About
Goldsmiths, University of London is a UK university founded in 1891, based in Lewisham, with around 8,836 students. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded Goldsmiths, University of London a Bronze rating.
Academic staff have published 15,631 works cited 573,405 times, with an h-index of 270.
Courses at Goldsmiths, University of London (238)
Acting
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Advanced Practices
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Advanced Practices
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Anthropology
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A-Levels
BBB
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£24,000
Anthropology
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Anthropology
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Who gets into Goldsmiths, 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
13.2%
From the most deprived 20%
19.8%
The poorest-area share is 6.6 percentage points higher than the richest-area share among 1,160 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London
See all 244 →244 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
John Cale
Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1942)
Lucian Freud
British painter and agravar (1922-2011)
Steve McQueen
British film director and video artist (born 1969)
Princess Beatrice of York
elder daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson
Damon Albarn
British musician
Mary Quant
British fashion designer (1930-2023)
Brian Molko
Belgium-born British-American musician (born 1972)
Kalki Koechlin
French actress and writer
Antony Gormley
British sculptor (born 1950)
Damien Hirst
English sculptor and installation artist
Bernardine Evaristo
British author and academic (1959-)
Tracey Emin
English sculptor, painter, and installation artist (born 1963)
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #71
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #67
- QS World 2026
- 711-720
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- 501–600
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Lewisham
- Postcode
- SE14 6NW
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1891
- Student Count
- 8,836
- TEF Rating
- Bronze