About St Mary's University

St Mary's University, Twickenham was established in 1850 and boasts a long and proud history of providing high-quality education to students from all over the world. The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023 ranks the university in the top five institutions in the UK in the ‘Teaching Quality’ category. St Mary’s University’s training programmes have received an ‘Outstanding’ rating from Ofsted, the education inspector of the UK government.

St Mary's prides itself on being an inclusive institution and has a welcoming community on campus, with close to 10 percent of students being from overseas representing more than 90 nationalities. Plenty of historic buildings dot the campus, alongside newer additions such as a modern library, state-of-the-art laboratories and other facilities. The university offers international students safe and comfortable on-campus accommodation. The St Mary’s University Students Union (SMSU) coordinates clubs and societies and organises weekly social events as well as other events throughout the year.

St Mary’s University offers courses in a wide range of subject areas, from accounting, creative arts and computer science to humanities, health sciences and psychology. In line with the university’s belief that sports participation is an important part of university life, it is also one of London's high-performing sports institutions and is home to world-class sports facilities. 

St Mary’s campus is located in the borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, a green and safe area of London. The towns of Teddington and Twickenham, with their mix of shops and restaurants, are within walking distance, while the towns of Richmond and Kingston are a short bus ride away.

Graduate outcomes

Students who graduate from St Mary’s University are well-positioned to succeed in their next steps. According to the latest statistics, 97 percent of graduates are either employed, in a vocation or undertaking further study within 15 months of completing their degree.

The university compares favourably against other universities with London and across the rest of the UK as well. In 2020/21, the percentage of St Mary’s graduates getting a good honours degree (2:1 or above) was above the national average and that of other London universities.

There’s also the extensive support of the university’s careers team, who are able to help students with advice on their potential options upon graduation, as well as preparing them through one-to-one mentoring and skills workshops that focus on CV building, interview techniques and more.

What’s new

The university is always working on new developments and exciting projects that engage students and help to improve the quality of degree offered. St Mary’s University is not an institution that stands still – it is constantly evolving and improving, and helping to shape the next generation of leaders across a wide range of fields.

The university is dedicated to widening access to higher education, and in July 2023 it again won four awards at the Aimhigher London Practitioner Awards, recognising the university’s determination to help more students from various backgrounds achieve the success of a university education.

The university has also made the top 10 for student satisfaction in the 2024 edition of the Complete University Guide, whilst also seeing its rankings in various other guides (Guardian University Guide, Sunday Times Good University Guide) improve significantly compared to the prior year’s rankings.