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Join us in 2025

We're proud to welcome students from over 100 countries, offering a blend of world-leading academic excellence, innovative teaching, and real-world experience. We offer a range of scholarships and discounts for students joining us in 2025.

Why Sunderland?

We're a university with a reputation for warmth and inclusivity, and we'll make sure you feel at home when you come to study with us. Helping you reach your potential and getting you to where you want to be after graduation is at the heart of everything we do.

We're proud to be ranked within the top 40 UK universities by the Guardian University Guide 2025, and we offer a range of scholarships and discounts too. Sunderland provides the perfect combination of city and seaside living, and we're one of the most affordable places to live and study in the UK. Read more about all the great reasons to choose Sunderland.

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Scholarships and bursaries

We are offering £5,000* tuition fee reduction for our undergraduate courses or £4,500* tuition fee reduction for postgraduate courses. This offer is for international students from eligible countries studying our on-campus undergraduate and postgraduate courses (excluding preparation courses such as foundation courses, EAP or pre-masters).

These discounts are available to new applicants for 2025/26 entry and those who have yet to make a deposit payment. Please note that certain courses are excluded from this offer. Find out more about our international scholarships and specialised grants.

*Subject to availability. For terms and conditions and to confirm what you are eligible for, please contact international.office@sunderland.ac.uk