Welcome to St Mary's University, London

Founded in 1850, St Mary's University, Twickenham is an esteemed and well-respected UK university with a rich heritage of academic excellence, personal care, and values-led education. Located in the green borough of Richmond upon Thames, South West London, the university offers a winning mix of historic character and cutting-edge innovation — the perfect option for international students who desire top-class education in a peaceful but internationally connected setting.

St Mary's is particularly renowned for its attention to student success, civic engagement, and graduate job placement. It is a medium-sized university with a total enrollment of around 6,000 students and has a close, personalized learning environment where the student is known by name, rather than number. It is consistently ranked highly within the UK for teaching excellence and student satisfaction, which reflects its personalized learning culture.

The campus is situated in the peaceful and safe suburb of Strawberry Hill, with the ideal learning environment, but with quick access (30 minutes by train) to Central London's dynamic opportunities. The lovely campus features historic buildings, state-of-the-art learning facilities, and lush green open parks, providing the right balance of tradition and modern student life.

St Mary's has a wide range of career-related undergraduate and postgraduate courses with particular strengths in:

• Business, Management & Finance
• Sports Science, Strength & Conditioning and Coaching
• Education and Teacher Training
• Health, Nutrition & Applied Sciences
• Psychology and Social Sciences
• Theology, Philosophy & Ethics
• Creative Arts, Media and Communications

The sporting profile of the university is also high — it has the Centre for Elite Performance, which is one of the world's top Olympic-standard training complexes and coaching talent. Its tradition-anchored connection to the education sector also places it in the upper echelons of teacher training and education research in the UK.

Besides academics, St Mary's equips students to develop holistically through extracurricular activities, volunteering, placements, and personal development. Its work-based learning, links with industry, and employability support enable students to gain real-world skills and experience before they graduate.

St Mary's University is committed to international engagement, diversity, and inclusion. The university recruits international students from over 90 nations and provides unparalleled support services that help the international students settle in comfortably, thrive, and attain success in their academic career.

Whatever your desire to study a business degree, sport, health, education or the humanities — St Mary's offers a supportive, inspiring, and internationally recognized platform on which to launch your future.