Leicester

Yes, Indian students can study at the De Montfort University in Leicester without IELTS. For that, they'll need to attain a mininum 70% in their Class 12th English exam or submit a Medium of Instruction Certificate from a recognised university.

Yes, the De Montfort University in Leicester has an active Indian student community. The community supports Indian students with integration in Leicester.

It also organizes several cultural events related to Diwali, Holi, and Bollywood and gives Indian students in UK a chance to come together.

DMU in Leicester offers all key support services to its international students. This includes online pre-arrival briefing that cover travel tips, document requirements, and Welcome Week activities.

The university also provides visa guidance, airport pickup, academic and personal wellbeing services to its students.

Graduates in Leicester earn an average salary of around GBP 32,000 or INR 39 Lakhs per year, according to Payscale. This is only the average salary. Experienced professionals earn more than twice of this. An Experienced Operations Manager can earn as much as GBP 71,000 or INR 86.52 Lakhs per year.

The salary depends on experience and the industry. The tech industry pay the best money to graduates. Business and Finance also pay well.

1 GBP = INR 121.86

Source: Payscale

University of Leicester admits many students from all over globe who belong to diverse ethnic groups and having various backgrounds. Table mentioned below shows student demographic for Leicester University in 2023-24 -

(Source: UoL equality information report 2024) 

The Leicester University acceptance rate for international students stands at 14.5% for UG candidates, meaning that out of every 100 students who apply to the university's admission process, around 14-15 applicants are likely to be admitted. This makes the University of Leicester admissions extremely competitive for international undergraduate students. The figures for 2024 can be checked out from the table given below:

The University of Leicester acceptance rate stands around 70-74%, meaning that out of every 100 students who apply to the university's admission process, around 70-74 are likely to be admitted, suggesting that the universisty's admission criteria are not very selective.

However, if we talk about the Leicester University acceptance rate for UG students, it stands at a mere 18.7%, making the selection criteria for UG students very stringent. Thus, students are suggested to maintain a good academic record and be an active participant in extracurricular activities.

International Citizen of Change (India) Scholarship of Leicester University is offered to the best and the brightest UG applicants of India for the 2025-26 intake. The value of this scholarship is GBP 10,000 per year (Around IR 11.6 lakh). To apply for this scholarship, the applicants should submit an application via a short video and a written submission. The video should not be longer than 2 minutes and the written submission should not be more than 500 words.

According to THE, Leicester Uni has a world ranking of #191 in 2025 and #192 in 2026. This shows an increasing ranking trend of the university. The QS world rankings has placed the university at #326 in 2026 and #285 in 2025 which shows a declining ranking trend of Leicester.