SOAS University of London 

SOAS University of London  established in 1916. University is the leading Higher Education institution in Europe specializing 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. Students (total students & international students)

6,300 (46% International & EU)

 

Location

London, England (UK)

 

School & Faculty

  • Languages & Cultures of Africa
  • Anthropology & Sociology
  • School of Arts
  • Languages & Cultures of China & Inner Asia
  • Development Studies
  • Economics
  • Financial & Management Studies
  • History
  • Languages & Cultures of Japan & Korea
  • Language Centre
  • School of Law
  • Linguistics
  • Languages & Cultures of the Near & Middle East
  • Politics & International Studies
  • Languages & Cultures of South Asia
  • Languages & Cultures of South East Asia
  • Study of Religions

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Rankings

Rankings Subjects / Topics Resources
65th Top University in the UK The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
3rd Development Studies in the World QS World University Ranking 2024
18th Politics in the World QS World University Ranking 2024
67th English Language and Literature in the World QS World University Ranking 2024
77th Arts and Humanities in the World Times Higher Education 2024
94th Law in the World Times Higher Education 2024
6th Asian Studies in the UK The Complete University Guide 2025
13th International Relations in the UK The Guardian University Guide 2025
17th Philosophy in the UK The Complete University Guide 2025
26th Politics in the UK The Complete University Guide 2025
34th Law in the UK The Complete University Guide 2025
42nd Accounting & Finance in the UK The Complete University Guide 2025
45th Economics in the UK The Complete University Guide 2025
51st Business & Management Studies in the UK The Complete University Guide 2025

Why this University

  • Popular Programmes

Degree programmes popular amongst Thai students include: LLM in Human Rights, Conflict & Justice; LLM in International & Comparative Commercial Law; International Relations; Globalization & Development; Economics, Politics, Management, and Finance & Languages