Regent College London

Regent College London (RCL) is a private higher education college based in London, delivering full UK degrees that are awarded by the University of Greater Manchester. Founded in 2010 as part of a family run education group, it began life in Wembley offering vocational higher national qualifications, opened its doors to the wider public in 2013, and has since grown into a six location college teaching bachelor’s, top up and master’s degrees across the capital.

It is registered with the Office for Students, the independent regulator for higher education in England, and it holds a UK Visas and Immigration student sponsor licence, which means it issues its own Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) to international students. Teaching quality is its strongest published metric: 90% of students said they were satisfied with teaching quality in the National Student Survey 2025.

For international students the headline is unusually simple. Tuition is GBP 17,500 per year for every degree programme, whether that is a three year bachelor’s, a one year top up, an MSc, an LLM or the MBA. There is no application fee. Entry points run through most months of the year rather than only in September, which is the single feature that sets this college apart from almost every UK university.

Key Facts at a Glance

2. Regent College London vs Regent’s University London: Clear This Up First

This is the most important section on the page, because getting it wrong will cost you money. Search this college’s name and you will be shown an acceptance rate of 84%, a tuition fee of GBP 9,796, an eleven acre garden campus in Regent’s Park, and courses in fashion design and luxury brand management.

None of that belongs to Regent College London. Every one of those facts describes Regent’s University London, a completely separate private university founded in 1984, which received its own degree awarding powers in 2012 and became a university in 2013.

The Fee Figures That Are Simply Wrong

Even pages that correctly identify this college get the money wrong. Across the listings currently ranking for this search we found the annual international fee stated as GBP 12,000 to 21,500, as GBP 19,000 to 24,500, and as GBP 13,550 to 15,950. The college publishes one figure for 2026/27: GBP 17,500. All three of those ranges are wrong, and each one would break a family budget in a different direction.

Other errors we found in circulation include a founding date of 2005, a campus on Baker Street that does not exist, and one page claiming the University of Greater Manchester is a fictional institution. It is not. It is the renamed University of Bolton, and its name goes on your degree certificate.

3. Rankings, Recognition & Quality Assurance

Let us be direct about this, because it is where most agents oversell. Regent College London has no QS, Times Higher Education or US News ranking, and it never will. Those tables rank universities. This is a college. Anyone showing you a global rank for it is showing you the other Regent.

What matters instead is the recognition that genuinely applies to your certificate and your visa:

4. Courses & Programmes at Regent College London

Ten degree programmes are currently open to international applicants, and every one of them results in a University of Greater Manchester award. The subject focus is deliberately narrow: business, computing, health and social care, and law. There is no fashion, no film, no fine art.

Two Programmes That Need Extra Attention

Other Study Routes

Beyond the ten degrees, the college also runs Foundation Year routes for students who do not yet meet direct entry, and Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma programmes in Business (Management), Digital Technologies and Engineering. These are legitimate pathways, but they sit below degree level and carry different visa consequences, which we explain in Section 11.

5. Tuition Fees 2026/27 & Total Cost Breakdown

This is where Regent College London is genuinely straightforward. There is one international fee and it does not change by subject or level.

Realistic First Year Cost for an Indian Student

A one year master’s ends there. A three year bachelor’s multiplies tuition and living costs across three years, so the full commitment is very different even though year one looks identical.

The Deposit Question

A tuition deposit of GBP 8,750, exactly half the annual fee, is recorded in agent channels. That figure does not appear on the college’s own published fee page, and at least one third party source quotes a much lower deposit of GBP 4,000. Never transfer money on the basis of a number from a listings page. Get the exact deposit amount written into your offer letter first.

6. Admission Requirements for International Students 2026

Regent College London does not publish an acceptance rate, and any site quoting one for this institution has taken it from the other Regent. Admission is decided against published entry criteria rather than a competitive ratio.

The college’s own published international entry table sets these positions for India:

On the undergraduate side the correction runs the other way. Listing sites put the Class 12 bar at 50% or 55%. The college publishes 60%. Plan on 60, and treat anything lower as a case that needs individual assessment rather than an assumption.

Additional Requirements by Programme

• MBA: a minimum of two years of relevant work experience, plus an application accompanied by a reflective overview of the managerial responsibilities you have held to date. This is a genuine filter, not a formality, and fresh graduate applications will not succeed.
• LLM, MSc Software Engineering, MSc Social Care Health and Wellbeing: an interview or a portfolio of work may be requested. Expect it rather than being caught out by it.
• All applicants: official transcripts with certified English translations where relevant, a valid passport, and proof of English proficiency or an approved waiver.

7. English Language Requirements

Two Ways Around an External Test

8. How to Apply to Regent College London: Step-by-Step

There is no application fee and no UCAS requirement for international applicants, so the process is faster than at most UK universities. Here is the full sequence for 2027 entry:

9. Intakes & Entry Points 2026 to 2028

Multiple entry points are the college’s strongest practical advantage. A student who misses September does not lose a year, which in London saves a very large amount of money in living costs alone.

10. Scholarships & Bursaries: The Honest Position

This section is where we differ sharply from most pages about this college, so read it carefully before anyone promises you money.

The short version: Regent College London publishes no entry scholarship for international students. There is no merit award, no country award and no automatic fee reduction anywhere on its website. What it does publish is a set of need based funds, and some of those are open to international students once enrolled.

Funds Tied to UK Student Finance (Home Students Only)

These three sit under the college’s Access and Participation Plan and are described as support in addition to maintenance loans from Student Finance England. All three also require 90% attendance and 100% assignment submission, and are paid only after that is confirmed. International students cannot access them.

Funds That Enrolled International Students Can Apply To

All three are for students already enrolled. None of them reduces the fee you must show for your visa, and none of them should feature in the funds you present at application stage.

The Claims We Could Not Verify

Several agent and listing pages advertise entry awards at this college. We looked for each on the college’s own website and found none of them:

• An International Student Scholarship of up to GBP 2,000 a year.
• An Early Payment Discount of around 5% for paying the full annual fee upfront.
• A Progression Scholarship for students moving up from an HND or foundation route.
• An Alumni Scholarship of around 10% off postgraduate fees for returning graduates.
• An Early Bird Automatic Bursary of around GBP 4,450 for the first year.

11. Campuses, Facilities & Student Life

Regent College London does not have a single traditional campus. It teaches from six locations across central, north and west London, each a short walk from a tube or rail station. Which building you attend depends on your course, so confirm it before signing an accommodation contract.

What You Get and What You Do Not

Every location has a student common room, IT support, a prayer room and vending machines. Term time opening runs to 9pm on weekdays at the central locations, and several open at weekends, which genuinely suits students who work part time.

What is not there: halls of residence, a conventional students’ union, sports grounds, and campus wide extracurricular infrastructure. Student support covers academic skills coaching, confidential wellbeing sessions, mental health workshops and careers guidance, but the social side of student life is something you build in London itself rather than something the college hands you.

12. Accommodation in London

The college does not provide or guarantee accommodation. International students arrange private housing, which means budgeting realistically for London rather than for a smaller UK city.

These are market estimates for planning, not published college figures. The practical tip is simple: confirm your teaching location before you sign anything. Living in Southall while studying at Holborn every day is an expensive and exhausting mistake.

13. UK Student Visa & the Graduate Route

Regent College London is a UKVI licensed student sponsor with a track record of compliance, licence number GXN1JH48X. It issues its own CAS, so you do not depend on a partner institution for visa sponsorship.

Student Visa Essentials

• Unconditional offer plus a valid CAS from the college.
• Course level: all ten degree programmes are at degree level or above.
• English proficiency evidenced by test or approved waiver.
• Funds held for 28 consecutive days ending no earlier than 31 days before you apply, covering tuition plus the London maintenance rate for up to nine months.
• Work rights: up to 20 hours per week in term time and full time during vacations, subject to your visa conditions.

Graduate Route: 18 Months, Not 2 Years

This is the correction that matters most, and almost every generic UK guide gets it wrong for this college. The college states plainly on its own guidance page that Graduate Route applicants are granted a visa for 18 months, unsponsored, with no restriction on the type or level of work and no minimum salary. You can be employed or self employed, but not as a professional sportsperson or coach.

Dependants: The Answer Is No

Since 1 January 2024 only students on doctoral and research programmes at RQF level 8 may bring a partner or children to the UK. Every programme listed in this article is a taught bachelor’s or master’s course, so none of them allows dependants. If your plan involves bringing a spouse to London, stop and rethink before paying any money.

14. Who Should Not Choose Regent College London

Every institution has a shape, and pretending otherwise costs families money. This college is a poor fit for the following people, and we would rather say so now than after a deposit is paid.

• Anyone bringing a spouse or children. Taught programmes cannot sponsor dependants. This is UK law, not a college policy that can be flexed.
• Anyone who needs a ranked university name. If the family expectation is a recognisable global ranking, this route will disappoint no matter how good the teaching is.
• Anyone wanting a traditional campus experience. No halls, no conventional students’ union, no sports grounds. Teaching happens in buildings spread across London.
• Anyone chasing a regulated profession through this route alone. The MSc Psychology does not make you a psychologist, the LLM does not licence you to practise law, and the MSc Social Care does not make you a registered social worker or nurse. Each requires separate accredited training and registration.
• Anyone relying on part time work to fund tuition. Term time hours are capped at 20 per week and London living costs absorb most of what that pays.
• Anyone planning a sub degree route with a work visa at the end. Higher National qualifications and foundation years are valid study routes, but the Graduate Route requires completion of a degree at undergraduate level or above.

Who It Genuinely Suits

It suits a diploma or HND holder who wants a full UK honours degree in one year of tuition instead of three. It suits a working professional with two years of experience who wants an MBA in London at roughly a third of what central London business schools charge. It suits a student who missed the September cycle and refuses to wait twelve months. And it suits a family that values a single predictable fee over a brand name, with a student who will use the 18 months afterwards deliberately.

15. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)