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About Nottingham Your route to Nottingham From Kings to Nottingham

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

The University of Nottingham 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 Nottingham to continue their degree studies.

About Nottingham

The University of Nottingham is one of the founding members of the prestigious Russell Group, and with campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia, is a truly global university. It’s main UK campus is considered one of the largest and most attractive in the country. In the 2024 Times Good University Guide, Nottingham was listed as a Top 10 university for over 10 different subjects – from Food Science to Veterinary Medicine.

Key Facts

Rankings

  • #30 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026
  • #51 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2026
  • #26 in the Complete University Guide 2026

Latest undergraduate enrolment

  • 24,000

Latest postgraduate enrolment

  • 8,000

Year founded

  • 1881

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  • Nottingham was rated silver overall in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF 2023), achieving silver for the student experience and gold for student outcomes. 
  • Nottingham was ranked #10 in the UK by the 2022 QS Graduate Employability Rankings. 
  • In 1970 the University founded the UK’s first 20th century Medical School.
  • It took second place in the latest British Universities and Colleges Sport (Bucs) league, proving its excellence in sports.
  • The University counts several Nobel prize winners, leading scientists, politicians, novelists and Olympic gold medallists among its alumni. They include the novelist DH Lawrence and the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Seri Najib Razak and Sir Peter Mansfield, who led the team that invented MRI scanning.
Location

Your route to Nottingham

Depending on the degree subject you want to pursue at the University of Nottingham, you will choose from:

Key facts

When

  • September
  • January

Where

  • Bournemouth
  • Brighton
  • Oxford

Duration

  • 1 academic year (3 terms)

Lessons

  • Around 25 hours per week of taught classroom lessons plus tutorials, university counselling, super-curricular, extra-curricular and enrichment activities​.

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 Nottingham

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

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 2026.

Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway International Business with Communications 27
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Architecture 8
Art Foundation Architecture 8
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Chemical Engineering with a year in Industry 9
Degree pathway Mechanical Engineering 11
A-level Mechanical Engineering 11
A-level Civil Engineering 13
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Pharmacy 8
Degree pathway Pharmacology 8
A-level Pharmacy 8
Degree pathway Pharmacology 8
Degree pathway Food Science 6
A-level Veterinary Medicine 6
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-level Law 19
Kings alumni at University of Nottingham

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The Kings Admissions Team