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Keele University

Keele University, founded in 1949, sits on a self-contained 600-acre campus in Staffordshire, about an hour from Manchester and Birmingham. It is known for health subjects (medicine, nursing, pharmacy), law and small-group teaching, with all accommodation and facilities on campus.

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Location: Keele, England
Undergraduate fees: £18,900 – £26,600
Postgraduate fees: £20,700 – £26,600
Intakes: September, January
IELTS (undergraduate): 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each subtest (higher for some courses, e.g. Nursing)
Note: Banded international fees for 2027/28. Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and some top-up and online courses sit outside the bands; course pages still show 2026/27 fees (e.g. £18,200 for many UG courses).

For Sri Lankan students

Entry requirements.

Undergraduate: Subject-specific A level requirements apply (e.g. BBC–ABB); students without direct-entry qualifications can take the International Foundation Year at Keele University International College.
Postgraduate: Special Bachelor's degree with Lower Second (55%+) for 2:2-equivalent courses or Upper Second (60%+) for 2:1-equivalent courses.
English: Sri Lankan O Level English grade A/Distinction accepted for undergraduate entry; IELTS waived for PG applicants who completed a UK-awarded postgraduate degree in Sri Lanka within 2 years (or UK-awarded undergraduate degree within 5 years).

Source: keele.ac.uk

Funding

Scholarships

Automatic Undergraduate Global Scholarship worth £3,000 off tuition (2026/27 and 2027/28 entry) and Postgraduate Global Scholarship of £3,000–£5,000 one-off discount (2026/27 entry), both based on academic achievement; GREAT Scholarships (£10,000) are also offered for specific countries.

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Information checked October 2026 from Keele University’s official website: keele.ac.uk/study/internationalstudents/yourcountry, keele.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/tuitionfeesandfundi, keele.ac.uk/study/postgraduatestudy/tuitionfeesandf, keele.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/tuitionfeesandfundi. Fees and requirements can change; we confirm the latest details before you apply.

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