Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG

Tel 020 7898 4034

study@soas.ac.uk

www.soas.ac.uk

Sunday Times ranking 24 (22=)

Teaching excellence 71.4%

Student satisfaction 70.5%

Head teacher ranking 45= (38=)

Peer ranking 22 (24=)

Research quality 75.5%

A/AS-level points 365

A-levels for entry 59%

Unemployment 4.5%

Firsts and 2:1s 68.9%

Student/staff ratio 10.1:1

Dropout rate 16% (14%)

World ranking 70=

Undergraduates 2,370 (60)

Postgraduates 1,264 (832)

Teaching staff 220

Applications/places 5,304/813; 6.5:1 (+3.7%)

Clearing entry 5.8%

Bursaries 41%: £410-£720

Scholarships None

EU/overseas 13%/17.8%

Mature 22.1%

State school 70%

Lowest social classes 21%

Low-participation areas 9%

Live in 25% £115-£179

Soas is a jewel in the crown of higher education the world over. The school has forged a reputation in its specialist area that is second to none and applications continue their upward trend this year as it holds its position on the fringes of our top 20.

There are more than 300 degrees to pick from, mainly joint honours options giving students a breadth of knowledge within their specialised chosen field. For example, you can study Hindi in conjunction with development studies, music, history or social anthropology, to name just four of 13 possible combinations. This trend is repeated through the school’s extensive languages portfolio, which includes Persian, Turkish, Sanskrit, Vietnamese and Georgian.

All languages are taught ab initio; no prior knowledge is required, which is just as well as you will not find many of them offered in sixth forms up and down the country.

State-of-the-art language laboratories have just been completed as part of a centre for excellence in teaching and learning covering languages of the wider world.

The Bloomsbury campus places students at the heart of the capital. The main Vernon Square residential site, a 20-minute walk off Pentonville Road, has had plans approved to house an extra 100 students.

With about a third of them recruited from overseas, drawn by its outstanding name, education here feels every bit as cosmopolitan as life in the capital itself.

Open days October 17; February 6, 2008; April 16.

Student view Aileen Puhlmann, students’ union co-president:

USP The size of our university ensures you will see the same faces.

Worst feature The organised bureaucratic chaos will ensure you learn to get your voice heard.

Location We are in the academic heart of London.

Social scene With more than 100 societies there is always an event going on and it is usually packed.

Rated excellent (8) Anthropology; east and south Asian studies; history of art, architecture and design; law; Middle Eastern and African studies; music; politics; theology and religious studies.

Degree of student satisfaction 70.5%

History and Archeology 75.6; Politics 73.2; Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies 72.2; Economics 69.6; Law 69.6; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 68.1; Other Languages and Area studies 67.9

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