SOAS is the only UK higher education institution specialising in the study of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and their diasporas. Our respected academics are shaping thinking and policy on issues such as human rights, migration, identity, legal systems, poverty, religion, and social change. SOAS is ranked #2 in the world for Development Studies (QS World Rankings by Subject 2022). Home to 1 of 5 national research libraries in the UK. Central London location in the heart of leafy Bloomsbury. 54% of students from outside the UK studying at SOAS.
