Birkbeck University of London: Rankings, Courses & Admissions

Birkbeck University of London, UK, is a leading research and academic institution with a ranking of 408th in the QS World University Rankings (2025). It is also at 301-350th in THE World University Rankings (2024). The University celebrated 100 years as a part of the University of London in 2020. 

It has accreditation from the Small Business Charter for the School of Business, Economics and Informatics, Royal Statistical Society, British Computing Society, ACCA, CFA Institute, CIMA, CIM, ICAEW, and CMI. More than 65,000 Birkbeck alumni are in the UK and from 130+ countries. 

Birkbeck University campus is located in Bloomsbury in central London.  Major research centres at the institute include the Institute of Earth and Planetary Science, Institute for the Moving Image, Institute for Structural Molecular Biology and the Institute for Social Research. 

There are undergraduate, postgraduate, short, and PhD/MPhil programs for students. Some top study disciplines include arts and architecture, accounting, archaeology, management, art history, business studies, chemistry, classics, criminology and criminal justice, digital media, data science, education, economics, finance, film and media studies, geography, and more. 

Noted alumni include writer-professor Sir Roger Scruton, crystallographer JD Bernal, social reformer Annie Besant, college founder and doctor George Birkbeck, poet-playwright TS Eliot, and biophysicist Rosalind Franklin. 

The careers service is readily available for students, helping them enhance their employability. They can also find jobs and internships while getting career-related advice and information. This service helps with recruitment and employability solutions and events, along with offering employability guidance, career coaching, panel discussions, workshops, resumes and application assistance.