Royal Holloway, University of London is a renowned public university, located in England. The university is currently home to 10,862 undergraduates, 1,147 postgraduate taught and 588 postgraduate research students. RHUL offers 238 full-time undergraduate and 122 full-time postgraduate courses. Popular courses include Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Analytics, Information Security, and project management research among others.
Admission to RHUL is highly competitive, with only 17% acceptance rate. Undergraduate applicants require a minimum of 60% in Year 12, while postgraduate applicants need a UK 2:1 (60-70%) or high 2:2 (57%+). English proficiency requirements range from IELTS 5.5 for undergraduate to IELTS 5.5-6.5 for postgraduate programs at RHUL.
The tuition fee for international undergraduate students is £20,250 (~INR 22.38 lakhs) per year. The postgraduate tuition fee is £17,500 (~INR 19.34 lakhs). The average cost of living for Indian students is £800 (~INR 88,424) per month. To reduce the overall expenses, the university provides dedicated scholarships towards Indian students. These include the Royal Holloway India Postgraduate Scholarship of £6,000 fee reduction and the India Undergraduate Scholarship of £2,000 fee reduction. The university has excellent placement support, with employers like Rolls Royce, Shell, and Disney hiring its graduates through placements.
What's New in RHUL?
6 October 2025: Royal Holloway, University of London, reduces its MSc Data Science and Analytics international tuition fee to £29,300 (₹34.96 lakhs) for 2026-27, down £1,800 from last year’s £31,100.