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About Reading Your route to Reading From Kings to Reading

The University of Reading recognises and welcomes applications from students on Kings university degree preparation programmes.

Kings students have been accepted by the University of Reading on degrees at their UK campus and at their Malaysia campus.

About Reading

The University of Reading began life in the 19th century as an extension College of the University of Oxford. Its main campus is set in 320 acres of parkland on the outskirts of Reading, with a second campus in town.

It offers a wide range of degree programmes but its Henley Business School is particularly renowned, holding triple-accredited status, and consistently ranked in the world's Top 50 by The Financial Times and The Economist.

Key Facts

Rankings

  • #24 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
  • #35 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2025
  • #35 in the Complete University Guide 2025
  • #3 for Land and Property Management, #5 for Building, #6 for Agriculture/Forestry and Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering, #7 for Food Science  (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025)

Latest total enrolment

  • Over 23,000 students

Year founded

  • 1926

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  • Its wide range of degree span the pure and applied sciences, social sciences, languages, arts, humanities and business. ​
  • The university has a business school located in Johannesburg, an overseas campus in Malaysia and a newly established joint Academy with Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology in China. 
  • A £40m upgrade of the main library was recently completed, as was a £55m health and life sciences building, housing one of the largest teaching labs in the UK.
Location

Your route to Reading

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

Key facts

When

  • September 2025
  • January 2026

Where

  • Bournemouth
  • Brighton
  • London
  • 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 Reading

Every year our students get accepted on a wide range of degrees at the University of Reading, both in the UK and in Malaysia.

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 and Management 24
A-level Business and Management 24
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-level Economics 35
Degree pathway Accounting and Finance 28
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Architecture 27
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-level Pharmacology 22
Degree pathway Pharmacy 22
Degree pathway Pharmacy 22
A-level Medical Science 37 (Biological Sciences)
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Politics and International Relations 28 (Politics)
Degree pathway Philosophy, Politics and Economics 28 (Politics)
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Law 43
Degree pathway Law 43
Kings alumni at University of Reading

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The Kings Admissions Team