and Forensic Computing | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Data Science and Analytics | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Dental Hygiene | BSc (Hons) | Medicine & Dentistry |
| Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy | BSc (Hons) | Medicine & Dentistry |
| Diagnostic Radiography and Medical Imaging | BSc (Hons) | Nursing & Health |
| Earth Science | BSc (Hons) | Physics & Chemistry |
| Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Environmental Science and Management (Dual Degree) | BSc (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Financial Technology | BSc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Forensic Psychology | BSc (Hons) | Psychology |
| Geography | BSc (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Global Sport Management (Dual Degree) | BSc (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Marine Biology | BSc (Hons) | Biological Sciences |
| Marine Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Marketing and Management | BSc (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Mathematics | BSc (Hons) | Mathematics |
| Mathematics for Finance and Management | BSc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Mathematics with Machine Learning | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Mathematics with Statistics | BSc (Hons) | Mathematics |
| Music Technology | BSc (Hons) | Art & Design |
| Operating Department Practice | BSc (Hons) | Nursing & Health |
| Palaeontology | BSc (Hons) | General Studies |
| Paramedic Science | BSc (Hons) | Nursing & Health |
| Pharmacology | BSc (Hons) | Medicine & Dentistry |
| Physics | BSc (Hons) | Physics & Chemistry |
| Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology | BSc (Hons) | Physics & Chemistry |
| Policing and Investigation (Distance Learning) | BSc (Hons) | Sociology & Social Sciences |
| Product Design and Innovation | BSc (Hons) | Engineering |
| Professional Policing | BSc (Hons) | Sociology & Social Sciences |
| Property Development | BSc (Hons) | Building & Construction |
| Psychology | BSc (Hons) | Psychology |
| Quantity Surveying | BSc (Hons) | Building & Construction |
| Real Estate and Property Development | BSc (Hons) | Building & Construction |
| Risk and Security Management (Distance Learning) | BSc (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Science with Foundation Year | BSc (Hons) | Physics & Chemistry |
| Social Work | BSc (Hons) | Nursing & Health |
| Sociology | BSc (Hons) | Sociology & Social Sciences |
| Sociology with Criminology | BSc (Hons) | Law |
| Sociology with Psychology | BSc (Hons) | Psychology |
| Software Engineering | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Sport and Exercise Psychology | BSc (Hons) | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Sport and Exercise Science | BSc (Hons) | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Sport Management | BSc (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Sport Management with Foundation Year | BSc (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences (Dual Degree) | BSc (Hons) | Sport & Exercise Science |
| (Econ) (Hons) Economics, Finance And Banking (London Campus) | BSc | Accounting & Finance |
| BScEcon (Hons) Economics | Degree | Economics |
| BScEcon (Hons) Economics, Finance and Banking | Degree | Accounting & Finance |
| Professional Studies (Distance Learning) | CertHE | General Studies |
| Cognitive Behavioural Therapy | DipHE | General Studies |
| Gestalt Counselling | DipHE | Nursing & Health |
| Humanistic Counselling | DipHE | Nursing & Health |
| Early Years Care and Education | FDA | Education & Teaching |
| Learning Support | FDA | Education & Teaching |
| Learning Support | FDA | Education & Teaching |
| Learning Support | FDA | Education & Teaching |
| Learning Support | FDA | Education & Teaching |
| Learning Support | FDA | Education & Teaching |
| Business | HND | Business & Management |
| Business | HND | Business & Management |
| Computing | HND | Computer Science |
| Law | LLB (Hons) | Law |
| Law with Business | LLB (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Law with Business with Foundation Year | LLB (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Law with Criminology | LLB (Hons) | Law |
| Law with Criminology with Foundation Year | LLB (Hons) | Law |
| Law with Foundation Year | LLB (Hons) | Law |
| Law with Legal Practice | LLB (Hons) | Law |
| Civil Engineering | MEng | Engineering |
| Computer Science | MEng | Computer Science |
| Electronic Engineering | MEng | Engineering |
| Mechanical Engineering | MEng | Engineering |
| Renewable Energy Engineering | MEng | Engineering |
| Pharmacy | MPharm (Hons) | Medicine & Dentistry |
| Physics | MPhys (Hons) | Physics & Chemistry |
| Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology | MPhys (Hons) | Physics & Chemistry |
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Complete programme list for University of Portsmouth; full-time, part-time and delivery variants are grouped (184 programmes, 2026).
Campus & locations
University of Portsmouth is a campus-based public university in Portsmouth.
Teaching runs on campus: lectures, seminars and labs alongside libraries and study spaces, with a student community of societies, sport and events around them. The day-to-day exchange with tutors and coursemates is a big part of the experience.
On campus
Libraries & study spaces Labs & teaching facilities Students’ union & societies Sport & fitness Support services
Locations
Portsmouth
Typical campus facilities; the university’s own pages are authoritative.
Students & campus life
Who you’d study alongside at University of Portsmouth in Portsmouth. The student body in numbers, from official HESA data.
24,015
Students
enrolled (HESA, 2024/25)
25%
International
students from outside the UK
27%
Mature students
aged 25+ on entry
UK students by ethnicity
White70%
Asian12%
Black10%
Mixed5%
Other2%
Ethnicity of UK-domiciled students (HESA); international students not shown here.
Is University of Portsmouth right for you?
A particularly good fit if you …
- want a recognised UK degree with student finance eligibility
- like the idea of student life in Portsmouth
- prefer campus teaching with societies, sport and people around you
Less suitable if …
you need a fully flexible, distance-learning degree alongside a job. Check whether the individual programme offers online or part-time study.
For parents
The questions parents ask most about University of Portsmouth, answered briefly.
A recognised UK degree
University of Portsmouth awards its own degrees and is regulated in the UK higher-education framework. Its degrees are nationally recognised and a basis for postgraduate study.
Regulated fees & student finance
For eligible undergraduate courses at English providers, the 2026/27 standard cap is up to £9,790 a year. If you normally live in England, eligible tuition and maintenance loans can cover costs up front; repayment starts only above the income threshold.
Independently quality-assessed
Teaching quality holds a Gold award in the Office for Students’ TEF, an independent national assessment of teaching, learning and student outcomes.
Support from day one
Personal tutors, wellbeing and careers services accompany students from enrolment to graduation.
Career prospects
Graduate outcomes are tracked in the national Graduate Outcomes survey. Every course page here shows real earnings and employment data where available.
Structure & campus life
A fixed term rhythm in Portsmouth with in-person teaching, exchange and campus life gives structure and motivation.
Accreditation & recognition
How to read University of Portsmouth’s formal standing, the seals and what they mean:
Recognised degree-awarding body TEF Gold
Recognised UK degree-awarding body
University of Portsmouth awards its own degrees, which are accepted nationally and are the basis for Master’s and doctoral study.
TEF Gold for teaching quality
Independent national assessment by the Office for Students of teaching, the learning environment and student outcomes (TEF 2023).
Student finance eligible
Courses at recognised providers may qualify for tuition and maintenance support; eligibility depends on the student, course and home-nation system.
Admissions & entry routes
Apply through UCASUndergraduate applications run through UCAS, up to five course choices in one application.
Check the entry requirementsCheck the course’s accepted route: A-levels, Scottish Highers or Advanced Highers, BTEC, T-level, International Baccalaureate, Access qualifications or an international equivalent.
Mind the deadlinesThe main UCAS equal-consideration deadline is in late January; Clearing runs from July for remaining places.
Offers & resultsUniversities respond with conditional or unconditional offers; places are confirmed on results day.
Fees & funding
For eligible undergraduate courses at English providers, the 2026/27 standard cap is up to £9,790 a year. Eligible students who normally live in England can apply for student finance; students from elsewhere use their ordinary-residence body. Check the course page for the exact fee. The main routes:
Tuition Fee Loan
Eligibility and the maximum depend on ordinary residence, course and provider nation; paid directly to the university when awarded.
Maintenance Loan
Helps with living costs; the amount depends on household income and where you study.
Scholarships & bursaries
University-specific awards for grades, subjects or circumstances. Check the university’s funding pages.
Repayment
Starts the April after graduation, only above the income threshold, and is written off at the end of the plan term.
Tuition fees vary by course and fee status (Home vs International). Please check the university's own course page.
Named scholarships & bursaries
Named awards University of Portsmouth offers, on top of standard student finance, pulled from the university’s own pages. Always confirm current eligibility and deadlines on the source page.
Means-tested · At least £5,000 a year
NHS Learning Support Fund
Students on health and nursing courses
Details →Extracted from University of Portsmouth’s official course and funding pages.
Frequently asked questions about University of Portsmouth
Is University of Portsmouth officially recognised?
Yes. University of Portsmouth is a recognised UK degree-awarding body; its degrees are nationally recognised.
How highly is University of Portsmouth rated?
University of Portsmouth is holds a Gold TEF award for teaching quality.
What can I study at University of Portsmouth?
184 programmes are listed on this page, each with entry requirements, outcomes and fees. Use the filter above to find your subject.
How do I apply to University of Portsmouth?
Undergraduate applications run through UCAS, with up to five course choices in one application. Each course page lists the typical entry requirements.
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