The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a campus university set in over 300 acres of rolling parkland just two miles from the famous historical city of Norwich. With internationally renowned faculties of study in Arts and Humanities, Health, Science and Social Science, the university enjoys worldwide recognition for its academic achievements and attracts students from over 100 countries to study on campus. They enjoy a safe, clean and enjoyable environment that meets all of their academic, social and sporting needs.

The campus is compact with all teaching, research and accommodation within a few minutes walk of each other. Sporting, cultural and social facilities, including one of the largest sports complexes in the UK and the world famous Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, are also located on campus. The campus and its grounds are open to the public and the site is visited by many thousands each year who enjoy the beauty of the parkland, woods and the Broad (a man-made lake).

UEA offers around 180 undergraduate courses and 140 postgraduate courses across 23 academic Schools of Study grouped into the Faculties of Arts and Humanities, Health, Science and Social Sciences. UEA is consistently ranked in the top 20 for most academic subjects. In 2006 it was voted joint first mainstream English university for student satisfaction, and was also shortlisted as University of the Year by a leading newspaper.

UEA was the first UK university to launch a Creative Writing MA. Many well-known writers have graduated from or taught on the prestigious course, launched in 1970 by Sir Malcolm Bradbury and Angus Wilson, including Angela Carter, Ian McEwan, Andrew Motion, Rose Tremain and Tracey Chevalier.

The University introduced the UK’s first School of Environmental Sciences in 1967 – a department described by Professor Sir David King, the Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government as “the strongest in the world.

With over 3,000 student residences on campus and excellent road, rail and air links this makes the university a great choice for students

General Information

• Student population : 14,000
• City population: Approx 125,000
• Rural/urban setting : Urban
• Date of establishment : 1964
• Location: Self contained campus located in beautiful parkland 2 miles outside of the city of Norwich
• Centers of excellence: UEA is top for Film and TV Studies, Biology, Psychology, and Economics and in the top 10 in the UK for 12 of 19 of the subjects areas identified. Eleven research units (inc. environmental science, film and TV studies and history) were graded 5 or 5* (the highest ratings available) in the in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), with around 90% of academic staff submitted working in units rated as being internationally or nationally excellent.
• Cost of tuition per year: Undergraduate programs: £8,950 - £11,300; Postgraduate programs: £9,150 – £11,500
  Estimated Living costs: Approximately £6,600 (per year) including accommodation, food, books, transportation and social life.