University of Essex
Overview
The University of Essex is one of the UK’s leading universities with an outstanding international reputation for research and teaching quality. The University has three campuses, the main campus set over 200 acres of parkland in historic Colchester.
The University received its Royal Charter in 1965 and has since grown to become the UK’s most international campus university, with over 3000 students from over 125 countries. The University has always been a popular destination for international students both for the strength of its reputation as well as the safe, friendly and international environment.
Strengths
- Ranked in the top 10 for research and teaching quality in official rankings.
- Ranked 15th in the UK for our overall student experience.
- Able to offer the ‘best student accommodation’ in the UK.
- Ideally located close to London, but with a significantly lower cost of living.
- Friendly and safe: It offers secure campus locations in two of the UK’s safest cities.
- The UK’s most internationally diverse campus university.
- 2009 Student Housing Survey: Winner – Best Student Halls.
Hot Majors
- Accounting and Finance
- Economics
- Law
- Politics and International Studies