Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London is a place where differences are celebrated and unique perspectives are essential. You can join a community where individuality fuels progress, and where distinct experiences shape a richer, more dynamic learning environment.

Queen Mary is ranked 7th in the UK for quality of research (THE 2026) and is home to more than 32,000 students from over 170 nationalities. It is ranked a top 100 university by U.S. News (2024-25) and 110th in the world according to the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Where is Queen Mary and what’s the setting like?

Queen Mary is the only campus-based Russell Group university in London, with campuses in five central and east London locations. Queen Mary’s Mile End campus is only one stop on the tube from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and one of Europe’s biggest urban shopping centres, Westfield Stratford City. The campus is also a short walk from Victoria Park, one of London’s most popular green spaces, which hosts a food market on Sundays and music festivals in summer. Other local attractions popular with students include Brick Lane, the Whitechapel Gallery, Boxpark Shoreditch and the Mile End Climbing Wall.

What are the standout course offerings at Queen Mary?

Queen Mary provides postgraduate programmes across a wide range of subject areas. Some of Queen Mary’s most popular subjects include:

• Law – in the top 50 in the world for law (QS 2025)
• Institute of Dentistry – joint first in the UK for our research environment (REF 2021)
• Medicine – Queen Mary is 10th in the UK and joint 59th in the world for Medicine (QS 2025)
• Comparative Literature, English – Top 50 in the world for English Language and Literature (QS 2025)
• Maths – Top 10 in the UK and Top 100 in the world (QS 2025)

What are the entry requirements and fees?

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The entry requirements to study at Queen Mary will vary depending on the chosen course. As such, students are advised to research their subject in advance and make sure that they are on target to be successful when it is time to apply.

Queen Mary supports postgraduate students through a range of different scholarship opportunities. This includes a number of competitive Queen Mary bursaries and scholarships, in a range of subject areas, as well as external sources of funding. Queen Mary is pleased to offer the Global Talent Scholarship worth £5,000, and the President’s Global Scholarship worth £10,000, for high achieving postgraduate students joining in September 2026.

The full range of scholarships can be found on the university’s website, including all eligibility criteria needed to apply.

What is student life like at Queen Mary?

As well as being able to take advantage of everything London has to offer, on campus you can find Drapers Bar & Kitchen and The Griff Inn, which provide great quality food and drink by day. By night, they host entertainment, live sport, and weekly club nights.

Queen Mary looks after its students with the student health service, and there is also an NHS dental practice. Queen Mary also runs a large counselling and welfare service. General wellbeing activities are run throughout the year, including wellbeing walks, yoga, and mindfulness sessions. There is also an excellent Disability and Dyslexia Service.

Queen Mary is also home to over 300 societies.

What facilities does Queen Mary offer?

• Queen Mary has three libraries and a range of study spaces across the campuses, with 24/7 access available in semester.
• There is a free student health service, which includes a GP surgery and NHS dental practice.
• High-quality gym facilities, including QMotion which has a ladies-only gym and runs 30 group exercise classes per week.
• Queen Mary is the only Russell Group university in London that has a campus. All new postgraduate students who meet the criteria are guaranteed university accommodation on or near campus.

How does Queen Mary support your career?

Queen Mary is a top 20 UK university for graduate earnings, with the fastest salary growth amongst all Russell Group universities (Graduate Outcomes 2024/The Tab 2025). 93% of Queen Mary postgraduates are in work or further study within 15 months of graduating.

The award-winning careers service provides students with the opportunity to book one-to-one careers appointments with trained advisors, look through over 2,000 experience opportunities and attend events to meet employers from all over the UK.

What do students say about Queen Mary?

“Queen Mary is a place where real-world applications and academic excellence come together, where you know you can make it – whoever you are.”
Abdul Mannan Siddiqui, MSc Banking and Finance

“There’s a great energy at Queen Mary – it’s so diverse but we’re all here to learn and accept each other.”
Elvia Varghese, MSc Investment and Finance

How do you apply to Queen Mary?

You can apply online for all our postgraduate programmes. Visit the Queen Mary website which takes you through the process, and outlines the information and documents you will need.