Study in the UK as an International Student

Your international student guide

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Discover more about life as an international student at UCLan

Interested in studying at the University of Central Lancashire? Our international student guide is packed with useful information for overseas students.

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International admissions process

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International applicants

Already submitted an application? Find out more about what happens next and when we’ll be in touch.

The next steps

Information for international applicants

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Find your country

Find your country to see indicative entry and language requirements, key contacts to help with your application and stories from students in your region.

Find your country

Fees, scholarships and budgeting

Read about our international tuition fees, bursaries and scholarships and how to budget at university

We’ve been awarded the maximum 5 QS Stars (Excellent) for global engagement and internationalisation (2025). We’re proud to be a truly international university, with a thriving staff and student community of 38,000+ people from over 100 countries. We encourage all our students to become ‘global citizens’ and our courses open doors to worldwide career opportunities. We offer a welcoming destination to all our international students, providing them with the support they need to succeed in their studies. Our 5 QS Stars also reflects the opportunities we provide to enable students to experience other cultures; the success of our overseas campus in Cyprus; and our 120+ international partnerships with universities based in China, Malaysia, the Far East and beyond.5 QS Stars (Excellent) for global engagement