Listed as Britain's best modern university in The Times Good University Guide 2006, Northumbria University offers a high standard of teaching, excellent facilities and a supportive environment for international students.

Northumbria's campus is located in the popular student city of Newcastle; a wonderful city with a population of 275,000. Known as the capital of England's North East, it has a dramatic location on the River Tyne near the East Coast and lies at the heart of one of Britain's most beautiful and historic regions. Voted one of the world's top spots for nightlife, Newcastle is a great place to be a student.

Northumbria is one of Britain's largest modern universities, with around 25,000 students, including approximately 3,000 international students. The University has strong links with industry, and courses are designed to prepare students for successful careers. Many degrees are also officially recognised by professional bodies.

Northumbria offers over 500 courses at foundation, undergraduate, undergraduate "top-up", and postgraduate level. In a recent study by the Financial Times based on government figures, Northumbria came top for helping students to stay the course and to get better qualifications. International students have free access to a wide range of facilities and specialist services during their time at the University.

Academic staff on our courses are experts in your chosen field of study and teach our courses with commitment, experience and imagination. Many of our courses will prepare you directly for a job and include a substantial amount of work experience. Our lecturers are among the best in the country and we’re officially related ‘excellent’. Our Teaching Quality Assessment (TQA), which is the result of inspections by the UK government’s Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, scores us at an average of 22.1. This grading places Northumbria University in the same league as the University of Edinburgh and University College, London (The Times, 2003).
　

 The University is divided into nine individual schools:

• School of Applied Sciences
• School of Arts and Social Sciences
• School of the Built Environment
• School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences
• School of Design
• School of Health, Community, and Education Studies
• School of Law
• Newcastle Business School
• School of Psychology and Sports Sciences

The University provides accommodation in its own Halls if Residence, with or without meals, in self-catering flats for groups of students sharing. The University also has letting or management arrangements with private owners and housing associations.

There is a free Meet-and-Greet service available for all new international students arriving at Newcastle International Airport.