Keele University
Keele University was founded in 1949 and teaches on one of the largest single-site campuses in England. It is known for a dual honours arrangement that lets a student read two fields together; medicine, pharmacy and environmental science are among its best known titles.
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One record matters more than any ranking when reading a university page: the Home Office register of student sponsors, which is what permits an institution to issue the CAS a student visa requires. Keele University appears on it, and on the register that carries degree-awarding powers; this page sets out the institution’s subjects, entry requirements, fee arrangements and application steps.
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What kind of university is Keele?
Keele University was founded in 1949 and teaches in the Staffordshire countryside on one of the largest single-site campuses in England. Its distinguishing arrangement is dual honours: a student reads two different fields within the same degree, a tradition kept since it opened.
Dual honours comes from the broad-based education idea the institution was founded on and continues across most of the course catalogue today. A student combines, for example, law with psychology or business with computer science within one degree.
Degree-awarding powers sit on the Office for Students register; the authority to issue the CAS a student visa requires sits on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. The two registers are kept separately and both are recorded in the institution's own name.
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Which subjects stand out at Keele?
Medicine and pharmacy are the institution's longest established health programmes and run with the hospital on campus. Alongside them environmental science, geology, psychology, law and business carry long course lists at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
- Medicine and Health: medicine, pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy.
- Natural Sciences: geology, environmental science, biology, geography, astrophysics.
- Social Sciences: law, psychology, criminology, politics, education.
- Business and Computing: business, finance, marketing, computer science, data science.
The medical school works with the hospital on campus and clinical teaching runs on the same site. Geology and environmental science use the campus estate itself for fieldwork.
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What are the entry requirements at Keele?
The institution publishes no single Turkey-wide grade threshold; the qualifications accepted and the mark required are stated in the entry requirements section of each course page. A Turkish high school diploma is not sufficient on its own.
| Level | What is published |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate — with a school diploma | A-level, IB or another accepted equivalent qualification |
| Postgraduate | The grade required is published on each course page |
| English language | Published separately, course by course |
For an applicant holding a Turkish high school diploma the route is an accepted qualification such as A-level or the IB, or one of the foundation programmes. The English level a course asks for is published on the same page.
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What are tuition fees at Keele?
The international fee varies by course and each course publishes the figure on its own page. The institution runs scholarships at undergraduate and postgraduate level; conditions and deadlines are listed on its funding pages by year of entry and by course.
Alongside tuition, living cost is the second large item. The maintenance funds a student visa asks you to show are set by region and come to £1,171 a month here; in London the same line is £1,529.
Postgraduate scholarships also run at department level and their deadlines close before the course's own. The UK scholarships page sets out the arrangement in general terms.
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What is the campus and student life like at Keele?
The campus sits on a large estate in the Staffordshire countryside and holds woodland, a lake and a hospital. Halls of residence, the library and shops share the same site; buses run to the nearest town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in under fifteen minutes.
Because the campus is rural, most accommodation is on site and daily needs are met within the same area. Manchester and Birmingham are both under an hour away by train.
The cost of living sits markedly below the large English cities. The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent, connected to the campus by bus.
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How do you apply to Keele?
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS; the deadline for 2027 entry is 13 January 2027, moving to 15 October 2026 for medicine. Postgraduate and doctoral applications are sent directly to the course through the institution's own portal.
- Choose the course and read its own entry requirements section.
- Send the UCAS application by 13 January 2027 for undergraduate entry, and by 15 October 2026 for medicine.
- For postgraduate study apply through the institution’s own portal, uploading transcripts and references.
- If an offer is made, meet the academic and English language conditions.
- Once the conditions are met a CAS is issued and the student visa application follows.
British Global supplies information at this stage and, where it is wanted, introduces a firm whose authorisation has been verified on a register; assessing a visa application belongs to an IAA-registered or SRA-authorised adviser.
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Frequently asked questions
What does dual honours mean?
A student reads two different fields within the same degree — law with psychology, for instance, or business with computer science. The arrangement has run since the institution opened and applies across most of the course catalogue.
What grade is required for postgraduate entry?
The institution publishes no single Turkey-wide grade threshold. The mark required is stated in the entry requirements section of each course page and differs from faculty to faculty.
Can you apply to Keele University with a Turkish high school diploma?
A school diploma is not sufficient on its own. Applicants complete an accepted qualification such as A-levels or the IB, or a foundation year; course pages list what is accepted.
When is the application deadline?
For 2027 undergraduate entry the deadline is 13 January 2027, the equal consideration date. Postgraduate applications run to their own timetable, published on the course page.
Sources
- Keele University — International — Admission arrangements for international applicants, accepted qualifications and English language requirements — checked 25 August 2026
- Keele University — Study — The dual honours arrangement, course catalogue and campus structure — checked 25 August 2026
- UCAS — The 2027 entry timetable, the five-choice limit and the 13 January 2027 equal consideration date — checked 25 August 2026
- GOV.UK — Student visa — Student visa fee, healthcare surcharge and the maintenance funds to be shown — checked 25 August 2026
