City St. George’s, University of London
Became a university in: 1966/2024 (It’s really complicated!)
Student population: 25,655 (2022/23 combined figure for both previous institutions)
Location: Central, East and South London
Subject areas: Policy & global affairs, business, communication & creativity, health and medical sciences, science & technology, and law.
Admissions: Typically BBC (BTEC DMM), through to AAA, with interviews for medical and health related courses. Contextual offers will also be made as appropriate.
📸 Snapshot
City St. George’s University in it’s most recent guise came into being just last week (March 2025). The university, as it now is, was formed last year through a merger of St George’s Medical School and (you’ve guessed it), City University! And they’ve just adopted their new name.
But what do we know about the two institutions from before the merger, and how will the merger change things?
Well, St. George’s has a history of medical education that dates back over 250 years. It is located in Tooting and as well as their medical degree, they teach various degrees in Biomedical Sciences, Healthcare Sciences and Healthcare practice.
As for City, they have as complicated a history as any London university, but they gained university status in broadly their current form in 1966. Their main campus is located between Angel and Clerkenwell, though they have other sites across central and east London for specific disciplines.
They call themselves the university of business, practice and the professions, and their departments cover subjects including business, communications, health (and now medicine), global affairs, science and technology, and law. While they don’t ride as high in the league tables as some of their University of London counterparts, they have undoubted reputation and prestige in a handful of subjects including business and law.
They also pride themselves on having an integrated approach to employability, with placements, internships, mentoring and industrial connections at the centre of their courses.
While I’m always reluctant to report definitive figures in these Spotlight (as a single statistic can be misleading) a scan across different employability measures seems to show that they are doing something right, as their graduate employment looks strong.
Will the merger matter? In the short term, probably not. Students at both City and St George’s will continue with broadly the same facilities as they currently do. There will doubtless be some savings that will help the new university to keep its finances in order, but I can’t see any obvious quick wins for the students themselves.
In the longer term, it seems like there should be some benefits to merging City’s nursing, midwifery and other professional health courses with St George’s provision, but as they involve relationships with large hospitals and other universities across London, it seems unlikely that change will come fast!
In summary
City St. George’s could be for you if…
You are keen to study professional applied subjects with a strong focus on employability.
The London location appeals to you (most of their undergraduate students come from London).
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