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
- #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 postgraduate enrolment
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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.
Your route to Portsmouth
Depending on the degree subject you want to pursue at the University of Portsmouth, you will choose from:
Key facts
- January 2025
- September 2025
- Bournemouth
- Brighton
- London
- Oxford
- 1 academic year (3 terms)
- Around 25 hours per week of taught classroom lessons plus tutorials, university counselling, super-curricular, extra-curricular and enrichment activities.
- 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
