Aston University is a campus university in the centre of Birmingham, England's second city. It is best known for business, engineering, pharmacy and optometry, and for placement years that give it some of the UK's strongest graduate employment figures. Choose it for an employer-facing degree with a year in industry built in.
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Official website: aston.ac.uk
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AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA triple-accredited
Top 20 in the UK for graduate salaries (LEO)
Guardian University of the Year 2020
£19,000 – £27,000
International students, undergraduate and taught Master's
£10,000 – £12,500
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on aston.ac.uk before you apply.
MSc Business Analytics
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 93
MSc Data Science
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 93
MSc International Business
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 93
MSc Mechanical Engineering
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 93
MSc Finance and Investments
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 93
MPharm Pharmacy
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
Placement years — over 70% of undergraduates spend a year in industry.
Aston Business School — triple-accredited and one of the UK's largest.
Central Birmingham campus — a single green site a ten-minute walk from New Street station.
Pharmacy and optometry — long-standing strengths with strong NHS links.
Business graduates join Deloitte, PwC, HSBC and Birmingham's growing professional services sector.
Engineering alumni work at Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls-Royce and the West Midlands automotive cluster.
Pharmacy and optometry graduates enter the NHS, Boots and Specsavers.
Graduate salaries rank in the UK top 20 five years after graduation.
Undergrad
14 Jan 2027
Postgrad
Rolling
Undergrad
No UG intake
Postgrad
Rolling
The campus is a single 60-acre green site in the middle of Birmingham, with halls, teaching buildings and the students' union around a central lake, minutes from the city centre.
Birmingham is the UK's second city, with a large student population, the Bullring shopping district and rents well below London. London is 80 minutes by train.
CAS from Aston University
Proof of funds for fees and living costs
English test at B2 level or above
TB test certificate, if required
Immigration Health Surcharge payment
Valid passport with blank pages
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS with an equal-consideration deadline of 14 January 2027 for September 2027 entry. Taught Master's courses accept applications on a rolling basis, with most closing in July for September and November for January.
September is the main intake for all undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Aston also runs a January intake for many taught Master's programmes, including business analytics, data science, international business and engineering. Check the course page for which intakes are open.
You need a Student route visa. Aston issues your CAS once you accept an unconditional offer and pay the deposit. Apply online up to six months before your course starts, showing proof of funds, and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge with the application.
Business analytics, data science, international business, mechanical engineering and finance are the most applied-for programmes. Most Master's courses ask for a 2:1 or equivalent, with some accepting a 2:2, and IELTS 6.5. Undergraduate offers typically range from ABB to BBB, with pharmacy requiring AAB.
Yes. Aston offers international scholarships that reduce tuition for high-achieving undergraduate and Master's applicants, including awards for students from India and other countries, usually assessed automatically from your application. Check the university's scholarships page for current amounts and deadlines.
