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About Bath Your route to Bath From Kings to Bath

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

The University of Bath 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 the University of Bath to continue their degree studies.

About Bath

Located in the pretty and historic city of Bath, the university is campus-based and situated just a short distance from the centre. It enjoys a strong academic reputation internationally, particularly in the fields of Architecture, Business, Sport Science, Engineering and Psychology/Sociology, and employment rates for graduates are higher than average — a result of the work placements offered with every degree course and its emphasis on practical, ‘real life’ skills that employers value.

Key Facts

Rankings

  • #8 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
  • #7 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2025
  • #8 in the Complete University Guide 2025
  • #2 for Sports Science, #3 for Business, Marketing and Management, #4 for Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering, #5 for Architecture and Criminology, #6 for Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, #7 for Accounting and Finance, Biological Sciences and Mathematics, and #8 for Natural Sciences, #9 for Computer Science (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025)

Latest undergraduate enrolment

  • Over 13,000

Latest postgraduate enrolment

  • Over 4,000

Year founded

  • 1966

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  • It holds a TEF (Teaching Excellence Framework) Gold Award.
  • It is ranked 6th for graduate prospects by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
  • It has been awarded two Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education — the country's most prestigious national recognition for a UK academic or vocational institution.
  • The university has among the best sports facilities in the UK. Several Olympic medal-winners trained at the university.
  • A three-year campus improvement project that began in 2012 included the construction of a new £10 million arts centre.
Location

Your route to Bath

Depending on the degree subject you want to pursue at the University of Bath, 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 Bath

Every year our students get accepted on a wide range of degrees at the University of Bath.

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
A-level Business and Management 3
Degree pathway Sport Management and Coaching 3
Degree pathway Management with Placement Year 3
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Economics 24
Degree pathway Economics with professional placement 24
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Civil Engineering 4
Degree pathway Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering 6 (Mechanical Engineering)
Degree pathway Physics 13
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Computer Science with Business 9
Degree pathway Computer Science 9
Degree pathway Computer Science with professional placement 9
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-level Pharmacology with placement 9
Degree pathway Sport and Exercise Science 2
Degree pathway Sport and Exercise Science with placement 2
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Politics and International Relations 30
Degree pathway Politics and International Relations 30
Degree pathway Politics and International Relations 30
Kings alumni at University of Bath

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The Kings Admissions Team