University of Sussex

The University of Sussex is a public research university in Falmer, on the edge of Brighton and Hove in south east England. It received its Royal Charter in 1961 and was the first of the new wave of UK universities founded in the 1960s (the plate-glass universities). Its single campus, planned by Sir Basil Spence, lies inside the South Downs National Park next to Stanmer Park, and Falmer House is Grade I listed. Teaching is organised in schools covering engineering and informatics, life sciences, mathematical and physical sciences, psychology, education and social work, global studies, law, politics and sociology, media, arts and humanities, and the Business School, and it co-runs Brighton and Sussex Medical School. It had 19,261 students in 2024-25, about 29% of them postgraduates, and 33% of students pay overseas fees; staff and students come from over 170 countries. In REF 2021, 89% of its submitted research was rated world-leading or internationally excellent. Sussex is known for development studies, together with the Institute of Development Studies on campus, and for psychology, social sciences and sustainability research. Six Nobel Prize winners have been members of its staff. It holds TEF 2023 Silver.

Ranked joint 278th in the QS World University Rankings 2026 and joint 273rd in QS 2027 (32nd in the UK); joint 273rd in the THE World University Rankings 2027.

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The University of Sussex has one campus at Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH, inside the South Downs National Park beside Stanmer Park, served by Falmer railway station. The campus holds the teaching schools, the Institute of Development Studies, the Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts, on-campus residences and the Falmer sports complex with over 40 acres of playing fields.

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Undergraduate and most Masters courses start in September, with a few Masters also offering January starts. Undergraduates apply through UCAS. For Masters starting in September 2027 the deadline is 1 August 2027 for international applicants (1 September for UK applicants). Chancellor's International Scholarship applications for 2026 entry closed on 30 April 2026. CAS letters are issued from six months before the course start, after the GBP 5,000 Masters deposit is paid.