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About Portsmouth Your route to Portsmouth From Kings to Portsmouth

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

The University of Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth to continue their degree studies.

About Portsmouth

The University of Portsmouth can trace its history back to 1869, although it was granted university status in 1992. It has just opened a new campus in northeast London, and this new hub, the University of Portsmouth London, will offer degrees in business and management; economics, finance and banking; marketing; and computer science. The main campus is also benefitting from investment, with a project worth £400 million underway.

Key Facts

Rankings

  • #55 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
  • #41 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2025
  • #49 in the Complete University Guide 2025

Latest student enrolment

  • 31,000

Latest postgraduate enrolment

  • 6,000

Year founded

  • 1992

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  • Portsmouth is ranked third of all modern post-92 universities in the UK for research power.
  • It holds a gold award in the Teaching Excellence Framework.
  • The University offers excellent facilities, including the £57 million Ravelin Sports Centre (which has a ski simulator as well as squash courts) and a 175-station fitness centre. There is also a £7 million Centre for Creative and Immersive Extended Reality, which gives students access to the latest XR technologies.  
Location

Your route to Portsmouth

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

  • Architecture
  • Business, Management and Finance
  • Humanities, Law and Social Sciences
  • Life Science and Pharmacy
  • Maths, Technology and Science
  • Engineering
  • Medicine and Allied Health Sciences
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 Portsmouth

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

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.

Student country Kings course Degree Subject ranking
China Degree pathway Business and Management 56
South Korea Degree pathway Sport Management 56
Student country Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Angola Degree pathway Engineering, Geology and Geotechnics 25 (Geology)
Angola Degree pathway Geology 25 (Geology)
South Korea Degree pathway Marine Biology 44 (Biological Sciences)
Student country Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Turkey Degree pathway Architecture 40
Student country Kings course Degree Subject ranking
China Degree pathway Mathematics with Statistics 58
Student country Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Bulgaria Degree pathway Biomedical Science 44 (Biological Sciences)
Malaysia Degree pathway Pharmacy 35
Kings alumni at University of Portsmouth

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The Kings Admissions Team