Location: University Way, London, England, E16 2RD, UK
Website: https://www.uel.ac.uk/
Overview
The University of East London (UEL) is a vibrant public institution based in the London Borough of Newham, operating urban campuses at Stratford and Docklands with approximately 40,000 students from over 160 countries. Founded in 1898 as West Ham Technical Institute, it gained university status in 1992, evolving into today’s careers-led university committed to social equity and opportunity.
UEL emphasizes industry-aligned education, collaborating with employers to ensure degrees remain relevant to modern workplace demands. Its Careers Guarantee offers extended postgraduate employment support and high graduate employability outcomes—over 80% of students are in employment or further study within six months. Its Mental Wealth and Professional Fitness curriculum nurtures resilience, emotional intelligence, digital skills and entrepreneurial thinking in partnership with firms like Siemens, AWS, and Microsoft.
UEL has earned several accolades, including University of the Year for Teaching Quality (2025), and received top national rankings for student satisfaction—1st in London and 3rd in the country in the National Student Survey 2024—and strong recognition for addressing inequality. Its research profile is also notable: 92% of outputs were rated world-leading or internationally excellent in REF 202.
Facilities include the £21 million SportsDock sports complex (former Olympic training venue) and modern labs, libraries and creative studios across both campuses, with substantial investments over the last decade.
UEL fosters a diverse and inclusive community, with more than half of UK undergraduates being the first in their family to attend university and a strong focus on social mobility and equity.
Population: 40,000
Campus Type: City
Quick Facts
General Info
- Established: 1898 (gained university status in 1992)
- Type: Public university
- Location: London, UK (Campuses in Docklands, Stratford, and Stratford University Square)
- Student Population: Approx. 40,000 students from 160+ countries
🏫 Academics:
- School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering
- School of Arts and Creative Industries
- School of Business and Law
- School of Childhood and Social Care
- School of Education and Communities
- School of Health, Sport and Bioscience
- Special Focus: Career readiness, digital skills, entrepreneurship, mental wealth
💼 Careers & Employability:
- Careers-First Approach: Courses designed with industry input
- Careers Guarantee: Continued support for graduates up to 5 years after graduation
- Graduate Outcomes: Over 80% in work or further study within 6 months
🏅 Rankings & Recognition:
- University of the Year for Teaching Quality 2025
- Top in London for Student Satisfaction (NSS 2024)
- 92% of Research Outputs Rated “World-leading” or “Internationally Excellent” (REF 2021)
🏟️ Facilities:
- SportsDock: £21M sports centre, used by Team USA during London 2012 Olympics
- Modern Labs & Studios: Across campuses
- Extensive Investment: Major upgrades over the past decade
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Undergraduate Information
US Entry Requirements
3.0 CGPA + one of the following:
- 1070 SAT
- 23 ACT
- 3 AP scores of 3+
Fashion
- BA (Hons) Fashion Cultures and Business
- BA (Hons) Fashion Cultures and Business (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Fashion Design
- BA (Hons) Fashion Design (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing & Communication
- BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing & Communication (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Fashion Studies L6 Top Up
Media
- BA (Hons) 3D Game Art
- BA (Hons) 3D Game Art (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Animation
- BA (Hons) Animation (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Filmmaking
- BA (Hons) Filmmaking (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Game Design
- BA (Hons) Game Design (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Digital Media and Communication
- BA (Hons) Digital Media and Communication (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Game Programming
- BSc (Hons) Game Programming (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Sports Journalism
- BA (Hons) Sports Journalism (with Foundation Year)
Performing Arts
- BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen
- BA (Hons) Dance
- BA (Hons) Music Performance and Production
- BA (Hons) Music Technology and Production
- BA (Hons) Sound and Music for Games and Media
Visual arts
- BA (Hons) Commercial Photography
- BA (Hons) Commercial Photography (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Fine Art
- BA (Hons) Fine Art (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Illustration
- BA (Hons) Illustration (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Illustration and Animation
- BA (Hons) Illustration and Animation (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Photography
- BA (Hons) Photography (with Foundation year)
- BA (Hons) Visual Communication
- BA (Hons) Visual Communication (with Foundation Year)
Architecture and Design
- BSc (Hons) Architectural Design Technology
- BSc (Hons) Architectural Design Technology (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Architecture (RIBA Part 1)
- BSc (Hons) Architecture (RIBA Part 1) (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Interior Architecture
- BA (Hons) Interior Architecture (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Interior Design
- BA (Hons) Interior Design (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Product Design
- BA (Hons) Product Design (with Foundation Year)
Computer Science and AI
- BSc (Hons) Applied Computing (Top-up)
- BSc (Hons) Cloud Computing
- BSc (Hons) Cloud Computing (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Web and Mobile Technologies)
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Web and Mobile Technologies) (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Education and Qualified Teacher Status
- BSc (Hons) Computing for Business
- BSc (Hons) Computing for Business (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Cyber Security & Networks
- BSc (Hons) Cyber Security & Networks (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- BSc (Hons) Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (with Foundation Year)
Engineering and the Built Environment
- BEng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- BEng (Hons) Biomedical Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Biomedical Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering
- BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- MEng Civil Engineering
- FdSc Civil Engineering & Construction Management
- BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Engineering Management
- BEng (Hons) Engineering Management (with Foundation Year)
- BEng (Hons) General Engineering
- BEng (Hons) General Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- MEng Mechanical Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Mechatronics and Computer Systems Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Mechatronics and Computer Systems Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- BEng (Hons) Mechatronics Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Mechatronics Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- BEng (Hons) Railway Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Railway Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- BEng (Hons) Product Design Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Product Design Engineering (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Construction Management
- BSc (Hons) Construction Management (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management
- BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Surveying & Mapping Sciences
- BSc (Hons) Surveying and Mapping Sciences (with Foundation Year)
Biosciences
- BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science
- BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Pharmacology
- BSc (Hons) Pharmacology (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Biochemistry and Biotechnology
- BSc (Hons) Biochemistry and Biotechnology (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Chemistry
- BSc (Hons) Chemistry (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science
- BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Medical Physiology
- BSc (Hons) Medical Physiology (with Foundation Year)
Allied and Public Health
- BSc (Hons) Public Health
- BSc (Hons) Public Health (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
- BSc (Hons) Podiatry
- BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy
- BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science
Nursing and Midwifery
- BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult)
- BSc (Hons) Midwifery
- FdSc Nursing Associate
- BSc (Hons) Nursing (Childrens)
- BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health)
Sport Science
- BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
- BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Sport Therapy
- BSc (Hons) Sport Therapy (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching and Performance (West Ham United Foundation)
- BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching and Performance (West Ham United Foundation) (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Sport, PE & Development
- BSc (Hons) Sport, PE & Development (with Foundation Year)
Business & Finance
- BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance
- BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance (with pathway in FinTech)
- BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance (FinTech) (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Accounting & Business Management
- BSc (Hons) Accounting & Business Management (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Banking and Finance
- BSc (Hons) Banking and Finance (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Business Economics
- BSc (Hons) Business Economics (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Business Management
- BSc (Hons) Business Management (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) International Business Management (Top-Up)
- BSc (Hons) Economics
- BSc (Hons) Economics (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management
- BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Marketing
- BSc (Hons) Marketing (with Foundation Year)
- MAccFin (Hons) Accounting and Finance
Law, Policing & Justice
- BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice
- BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice with Foundation Year
- BA (Hons) Criminology and Law
- BA (Hons) Criminology and Law with Foundation Year
- BA (Hons) Criminology and Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Policing Studies (Top-Up)
- LLB (Hons) Business Law
- LLB (Hons) Business Law (with Foundation Year)
- LLB (Hons) Law
- LLB (Hons) Law (with Foundation Year)
- LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology
- LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology (with Foundation Year)
- LLB (Hons) Law with International Relations
- LLB (Hons) Law with International Relations (with Foundation Year)
Hospitality, Tourism and Events
- BA (Hons) Airline and Airport Management
- BA (Hons) Events Management
- BA (Hons) Events Management with Foundation Year
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management
- BA (Hons) Hospitality Management with Foundation Year
- BA (Hons) Sport Business Management
- BA (Hons) Tourism Management
- BA (Hons) Tourism Management (with Foundation Year)
Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Clinical and Community Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Psychology (Distance Learning)
- BSc (Hons) Psychology (with Foundation Year)
- BSc (Hons) Psychology with Child Development
- BSc (Hons) Psychology with Child Development (with Foundation Year)
Counselling, Communities & Social Work
- BSc (Hons) Counselling
- BA (Hons) Psychosocial Studies
- BA (Hons) Psychosocial Studies (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Social Work
- BA (Hons) Sustainable Development and Social Change
- BA (Hons) Sustainable Development and Social Change (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations
- BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations (with Foundation Year)
Education and Teacher Training
- BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
- BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies (Online)
- BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Early Childhood with Montessori Pedagogy Level 6 (Top Up)
- BA (Hons) Education (Top Up)
- BA (Hons) Education (Top Up) (Online)
- BA (Hons) Education Studies
- BA (Hons) Education Studies (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Education Studies (Online)
- BA (Hons) Special Education
- BA (Hons) Special Education (with Foundation Year)
- BA (Hons) Special Education (Online)
- FdA Montessori Pedagogy
- BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS
Graduate Information
US Entry Requirements
2.5 CGPA
Fashion
- MA Creative Enterprise
- MA Fashion
- MA International Fashion Business (Luxury Branding)
- MA International Fashion Business (Marketing Management)
- MBA Fashion Entrepreneurship
- MFA Fashion
Media
- MA Data Journalism
- MA Filmmaking
- MA Global Sports Journalism
- MA Media and Communication Industries
- MFA Filmmaking
Performing Arts
- MA Acting for Stage or Screen
- MFA Acting for Stage or Screen
- MA Applied Theatre
- MA Directing for Stage and Screen
- MFA Directing for Stage and Screen
- MA Theatre Directing
- MFA Theatre Directing
- MA Professional Sound and Music
- MFA Professional Sound and Music
- MA Dance
- MFA Dance
- Visual Arts
- MA Fine Art
Architecture and Design
- MArch Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2)
- MA Architecture and Urbanism
- MA Interior Architecture and Design
- MA Professional Landscape Architecture
- PGDip Professional Landscape Architecture
- MA Professional Landscape Architecture (Conversion)
Computer Science and AI
- MSc Artificial Intelligence
- MSc Artificial Intelligence (With Placement Year)
- MSc Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
- MSc Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Big Data Technologies
- MSc Big Data Technologies (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Blockchain and Financial Technologies
- MSc Blockchain and Financial Technologies (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Cloud Computing
- MSc Cloud Computing (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Computer Science
- MSc Computer Science (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Computing
- MSc Computing with Industrial Placement
- MSc Cyber Diplomacy
- MSc Cyber Security Engineering
- MSc Data Science
- MSc Information Security and Digital Forensics
- MSc Information Security and Digital Forensics (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Internet of Things
- MSc Internet of Things (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Software Engineering
- MSc Software Engineering (with Industrial Placement)
Engineering and the Built Environment
- MSc Civil Engineering
- PGDip Civil Engineering
- MSc Civil Engineering (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Civil Engineering with Environmental Management
- MSc Civil Engineering with Environmental Management with Industrial Placement
- MSc Civil Engineering with Sustainability
- MSc Civil Engineering with Sustainability with Industrial Placement
- MSc Electrical Vehicle Engineering
- MSc Electrical Vehicle Engineering with Industrial Placement
- MSc Engineering Management
- MSc Engineering Management (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Mechanical Engineering
- MSc Mechanical Engineering (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Mechatronics & Computer Systems Engineering
- MSc Mechatronics & Computer Systems Engineering (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Sustainable Energy Engineering
- MSc Sustainable Energy Engineering with Industrial Placement
- MSc Structural Engineering
- PgDip Structural Engineering
- MSc Structural Engineering (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Construction Engineering Management
- MSc Construction Engineering Management (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Intelligent Transport Planning & Engineering
- MSc Intelligent Transport Planning & Engineering (with Industrial Placement)
- MSc Project Management with Digital Technology
- MSc Project Management with Digital Technology (with Placement Year)
- MSc Real Estate Management
- MSc Real Estate Management with Industrial Placement
- MSc Robotic Construction
- MSc Robotic Construction with Industrial Placement
- MSc Construction Asset Management with Digital Technologies with Industrial Placement
- MSc Construction Asset Management with Digital Technologies
Biosciences
- MSc Pharmaceutical Science
- MSc Biomedical Science
- MSc Physician Associate
Allied & Public Health
- MSc Public Health
- PGCert Independent and Supplimentary Prescribing
- PG Cert in Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography (Diagnostics)
- PG Cert in Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography (Injection Therapy)
- PGDip in Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography
Sport Science
- MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
- MSc Applied Sport and Exercise (Sport Psychology)
- MSc Applied Sport and Exercise (Strength and Conditioning)
- MSc Sport Psychology
- MSc Strength and Conditioning
- MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology
- MSc Sport Analytics
Business and Finance
- MBA
- MBA (with Placement)
- MBA (Business Analytics)
- MBA (Business Analytics) (with Placement)
- MBA (Digital Marketing)
- MBA (Digital Marketing) (with Placement)
- MBA (Entrepreneurship)
- MBA (Entrepreneurship) (with Placement)
- MBA (FinTech)
- MBA (FinTech) (with Placement)
- MBA (Project Management)
- MBA (Project Management) (with Placement)
- MBA (Supply Chain Management)
- MBA (Supply Chain Management) (with Placement)
- MBA (Sustainable Business)
- MBA (Sustainable Business) (with Placement)
- MSc Finance and Risk
- MSc Human Resource Management
- MSc International Business Management
- MSc International Business Management with Placement or Consultancy Project
- MSc Marketing
- MSc Oil and Gas Management
- MSc Professional Accounting
- MSc Project Management
- MSc Project Management (with Placement)
- DBA (Doctorate of Business Administration)
Law, Justice and Policing
- LLM (General)
- LLM (General) with Placement
- LLM (Business and Financial Law)
- LLM (Business and Financial Law) with Placement
- LLM (Human Rights Advocacy)
- LLM (Human Rights Advocacy) with Placement
- LLM (International Law and Legal Practice)
- LLM (International Law and Legal Practice) with Placement
- LLM (Fintech Law)
- LLM (Legal Practice)
Hospitality, Tourism and Events
- MSc Events and Hospitality Leadership
- MSc Innovation and Sustainable Hospitality
- MSc Sports Management
- MSc Sustainable Tourism Development & Management
