MSc Overseas Pharmacists (OSPAP) 

at Aston University, Birmingham

Aston University does not require any application fee from the students who are applying for the postgraduate course. However, applications made through the UCAS application portal for undergraduate courses are required to pay the application fee of GBP 28.5 (INR 3.2 K) as the portal fee.

The undergraduate applications are not considered as complete applications if the application fee is not submitted. Students are requested to pay the application fee through Credit Card or from the official Bank portal.

Both are well-known institutions in UK. When it comes to rankings, Birmingham beats Aston with the rank #76 in QS World for the year 2026. Whereas, the latter has been ranked #395.

Mentioned below is the comparison between them based on some other parameters:

Yes, Aston University UK permits international students to work while studying. Overseas students must be mindful of the fact that they can work no more than 20 hours per week while classes are in session and it is essential that this employment does not interfere with a their academic program. During vacations, they can work for unlimited hours.

Know more about part-time jobs in UK for international students.

To get into the Aston University students are required to apply through the UCAS application portal for the Undergraduate courses and the postgraduate course the applications are accepted through the university portal itself along with the supporting documents and other eligibility requirements of the university. Here is the information mentioned below on the application process.

• Visit the official website of the university.

• Explore the course from the official website of the university and check the eligibility requirements and other documents needed to apply successfully at the university.

• Select the apply option, which will be available on every course page. Or open the application portal.

• Fill out the application form and provide all the documents required at the university as per the course.

• Submit the application form.

The rankings have been provided by THE (Times Higher Education) since the year 2004. The creation of these rankings is done to know and evaluate the university's performance on the global stage and provide a comprehensive ranking report for the students to make an informed higher education decision.

For the year 2025, Aston University is ranked at #351 which is an improvement from the last year ranking of #401. For the year 2023, it stayed the same.

According to the reviews of the students collated by Shiksha Reviews, 52% of the students never faced discrimination while their time at this university. 

Aston University receives a 3.0 on the scale of 5.0 for internships, 3.7 for part-time work, 3.5 for post study jobs, 3.7 for value of money, and 4.6 for public transportation facilities. Most students speak fondly of this University, however some of the areas of improvement include safety at night near campus and internships. 

To apply for the students visa to study at Aston university, international students are required to fulfil certain eligiblity condition of the country. To Know the detail about the visa requirement and application check the information below:

• before applying for the visa students should have all the necessary documents along with the letter of acceptance from the university to proceed further with the application.
• visit the official website of the visa authority of the country and apply directly. 
• check the country specific requirement for the visa and star filling out the form.
• provide all the supporting documents aloing with the visa application form and the application fee.
• Recheck the application document and submit the application and wait for the response from the visa authority.

Adittionally, students can also get in touch with the advice team at Aston University to get an assistance on theri visa application and immegration services.

For the UK-based universities only, The Guardian University Guide rankings are realized. Some of the few indicators that are used to compute the rankings of these universities are entry standards, student-staff ratio, teaching quality, feedback, career prospects, etc.

Aston University ranks at #21, which is an increase of 4 spots as the university ranked lower in the year 2024 which was rank #25. The rankings given by The Guardian are fluctuating as since the year 2023. The Business and Management programs at this university are ranking at #32 for the year 2025. For most of the programs, these rankings are improving year on year.

The Complete University Guide rankings assess the Universities in the UK on a variety of parameters that can be considered crucial when selecting a university. According to the ranking data published by this ranking body, Aston University ranks at #43 among the best universities in the world which is a decline in the rankings from the previous year 2024, as it was #41.

The Complete University Guide Rankings for this university are fluctuating since 2023, where the rank was 48. The next year it got better by 7 places, however declined by 2 places in 2025.