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About QUB Your route to QUB From Kings to QUB

Kings has a formal progression agreement from the Advanced Level Foundation to Bath

Queen's University Belfast recognises and welcomes applications from students on Kings university degree preparation programmes.

Students are counselled and Offers made based on the formal tariff agreement between Kings and the university.

On successful completion of their studies at Kings, students can progress to Queen's University Belfast to continue their degree studies.

About Queen's University Belfast

A member of the prestigious Russell Group, and the ninth oldest university in the UK, Queen’s is based in the very heart of Belfast. Its historic campus and the surrounding conservation area are complemented with outstanding modern facilities for education and research. Over the last 10 years the University has invested £350 million in developing world-class facilities and plans to invest a further £350 million over the next decade.

Key Facts

Rankings

  • #26 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
  • #43 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2025
  • #25 in the Complete University Guide 2025
  • #1 for Dentistry, Food Science and Agriculture/Forestry, #3 for Anatomy/Physiology and Celtic Studies, #4 for Pharmacology and Pharmacy, #5 for Nursing, #6 for Social Work, #10 for Animal Science and Architecture and #11 for Medicine (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025)

Latest undergraduate enrolment

  • 15,500

Latest postgraduate enrolment

  • 5,000

Year founded

  • 1845

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  • In REF 2021, 99% of Queen’s research environment was assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.
  • The University has been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize on six occasions - the most recent being for world-class achievement in global cyber security.  
  • The University has created four new flagship Global Research Institutes which bring leading academics together to tackle some of the greatest global challenges of our time in the areas of: Global Peace, Security and Justice; Cyber Security; Health Sciences; and Food Safety. 
Location

Your route to Queen's University Belfast

Depending on the degree subject you want to pursue at Queen's University Belfast, you will choose from:

Key facts

When

  • January 2025
  • September 2025

Where

  • Bournemouth
  • Brighton
  • London
  • Oxford

Duration

  • 1 academic year (3 terms)

Lessons

  • Average 21 hours per week plus homework and private study

Entry requirements

  • Academic: Good grades at high school or equivalent institution
  • Language: Minimum IELTS 5.5 (5.0 in Reading and Writing) or equivalent
  • Minimum age: 16.5

From Kings to Queen's University Belfast

Every year our students get accepted on a wide range of degrees at Queen's University Belfast.

Below are examples of past progression.

Please note that for some nationality / degree combinations, we have had many students but we only mention once.

The subject ranking is from The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Business Management 35
A-level Business Economics 35
Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Architecture 10
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-level Medicine 11
A-level Medicine 11
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Aerospace Engineering 11
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-level Computer Science 29
Kings alumni at Queen's University Belfast

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The Kings Admissions Team