University of Buckingham

Buckingham

  • Location: Town, Rural

About us

At The University of Buckingham, we’ve spent 50 years building a university where academic freedom, open debate, and a passion for learning are at the heart of everything we do.

We offer a personal approach to higher education, with small-group tutorials that encourage conversations between students and academics. This hands-on, supportive style helped us achieve a top 5 ranking for lecturers and teaching quality, and a top 10 ranking for student support at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2025.

Study your degree your way with September and January start dates for most courses, and accelerated two-year degrees so you can graduate sooner and save money. Our 4.5-year MB ChB Medicine also offers a quicker path into the medical profession.

Our students come from across the globe, bringing curiosity, independence, and drive to our vibrant, diverse community of thinkers and doers. If you love asking questions, challenging ideas, and exploring knowledge with freedom - you’ll fit right in.

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The benefits of a two-year degree

Our two-year degrees are just a condensed version of the traditional three-year degree – we teach the same number of weeks as a three-year degree, there’s just an extra term in the summer. You will still graduate with a full honours’ degree, just a whole year earlier. Plus, you can choose from the widest range of two-year degrees in the UK, so you can be sure to find your dream degree at Buckingham. If you could get your dream degree sooner - why wouldn't you?

What makes us different

Save time and money with our accelerated degrees, including two-year programmes and our 4.5-year medicine degree. You can graduate faster, reduce tuition and living costs, and enter the workforce up to a whole year earlier. That extra year can be used to begin your career, continue your studies, volunteer, or travel.

And just because you finish sooner doesn’t mean you miss out. Our shorter degrees include everything you’d expect; from a full experience at Freshers’ Week and comprehensive induction, to our renowned small-group teaching.

Study your way, with September and January start dates for most programmes, giving you flexibility to start when it suits you best.

As a small university, we offer a close-knit community where you’re a name, not a number. You’ll benefit from personalised support, small class sizes, and direct access to lecturers; all in an environment that champions independent thought, creativity, and open debate.

The support I was provided with was nothing but exceptional. I was treated as a person and all my needs were met, whether it be from access to 1-2-1 meetings with lecturers or the hugely beneficial small group learning in my tutorial groups.

Isaac
LLB Law and LLM International and Commercial Law student

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Course locations

Main Site

Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG

School of Education

Vinson Building, Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG

London

London, London, MK18 1EG