Birkbeck, University of London: Statistics

Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 626 of 12,502	In the World
# 255 of 2,816	In Europe
# 53 of 208	In United Kingdom
# 40 of 171	In England
# 8 of 36	In London
# 44 of 873	For Cinematography
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

50%

Enrollment

17,319

Languages

English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Bachelor

Website

bbk.ac.uk

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	50%
Admissions Requirements	Overseas students admitted to full-time postgraduate courses must hold good first degree or equivalent, and the following minimum scores in English Language: IELTS: 7.0; TOEFL: 550; AEB Test in English for Educational Purposes: 4
Academic Calendar	September to July (September - December; January-March; April-July)
Enrollment	17,319

We've calculated the 50% acceptance rate for Birkbeck, University of London based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Birkbeck, University of London faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up Birkbeck, University of London.

Institute : Gender and Sexuality

Gender Studies

Institute : Humanities

Arts and Humanities

Institute : Lifelong Learning

Continuing Education

Institute : Structural Molecular Biology

Molecular Biology

Institute : Study of Children, Family and Social Issues

Family Studies

School : Arts

Archaeology Art History Arts and Humanities Classical Languages Cultural Studies English Film History Latin American Studies Linguistics Media Studies Modern Languages Philosophy Political Sciences Sociology Spanish

School : Business, Economics and Informatics

Computer Science Economics Management Mathematics Statistics

School : Law

Law

School : Science

Biological and Life Sciences Chemistry Crystallography Earth Sciences Psychology

School : Social Sciences, History and Philosophy

Archaeology Classical Languages Development Studies Education Environmental Studies Geography History Linguistics Philosophy Political Sciences Psychology Social Policy

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Birkbeck, University of London.

Programs	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Art & Design	Yes	Yes	Yes
Biology	Yes	Yes	Yes
Business	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chemistry	Yes	Yes	Yes
Computer Science	Yes	Yes	Yes
Economics	Yes	Yes	Yes
Engineering	No	Yes	Yes
Environmental Science	Yes	Yes	Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mathematics	Yes	Yes	Yes
Medicine	No	No	No
Physics	Yes	Yes	Yes
Psychology	Yes	Yes	Yes

Doctorate

Ancient Civilizations Applied Linguistics Archaeology Art History Arts and Humanities Biology Classical Languages Computer Science Development Studies Economics Education English Environmental Studies Film Gender Studies Geography Geology German History Industrial and Organizational Psychology Latin American Studies Management Mathematics Political Sciences Sociology Statistics

Research profile

Birkbeck, University of London is a world-class research university with 31,325 scientific papers published and 1,040,828 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Computer Science, Philosophy, Environmental Science, Physics, Political Science, Engineering, Law, and Chemistry.

Publications

31,325

Citations

1,040,828

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	19,897 / 571,190
Biology	14,662 / 663,303
Computer Science	13,059 / 547,184
Philosophy	11,896 / 372,513
Environmental Science	11,373 / 374,512
Physics	11,021 / 420,113
Political Science	10,782 / 268,153
Engineering	10,312 / 362,595
Law	9,954 / 254,983
Chemistry	9,504 / 426,240
Sociology	9,215 / 282,633
Psychology	8,663 / 411,257
Medicine	8,435 / 396,076
History	7,968 / 162,277
Geography and Cartography	6,789 / 190,449
Quantum and Particle physics	6,677 / 262,892
Geology	6,179 / 234,607
Linguistics	5,952 / 227,818
Business	5,766 / 200,257
Biochemistry	5,549 / 282,374
Art & Design	5,470 / 98,549
Genetics	5,235 / 254,365
Mathematics	5,145 / 253,126
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	5,105 / 219,483
Archaeology	4,946 / 132,137
Paleontology	4,851 / 192,686
Economics	4,796 / 174,675
Organic chemistry	4,256 / 196,726
Neuroscience	4,012 / 215,438
Psychiatry	3,839 / 218,449
Statistics	3,775 / 204,515
Ecology	3,557 / 137,172
Materials Science	3,506 / 130,346
Cognitive Science	3,232 / 184,128
Social Psychology	3,040 / 146,912
Management	2,421 / 98,576
Literature	2,376 / 36,689
Optics	2,269 / 85,001
Child Psychology	2,197 / 140,485
Machine Learning	2,176 / 117,991

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58 Notable alumni

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