The University of Surrey is a public research university on Stag Hill in Guildford, England, established by Royal Charter in 1966 from the former Battersea College of Technology.
£27,000
3 years
English
September
Guildford, United Kingdom
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The University of Surrey is a public research university on Stag Hill in Guildford, England, established by Royal Charter in 1966 from the former Battersea College of Technology. It teaches roughly 16,000 students, around a fifth of undergraduates from outside the UK, across engineering, computing, business, law and hospitality, anchored by the Institute for Communication Systems' 5G/6G research and the AACSB- and AMBA-accredited Surrey Business School.
Surrey's 30-hectare Stag Hill campus sits beside Guildford Cathedral, a short walk from the town centre. The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering houses the Institute for Communication Systems and the 5G/6G Innovation Centre, the UK's largest academic mobile-communications research group. Engineering students use the Design Centre, materials-testing labs, six wind tunnels and a flight simulator. In 2024/25 enrolment was about 16,277 students (12,563 undergraduate, 3,714 postgraduate), with roughly 21% of undergraduates from outside the UK.
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Surrey's 30-hectare Stag Hill campus sits beside Guildford Cathedral, a short walk from the town centre. The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering houses the Institute for Communication Systems and the 5G/6G Innovation Centre, the UK's largest academic mobile-communications research group. Engineering students use the Design Centre, materials-testing labs, six wind tunnels and a flight simulator. In 2024/25 enrolment was about 16,277 students (12,563 undergraduate, 3,714 postgraduate), with roughly 21% of undergraduates from outside the UK.
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University halls at Manor Park and Stag Hill run roughly GBP 230-235 a week for standard en-suite rooms (2025/26 tariff), with budget single rooms in Battersea Court, Surrey Court, Cathedral Court, Stag Hill Court, Twyford Court and University Court from around GBP 130-150 a week. Rents bundle heating, water, electricity, broadband, contents insurance and 24/7 security. Off-campus shared housing in Guildford's Onslow Village and Stoughton areas typically runs GBP 550-750 a month per room, unbundled.
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Guildford's Woodbridge Road and London Road areas hold South Asian, halal and Middle Eastern grocers reachable by bus or a 20-25 minute walk from Stag Hill. The Students' Union shop and campus cafes cover everyday items, and the town-centre Friary shopping centre (Tesco, Waitrose) and weekly farmers' market cover general groceries. Students without a car generally combine the campus Unibus shuttle with Guildford's town bus network to reach specialist grocers further out.
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Campus security patrols Stag Hill around the clock, and the SafeZone app connects students directly to campus security and first aid in an emergency. Guildford's overall crime rate (about 79 per 1,000 residents, 2026 data) sits close to the England and Wales average; the university publishes a campus safety guide and residence life team for on-campus reporting. The International Student Advice team handles visa, CAS and immigration queries, and a Meet and Greet service collects new arrivals from Heathrow during welcome week. The English Language Support Programme (ELSP) offers free academic English classes throughout the year. Wellbeing Services provides counselling support, and the Students' Union runs an International Students' Community for orientation events and ongoing peer support.
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