About Loughborough University

Welcome to Loughborough. Consistently ranked in the top ten of UK Universities, Loughborough University has offered merit scholarships, a low cost of living and an exceptional student experience to students from Nigeria for over 70 years. Loughborough started in 1909 as a Science and Engineering university but now offers specialisms in Marketing, Finance, accredited MBA, Cyber Security, Computer Sciences, International Relations and more. Our industry partners include Rolls Royce, Total, IBM and PWC with work placements available on some programmes.
The University is ranked 1st in the World for Sport-related subjects and would have finished 17th in the 2016 Olympics if we were a country.

Why Loughborough University?
• Ranked 5th in the UK (Times Ranking 2021)
• Times and WhatUni? University of the Year 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020
• THE Best Student Experience Award winner eight times since 2008
• Between 10% - 90% Scholarships available
• Ranked 1st in the World for Sport-related subjects
• Affordable accommodation
• Work placements on all undergraduate degrees

The City/Campuses
Loughborough has two campuses. Our Loughborough campus is a 430-acre site located in the midlands of the UK, around 1 hour 10 minutes from London by train. Loughborough is a town, benefiting from low living costs and excellent travel links to the rest of the UK. Accommodation is on campus and guaranteed for international students, also on campus are the cafes, restaurants, library, classes and facilities relating to your course so it’s all in one place.
Our London campus is the state-of-the-art Here East building on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which is six minutes from central London. Accommodation, shops and Westerfield Shopping center are all within walking distance of the Here East building.

Annual living costs: £9,207 for Loughborough campus, £12,015 for London campus

Entry requirements:
Typically AAB for undergraduates
Typically Second Upper (2.1) for postgraduates though work experience is taken into account for students with second lower (2.2)

Student numbers: 18,250
Average UG fee: £18,350
Average PGT fee: £22,350

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Loughborough University Rankings

Times Ranking: 5th
Guardian ranking: 4th
Complete University Guide: 7th
1st Globally for Sport-related subjects (QS World Rankings)

University of the Year – Times and Sunday Times 2019
University of the Year – WhatUni 2019
THE Best Student Experience Award – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019