University of Manchester
Manchester, UK
The largest single-site university in the UK by enrolment. Manchester has produced 25 Nobel laureates and is strong in engineering, chemistry (where the atom was first split), and biomedical sciences.
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Location
Manchester
Established
2004
Degree levels
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Instruction
English-taught
Rankings
Rankings are published annually by their respective organisations and change every year. Confirm the current-year position on the official ranking website before relying on it.
How to apply
UCAS
Admission tests
A-LevelsGeneral Certificate of Education Advanced Level
Listed for this university: A-Levels / IB
UK exam boards such as AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel, WJEC/Eduqas and CCEA; International A levels from Cambridge International, Pearson Edexcel and OxfordAQA · UK exam boards: once a year, in the May–June exam series. Cambridge International AS & A Levels: June and November series.
IELTSInternational English Language Testing System
British Council / IDP IELTS / Cambridge University Press & Assessment · Year-round (test dates and session times vary by test centre)
TOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language (Internet-Based Test)
ETS (Educational Testing Service) · Offered more than 170 times a year at test centres (Home Edition: 24 hours a day, 4 days a week)
Requirements change from one intake to the next — confirm the current ones on University of Manchester’s official site (opens in a new tab) before you apply.
Applying to universities in the UK & Ireland
- Application platform
- UCAS (UK) / CAO (Ireland)
- Intakes
- Autumn (Sep/Oct)
- Student visa
- Student Visa (UK) / Stamp 2 (Ireland)
- Working while studying
- UK: 20 hrs/week during term, full-time on breaks. Graduate Route: 2 years stay after degree.
Official sources: GOV.UK — Student visa · Irish Immigration Service. Visa and work rules change — verify on the official source before relying on them.
Popular fields of study
Source: University of Manchester official website. Details here are for guidance only — tuition, deadlines, rankings and eligibility change every academic year, so confirm on the official university site before applying.
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