Birkbeck, University of London
About
Birkbeck, University of London is a UK university founded in 1823, based in London, with around 19,020 students. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded Birkbeck, University of London a Bronze rating.
Academic staff have published 34,373 works cited 1,719,826 times, with an h-index of 435.
Courses at Birkbeck, University of London (312)
Accounting
Birkbeck, University of London
A-Levels
BBC
UCAS Points
112 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£32,000
Accounting and Finance
Birkbeck, University of London
Accounting and Finance
Birkbeck, University of London
A-Levels
BBC
UCAS Points
112 points
Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year
Birkbeck, University of London
UCAS Points
48 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£32,000
Accounting with Foundation Year
Birkbeck, University of London
Advanced Computing
Birkbeck, University of London
Who gets into Birkbeck, University of London
See full breakdown →Full-time undergraduates admitted in 2023-24, by neighbourhood deprivation. Source: Office for Students.
From the least deprived 20% of UK neighbourhoods
8.4%
From the most deprived 20%
23.1%
The poorest-area share is 14.7 percentage points higher than the richest-area share among 850 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of Birkbeck, University of London
See all 102 →102 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Alfred Russel Wallace
British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913)
Annie Besant
British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933)
Ramsay MacDonald
British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935 (1866–1937)
Marcus Garvey
Jamaica-born British political activist, Pan-Africanist, orator, and entrepreneur (1887-1940)
Daisy Ridley
English actress (born 1992)
Kemi Badenoch
British politician and Leader of the Opposition to the British Government (2024–present) and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2024 (born 1980)
Helen Sharman
British chemist who became the first Briton in space
William Joyce
British fascist and propaganda broadcaster (1906-1946)
Sidney Webb
English socialist economist, 1859–1947 (1859–1947)
Arthur Wing Pinero
British writer (1855-1934)
Chris Abani
Nigerian-born American author (born 1966)
Prince Louis of Luxembourg
third son of the Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
Rankings
- QS World 2026
- =388
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- 301–350
- ARWU (Shanghai) 2025
- #801
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Quick Facts
- Location
- London
- Postcode
- WC1E 7HX
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1823
- Student Count
- 19,020
- TEF Rating
- Bronze