Queen's Belfast is among the three most accessible Russell Group universities with an acceptance rate of ~75 percent overall per the study-abroad guide (alongside Cardiff ~72 percent and Exeter ~76 percent). For Romanians: predicted A-Level grades of BBB-ABB (the equivalent of a BAC of 8-8.5 plus) for standard courses, among the most relaxed Russell Group requirements. Competitive: Medicine MBChB A*AA plus UCAT, Dentistry BDS AAA plus UCAT, Pharmacy MPharm AAA plus Bio/Chemistry, Engineering AAB-AAA plus Math, CS AAA plus Math, Law AAA. Queen's advantage: it does not require the LNAT for Law, nor the TMUA for Math/CS.

Post-Brexit 2021, Romanians pay the Overseas fees. Tuition 2026-27: £19,100-£47,000 per year (the lowest starting fee in the Russell Group alongside Cardiff). Classroom (Humanities, Law, Business): £19,100-22,500. Lab/CS: £23-27k. Engineering: £24-28k. Pharmacy MPharm: £25-30k. Medicine MBChB 5 years: £42-47k. Belfast cost of living: ~£8-11k per year (£700-950 per month), the lowest of all UK student cities.

Total 3-year BA for a Romanian: ~£80-95k (Humanities/Law/Business), ~£90-105k Sciences/CS. 4-year Pharmacy: ~£115-135k. 5-year Medicine: ~£235-275k. The most accessible Russell Group.

Queen's Belfast offers Vice-Chancellor's International Awards: up to £5,000 off tuition for outstanding intl students. International Office Scholarships: country-specific awards. Faculty-specific scholarships: Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Business. Sports and music scholarships. All are exclusively merit-based, not need-based. For Romanians: apply separately from UCAS, April-May.

Special note: Queen's Belfast is the most accessible RG even without a scholarship, with very low all-in costs. Bonus for Romanians: if you have an Irish passport (many Romanians do through descent), you pay the home rate of £9,535 per year.

Queen's Belfast advantage: it does not require the LNAT for Law. The university is not in the LNAT consortium (Oxford, UCL, KCL, LSE, Durham, Bristol, Nottingham, Glasgow, SOAS all require the LNAT). It does not require the TMUA for Math/CS/Economics either (unlike Warwick, Imperial, LSE, Cambridge).

For Medicine MBChB at Queen's the UCAT is mandatory (University Clinical Aptitude Test, it replaced the BMAT in 2024). For Dentistry BDS: the UCAT is mandatory. For Engineering, CS, Pharmacy MPharm, Architecture, Business, Math, Humanities: there are no mandatory tests, just UCAS plus Personal Statement plus predicted grades plus a reference.

Queen's Belfast is the most accessible Russell Group for international students from 3 perspectives: (1) an acceptance rate of ~75 percent, among the three most accessible RG; (2) tuition from £19,100 per year for Humanities/Law/Business, the lowest starting fee in the Russell Group (alongside Cardiff); (3) a Belfast cost of living of £700-950 per month, the lowest of all UK student cities per the Save the Student National Student Money Survey 2025.

A unique combination: a total 3-year BSc in Humanities/Law/Business ~£80-95k all-in for a Romanian, a saving of approximately £30-50k compared with a Russell Group university in London. For Romanians with a reasonable budget who want a globally recognized Russell Group degree, Queen's Belfast is the best cost-quality option in the UK.

Queen's Belfast is renowned for: the School of Pharmacy (top UK, alongside Nottingham, Manchester); the School of Law (top UK, no LNAT, a specialty in Human Rights Law plus Conflict Resolution, the region's historic tradition); the School of Civil Engineering (top UK); Politics, International Studies and Philosophy (top UK, Good Friday Agreement heritage); the Institute for Global Food Security (a globally recognized research centre).

Also: the School of Biological Sciences plus Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Sciences (a combination unique in the UK); the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences (5-year MBChB, 5-year BDS); the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; the School of Computer Science (top UK for AI plus Cyber Security); Arts, English and Languages (top UK, Seamus Heaney heritage).

Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland, a city with a remarkable transformation since 1998 (the Good Friday Agreement), now considered a must-see visitor destination (Lonely Planet). The university: 25,000 plus students, 4,400 plus intl from 90 plus countries. A city-based campus with the iconic Lanyon Building (red brick Victorian, 1849).

Belfast has impressive distinctions: the safest region in the UK (UK Crime Surveys 2024), the happiest city in the UK (Lloyds Bank Happiness Index 2020), the lowest cost of living in the UK (Save the Student 2025). Iconic attractions: the Titanic Belfast museum (the Titanic was built here in 1912), Titanic Studios (where Game of Thrones was filmed), the Cathedral Quarter, the Botanic Gardens. The Belfast-London flight is ~1h, with multiple flights daily. A growing tech and creative sector.

Yes, through the Graduate Route visa. After graduating from any Queen's Belfast degree (BSc, BA, MBChB, BDS, MPharm, LLB), you are automatically entitled to 2 years on the Graduate Route (3 years for a PhD) without a sponsor. Visa cost: £822 plus £1,035 per year IHS. Queen's Belfast has a 95 percent employability rate.

Graduate salaries: Medicine MBChB £33-37k FY1 NHS; Dentistry BDS £35-45k NHS plus private; Pharmacy MPharm £30-45k starting; Engineering £28-42k; CS £30-50k in tech (Belfast is a growing UK tech hub); Law £28-42k regional plus City of London; Business £28-40k consulting/finance; Architecture £25-35k RIBA pathway. A special option for Romanians with Irish citizenship through descent: access to the labour market of the Republic of Ireland (the Dublin tech hub: Google, Facebook, Microsoft) without a sponsor. Reputation: 181 years, the Seamus Heaney legacy, a global alumni network of 180,000 plus members.