University of Exeter

In subject rankings 2026, Exeter Uni ranks among the Top 100 subject rankings. This include Psychology, which ranks at #87 and Arts and Humanities that ranks at #95. Also, 8 of Exeter Uni subjects rank among the Top 200 in the world rankings such as Business and Economics, Life Sciences, Social Sciences, etc. 

Exeter University ranks among the Top 100 Universities in the UK in 2026. In the rankings by the Guardian, the Uni of Exeter ranks at #17. In the Complete University Guide rankings, this university ranks at #11 in 2026. In the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 ranks at #14. 

University of Exeter is known to have a well known global alumni network of graduate students around the world. These personalities have proved to be successful in their careers or fields they had chosen. The fanous people who studied at Exeter University are mentioned as follows:

• J. K Rowling - Writer and Novelist 
• Vanessa Kirby - Film Actor 
• Peter Philips - British Businessman
• Thom Yorke- Pianist and Dancer 
• Sajid Javid - Banker and Politician 

University of Exeter has many excellence scholarships with a value of over EUR 7 million every year. The requirements to be considered for one of these scholarships are mentioned down below:

• Applicants must have international fee status
• Should have already have an admission offer by the university for a undergraduate degree for the September intake
• Applicants are selected based on academic merit and the information that they have mentioned on their application. 
• Course specific requirements that are mentioned on the official website 

After applying for undergraduate courses at University of Exeter, international students who will apply by the equal consideration deadline in January, will receive the admission decision by the end of March. The university might ask for additional academic documents to be fully considered. On the other hand the admission decisions for the postgraduate courses at University of Exeter are sent to the applicants after 20 days of applying. The decision will be confirmed after the submission of the additional documents. 

University of Exeter offers a lot of courses for international students at the undergraduate, postgraduate and research levels. Students can check the official website and select a course that they are interested in. The most popular programs at Exeter University are mentioned below:

• Biological Sciences 
• Engineering 
• Geology 
• Geography 
• Economics 
• Psychology 

University of Exeter is one of the top ranked universities in the UK known for research and high student satisfaction. More than 99% of the university's research was of good quality by the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021. It has been ranked at #155 in the QS World Rankings 2026. Additionally the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings has included the university in the top 30 in the world showing that it is prestigious by a lot of ranking bodies. 

University of Exeter acceptance rate stands at about 73, meaning that out of every 100 applicants who apply to the univeristy's admission process about 73 are likely to be offered the opportunity to enroll on the campus groundS. Thus, the admission criteria of the university is rather non-selective.