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Joining us as an international student

Register for upcoming events, learn about our international scholarships and find out what some of our international students think about studying at Bath.

Register for our Virtual Open Day

Living in Bath means living in a safe, vibrant, and historic city with a friendly atmosphere and a welcoming community.

Bath is a double-nominated UNESCO World Heritage Site, both as one of the Great Spa Towns of Europe and thanks to its Roman heritage and Georgian architecture.

There are lots of historic places to visit around the city and, because of its cultural contributions, TIME magazine listed Bath as one of the World’s Greatest Places 2021, making it one of only three UK cities to make the list.

Virtual Open Day on 21 September

Our Virtual Open Day is a chance for you to experience the University, find out more about living and studying here, and get all your questions answered.

Our Virtual Open Day will take place on Wednesday 21 September, from 10:00 to 14:00 GMT+1.

During this live online event, you’ll be able to:

  • get information on applying to Bath as an international student and ask our expert staff your questions
  • join a live international student panel featuring students from different countries
  • speak to current students from all over the world about student life at Bath
  • find out about our accommodation and get all your questions answered
  • join live chatrooms with staff and students from our different subjects
  • watch pre-recorded talks on our different subjects
  • follow an Instagram takeover to see what it's like to be a student here

Life as an international student

Some of our international students share their experiences of student life.

‘I chose to study at Bath because it offers one of the best courses in the UK for my chosen subject. The connection between Bath and the industry is very strong, which gives me a good chance to pursue a successful career after graduation.’
— Godfrey Wong MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering (2022)

Scholarships for international students

Our prestigious scholarships recognise and reward academic excellence and can help you pay for your tuition at Bath.

If you show outstanding academic achievement when you apply to Bath, you could be offered one of our scholarships for international students.

You could be awarded:

  • a first-year tuition fee waiver worth up to £2,000 through the Chancellor’s Scholarship
  • a first-year tuition fee waiver worth up to £6,000 through the International Baccalaureate 50th Anniversary Scholarship

Took off from Malaysia, landed a job at the Bank of England

Grace Ling is a graduate from BSc (Hons) Economics at the University of Bath. She shares the memories of her journey as an international student.

Read Grace's story
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Choosing Bath as an international student

Daniela, from Mexico, shares why she chose to study at Bath as an international student and what it was like relocating to the UK.

See Daniela's video and blog post

Our university ranking

We're highly ranked in independent league tables for overall performance, student satisfaction and graduate employment; we’re a university that's well-placed to help you succeed.

Top 10

Top 10 in all three national league tables in 2022
86%

86% for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2021*
Top 100

Placed in the Top 100 of the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022
1st

Bath was ranked the safest university town or city in England and Wales in 2022 by the Complete University Guide.

Studying at Bath as an international student

Find out more about studying at Bath

* 1st in England and 2nd in the UK when comparing institutions for Satisfied with course listed in the Guardian University Guide 2022.