School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

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SOAS University of London is the leading Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East.

SOAS is a remarkable institution. With our vast repository of knowledge and expertise on our specialist regions, we are uniquely placed to inform and shape current thinking about the economic, political, cultural, security and religious challenges of our world.

Our programmes are taught by respected academics engaged in fieldwork and research which influences government policy and the lives of individuals across the globe. SOAS scholars grapple with the pressing issues confronting two-thirds of humankind today: democracy, development, economy, finance, public and corporate policy, human rights, migration, identity, legal systems, poverty, religion, and social change.

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University Highlights

Average Weekly Rent Cost

£152

Most Interesting Society

Meme Society

Number of Student Societies

116

Acceptance Rate

79%

2021 UK Ranking

37

Number of Students

5795

Famous Alumni

David Lammy

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