As of April 23 at 9:30 pm ET, only four universities in the UK had no availability for Americans for Fall 2024 (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, LSE). Here are the more well-known universities that still have availability, according to UCAS.
I’ve also included the QS Global Rankings, which focus on sustainability, research output, and employability, not rejection or yield rates. I’m not necessarily endorsing these, but go to provide some measure of employability and reputation.
University College London (Global #9) – 160; That UCL has any at all is shocking on levels that I cannot explain; it’s as if Yale or Berkeley still had spots available. That said, plenty of good stuff here (not that Egyptology isn’t good stuff), but it’s a lot of joint honours with a modern language. If modern languages aren’t your kid’s thing, they’ve got a number of science and humanities focused options still available, too.
Edinburgh (Global #22) – 267; with Computer Science and Electronics as a possibility. Not surprising, but indicative of Edinburgh trying to get as much international attention as possible. Remember you can change your degree option at certain Scottish universities (Edinburgh, Glasgow, and St. Andrews among them).
Manchester (Global #32) – 421; Computer Science is still available. They will likely still have spots later this summer.
Kings College London (Global # 40) – 86; This one surprised me almost as much as UCL. Artificial Intelligence, War Studies, and Liberal Arts are still accepting applications. I didn’t expect them to have options at this point, because historically they play a bit closer to the chest than UCL.
Bristol (Global #55) – 238, with some in data science and similar subjects.
Warwick (Global #67) – 28; I’m surprised they still have spots. There are some gems here, like the joint honours degree of “Theatre and Performance Studies with Global Sustainable Development.” In all seriousness, a great choice for a more conservative kid with an eye to international relations, depending on the course.
Leeds (Global #75) – 251, with courses all over the place. CS is available
Glasgow (Global #76) – 708; with plenty of options in Computing Science (their term) and Business
Durham (Global #78) – 105, including both options in Computer Science and their popular Liberal Arts degree.
Southampton (Global #81) – 342, with courses in computer science. I know it’s not as popular in the US, but I have a student here now and she loves it.
Birmingham (Global #84) – 265; and yes, there’s computer science.
St. Andrews (Global #95) – 5; UCAS is reporting a wildly inaccurate number, so I confirmed with their admissions office this morning. Bear in mind that St. Andrews has a relatively short list of options, and it’s a wonder any of them are still open. That said, 40% of St. Andrews students transfer to another degree field, or add a joint honours subject, so Earth Science can lead to Computer Science, and Modern Languages or Art History can lead to International Relations (and very often do).
Nottingham (Global #100) – 294, with offerings across CS
Sheffield (Global #104) – 242; A ton in computer science and just about everything else. Was recently named one of the best cities in the UK to be a student
Newcastle (Global #110) – 153; with options in Computer Science. Thomas Day was on my panel two weeks ago and indicated that as long as its not medicine, Newcastle still likely has options that would fit.
The number indicated is the number of degree options that are seeking students, not the number of slots still available. Additionally, a number of foundation years remain open for American applications.
Additionally, Brunel University and the University of Central Lancashire are accepting Americans into their medical schools for the fall. I have no idea if they are waiving due to the point of the year; Brunel typically makes it optional, but highly recommended.
Finally, this doesn’t count the dozen or so Australian, Canadian, or Irish universities that are still accepting applications from Americans and that are in the global top 100. For example, Melbourne University (ranked #14) is accepting applications for everything except fine and performing arts. So are most Australian universities, and quite a few Canadian and Irish places, too.
So yes, you’ve got options!