Kingston University
Kingston University took university status in 1992 and teaches across four campuses in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London. Art and design is its best known field; fashion, illustration and product design run at the Knights Park site.
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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. Kingston 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 Kingston?
Kingston University took university status in 1992 and teaches across four separate campuses around Kingston upon Thames in south-west London. Its best known side is the art and design school; the fashion and illustration programmes have long been associated with their graduates.
The four-campus arrangement separates units by function and travel between them runs on a free shuttle bus. Kingston upon Thames is inside London but away from the centre, which means a lower level of rent than the inner city.
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 Kingston?
Art and design is the most recognised field here and runs at the Knights Park site. Alongside it nursing, business, law, computer science and aerospace engineering carry long course lists at undergraduate and postgraduate level and fill out the catalogue.
- Art and Design: fashion, illustration, product design, graphic design, architecture.
- Health and Social Sciences: nursing, midwifery, psychology, social work.
- Business and Law: business, accounting, marketing, law, criminology.
- Engineering and Computing: aerospace, mechanical, computer science, cyber security.
The fashion programmes are among the fields associated with the institution's graduates and open onto the industry through an annual graduate show. Aerospace engineering is taught in the laboratories at the Roehampton Vale site.
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What are the entry requirements at Kingston?
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 Kingston?
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 £1,529 a month here; outside London the same line is £1,171.
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 in London?
The four campuses are spread around Kingston upon Thames: Penrhyn Road is the main academic centre, Knights Park holds the art school, Kingston Hill holds business and health, and Roehampton Vale holds the engineering laboratories, with a free shuttle between them.
Kingston upon Thames is a borough on the Thames and the city centre is half an hour away by train. Rent sits below inner London, although the maintenance calculation for a student visa is made at the London rate.
Accommodation is mostly in university halls in the first year; later on students move into rented housing around Kingston and Surbiton. Richmond Park adjoins the borough.
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How do you apply to Kingston?
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS and the deadline for 2027 entry is 13 January 2027, the equal consideration date. Postgraduate and doctoral applications are sent directly to the course through the institution's own online portal instead.
- Choose the course and read its own entry requirements section.
- Send the UCAS application by 13 January 2027 for undergraduate entry.
- 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
How do you move between the four campuses?
The campuses are spread around Kingston upon Thames and a free shuttle bus runs between them. Penrhyn Road is the main academic centre; the art, business and engineering units sit at the other three sites.
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 Kingston 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.
How much maintenance is shown for London?
A student visa asks for £1,529 a month in London and £1,171 outside it. The amount is calculated for up to nine months and is a separate line from tuition.
Sources
- Kingston University — International — Admission arrangements for international applicants, accepted qualifications and English language requirements — checked 25 August 2026
- Kingston University — Campuses — The four-campus structure and the distribution of units across the sites — 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
