UWE Bristol was founded in 1970 and is based in Bristol, England, where its campus is located. With 28,990 students, it offers international students the chance to study within a large and varied academic community.

Courses are available at undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research level. Teaching is organised across several schools: the School of Health and Social Wellbeing, Bristol Business School, the School of Applied Sciences, the School of Architecture and Environment, the School of Education and Childhood, the School of Arts, the School of Social Sciences and the School of Engineering. Students can therefore choose from subjects spanning health and social care, business, science, architecture and the environment, education, the arts, social sciences and engineering.

International students who would like extra preparation before beginning a degree can take pathway and foundation routes through Kaplan. These offer a structured way to build the academic and language skills needed to progress onto study at the university.