Royal Holloway, University of London: Statistics

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#592 of 14,131 In the World
#236 of 2,785 In Europe
#48 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#36 of 131 In England
#91 of 1,941 For Art History
Top50% For 178 other topics
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Quick Review

Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Languages
English
Acceptance rate
57%*

* The Royal Holloway, University of London is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsGeneral Certificate of Education (GCE) with 3 passes at Advanced ('A') level; or International European or French Baccalauréat, or equivalent
Academic CalendarSeptember to June (September - December; January-April; May-June)

Research profile

Royal Holloway, University of London is a world-class research university with 31,279 scientific papers published and 801,278 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Biology, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Political Science, Philosophy, Chemistry, and Law.

Publications
31,279
Citations
801,278

Royal Holloway, University of London majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
19,413 / 440,433
Environmental Science
14,897 / 440,790
Biology
14,360 / 511,881
Computer Science
12,355 / 332,522
Engineering
11,860 / 299,148
Physics
11,195 / 299,829
Political Science
10,501 / 202,208
Philosophy
10,311 / 223,540
Chemistry
10,040 / 346,927
Law
9,814 / 196,563
History
9,499 / 183,309
Geography and Cartography
8,924 / 228,538
Geology
8,317 / 299,902
Sociology
8,312 / 185,378
Medicine
7,671 / 274,604
Quantum and Particle physics
7,227 / 185,436
Psychology
6,871 / 218,859
Paleontology
6,833 / 260,640
Archaeology
6,743 / 169,921
Ecology
6,231 / 215,962
Business
5,484 / 135,211
Mathematics
5,404 / 144,256
Art & Design
5,292 / 84,386
Linguistics
4,709 / 104,426
Economics
4,525 / 103,911
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
4,472 / 129,830
Genetics
4,132 / 155,273
Organic Chemistry
4,099 / 134,100
Biochemistry
4,009 / 155,706
Materials Science
3,984 / 110,812
Statistics
3,772 / 112,875
Earth science and Geophysics
3,106 / 140,112
Social Psychology
2,935 / 87,621
Botany
2,868 / 112,937
Neuroscience
2,751 / 112,232
Psychiatry
2,741 / 107,414
Optical Engineering
2,715 / 63,807
Cyber Security
2,476 / 50,071
Pathology
2,346 / 77,965
Literature
2,315 / 28,652

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 348 2043
1992 354 2250
1993 337 2242
1994 406 2735
1995 427 3177
1996 507 3438
1997 472 3761
1998 528 4121
1999 497 4826
2000 547 6057
2001 499 7204
2002 534 7947
2003 601 10115
2004 593 11718
2005 686 13143
2006 721 14609
2007 803 17623
2008 810 18307
2009 918 21383
2010 963 23463
2011 948 26254
2012 1041 30111
2013 1120 33227
2014 1097 36027
2015 1179 38404
2016 1248 39650
2017 1284 40319
2018 1369 46487
2019 1349 51141
2020 1480 57593
2021 1409 65062
2022 1316 62938
2023 1256 61944
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for Royal Holloway, University of London gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Programme UK/EU Students International Students
Undergraduate £9,250 per year £17,600 - £21,900 per year
Postgraduate Taught £7,600 - £10,000 per year £16,400 - £21,900 per year
Postgraduate Research £4,410 - £5,410 per year £16,400 - £21,900 per year

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 Royal Holloway, University of London.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes No
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes No
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes No
Engineering No No No
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

Royal Holloway, University of London alumni

  1. Mark Strong

    Mark Strong
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    stage actorvoice actortelevision actorfilm actor
    Biography

    Mark Strong is a British actor best known for his film roles such as Prince Septimus in Stardust (2007), Archibald in RocknRolla (2008), Lord Henry Blackwood in Sherlock Holmes (2009), Frank D'Amico in Kick-Ass (2010), Jim Prideaux in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Sinestro in Green Lantern (2011), George in Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Major General Stewart Menzies in The Imitation Game (2014), Merlin in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), Dr. Thaddeus Sivana in Shazam! (2019) and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), and John in Cruella (2021).

  2. George Eliot

    George Eliot
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1819-1880 (aged 61)
    Occupations
    translatorwriterphilosopherjournalisteditor
    Biography

    Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Romola (1862–1863), Felix Holt, the Radical (1866), Middlemarch (1871–1872) and Daniel Deronda (1876). Like Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy, she emerged from provincial England; most of her works are set there. Her works are known for their realism, psychological insight, sense of place and detailed depiction of the countryside.

  3. Jojo Moyes

    Jojo Moyes
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    journalistnovelistwriterscreenwriter
    Biography

    Pauline Sara Jo Moyes, known professionally as Jojo Moyes, is an English journalist and, since 2002, an award-winning romance novelist, #1 New York Times best selling author and screenwriter. She is one of only a few authors to have twice won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association and her works have been translated into twenty-eight languages and have sold over 40 million copies worldwide.

  4. Lenny Henry

    Lenny Henry
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    writertelevision actorcomedianstage actorsinger
    Biography

    Sir Lenworth George Henry is a British actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and writer.

All 100 notable alumni

Royal Holloway, University of London faculties and divisions

Faculty : Arts and Social Sciences Arts and Humanities, Classical Languages, Cultural Studies, English, European Studies, French, German, International Relations and Diplomacy, Italian, Japanese, Literature, Media Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Social Work, Spanish, Theatre
Faculty : Management and Economics Criminology, Economics, Management, Sociology
Faculty : Science Biochemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Genetics, Geography, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Natural Sciences, Physics, Psychology

General information

Alternative names RHUL
Founded 1849
Accreditation University of London
Motto Esse Quam Videri
To be, rather than to seem

Location and contacts

Address Egham, TW20 0EX
United Kingdom

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