SOAS University of London : Rankings, Fees & Courses Details

At SOAS, we view the world through a different lens. Our expertise in the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East shapes our understanding – to tackle the global challenges of our time. Come to SOAS and join a welcoming, diverse, and close-knit community in central London. Here, we challenge perspectives, broach debate and empower our students to find solutions to the issues facing the world today.

We welcome the brightest minds to study on our leafy, central London campus. Our programmes of study are all built around a strong social justice mandate, ensuring our graduates go out into the world and make a real difference, 

SOAS programmes are taught by respected specialists engaged in fieldwork and research, which influences both government policy and the lives of individuals across the globe. SOAS scholars debate pressing contemporary issues such as human rights, development, migration, identity, legal systems, poverty, religion, and social change, and engage in a wide range of global research projects, which are shaping the culture, economics and politics of societies all around the world.

An international campus in the heart of London

SOAS is a small and welcoming campus in the diverse and vibrant city of London, named the best student city in the world (QS World Rankings 2023). You’ll be able to meet people from all around the world and live in a cultural hub full of new discoveries.  With 130 nationalities represented on campus, SOAS is one of the most international universities in the world. 

Profiling the SOAS studentA SOAS student is passionate about their field, happy to learn a second language and most of all seeks to engage with multiple perspectives to shatter preconceptions and prejudice. SOAS has a reputation for really breaking the mould when it comes to encouraging independent thought, debate and individuality among students.

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