University of Westminster

Quick Facts

  • Location: Westminster, Central London
  • Main areas of Study: Wide Ranging
  • 23% International Students
  • Was originally founded in 1838

The University of Westminster is located on Regent Street, right in the centre of London, and has been a centre for public education for170 years. Today, the university has over 5,000 international students, from 130 countries all over the world.

Students have a choice of over 500 degree programmes covering a huge range of subject areas. However, Westminster has a particularly strong reputation for its courses in Media, Communication, Art and Design.

The university has a very student-orientated focus, and students both run and attend a lot of the social and entertainment services, with the award-winning student radio and newspapers being propelled by the youth at the university.

Westminster is the political centre of London and is densely surrounded by bars, clubs, restaurants, theatres, art galleries and shops.