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
- #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)
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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.
Your route to Reading
Depending on the degree subject you want to pursue at the University of Reading, you will choose from:
Key facts
- September 2025
- January 2026
- 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
