SOAS University of London
About
SOAS University of London is a UK university founded in 1916, based in Camden, with around 6,295 students. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded SOAS University of London a Silver rating.
Academic staff have published 15,344 works cited 224,284 times, with an h-index of 188.
Courses at SOAS University of London (289)
Accounting and Finance
SOAS University of London
A-Levels
ABB
NSS Score
80.38%
Africa and Black Diaspora and Economics including a year abroad
SOAS University of London
A-Levels
AAB
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£27,000
African Studies and Intensive Swahili
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Anthropology of Food
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Anthropology of Food and Intensive Language
SOAS University of London
Anthropology of Global Futures and Sustainability
SOAS University of London
Who gets into SOAS 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
12.4%
From the most deprived 20%
17.3%
The poorest-area share is 4.9 percentage points higher than the richest-area share among 1,220 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of SOAS University of London
See all 243 →243 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Aung San Suu Kyi
former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
John Evans Atta Mills
sixth President of the Republic of Ghana (1944–2012)
Bülent Ecevit
16th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey (1925–2006)
Paul Robeson
American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976)
Luísa Diogo
Mozambican politician (1958–2026)
Bernard Lewis
British-American historian (1916–2018)
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
wife of Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
Francesca Albanese
Italian lawyer and academic (born 1977), independent United Nations human rights expert
Jung Chang
Chinese-British author (born 1952)
Romila Thapar
Indian historian (born 1931)
Antony Flew
British analytic and evidentialist philosopher (1923-2010)
Freya Madeline Stark
British travel writer (1893-1993)
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #62
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #116
- QS World 2026
- =511
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- 401–500
Score breakdown
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Camden
- Postcode
- WC1H 0XG
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1916
- Student Count
- 6,295
- TEF Rating
- Silver