UK

University of Southampton, Delhi

Operational · admitting since 2025–26Campus website
2026 UniGrid™MAXIMISER UGMAXIMISER PG
#111QS World University Rankings 2027
#136THE World University Rankings 2027
Rs. 41.6 lakhUS$43,700
A$61,100
£32,500
Total UG tuition, 3 years
Rs. 16.2–23.1 lakhUS$17,000–24,300
A$23,700–33,900
£12,600–18,000
Total PG tuition, 1 year

Indicative conversions at US$1 = Rs. 95.2, A$1 = Rs. 68.1, £1 = Rs. 128 (July 2026), rounded to the nearest 100. Fees are charged in rupees.

Milestones

UGC approvals and first intake

  1. Letter of IntentAugust 2024
  2. Letter of Approval*Not published
  3. Inaugural Cohort StartAugust 2025

* No Letter of Approval date has been published. The Ministry of Education's 9 June 2026 release lists Southampton among the five universities issued Letters of Approval; the campus began operating in 2025–26.

DrEducation 2026 UniGrid™ position

QS 2027 rank × total fee, 2026 edition

MAXIMISER UGMAXIMISER PG

Southampton Delhi sits in the MAXIMISER segment at both levels: a stronger QS ranking combined with a lower total fee than most campuses in the peer group. Other MAXIMISER campuses at undergraduate level: Liverpool Bengaluru. Other MAXIMISER campuses at postgraduate level: Liverpool Bengaluru, UNSW Bengaluru, York Mumbai.

4th of 13QS 2027 rank among the 13 campuses admitting for 2026–27
6th lowest of 11Total undergraduate fee among campuses offering UG degrees
5th lowest of 13Total postgraduate fee among all 13 campuses

Peer group: the 13 international campuses actively admitting students in India for 2026–27.

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Cost against studying in the home campus

Same degree, flagship programme, tuition only. UK international fees for 2026/27 entry. £1 = Rs. 128 (Jul 2026)

UG: BSc (Hons) Computing Science, total tuition

Delhi NCR
Rs. 41.6 lakh
Southampton, UK
Rs. 119 lakh

UK international fee: £93,000 (Rs. 119 lakh). Delhi NCR tuition is 35% of the UK fee.

PG: MSc Data Science, total tuition

Delhi NCR
Rs. 17.6 lakh
Southampton, UK
Rs. 44.8 lakh

UK international fee: £35,000 (Rs. 44.8 lakh). Delhi NCR tuition is 39% of the UK fee.

Programmes and fees

2026–27 entry · domestic (Indian student) rates

Undergraduate · 6 programmes
ProgrammeFieldDurationAnnual feeTotal fee
BSc (Hons) Computing ScienceSTEM3 yrsRs. 13.9 lakhRs. 41.6 lakh
BEng (Hons) Software EngineeringSTEM3 yrsRs. 13.9 lakhRs. 41.6 lakh
BSc (Hons) Creative ComputingSTEM3 yrsRs. 13.9 lakhRs. 41.6 lakh
BSc (Hons) Accounting & FinanceBusiness3 yrsRs. 13.9 lakhRs. 41.6 lakh
BSc (Hons) Business ManagementBusiness3 yrsRs. 13.9 lakhRs. 41.6 lakh
BSc (Hons) EconomicsBusiness3 yrsRs. 13.9 lakhRs. 41.6 lakh
Postgraduate · 4 programmes
ProgrammeFieldDurationAnnual feeTotal fee
MSc Data ScienceSTEM1 yrRs. 17.6 lakhRs. 17.6 lakh
MSc EconomicsBusiness1 yrRs. 16.2 lakhRs. 16.2 lakh
MSc FinanceBusiness1 yrRs. 23.1 lakhRs. 23.1 lakh
MSc International ManagementBusiness1 yrRs. 16.2 lakhRs. 16.2 lakh

Fees are tuition only and exclude housing and living costs.

Select News

  1. More than half of job-seeking PG students already placed

    From the first postgraduate cohort, over 50% of students seeking jobs had offers, with employers including HSBC, ICICI Bank, Grant Thornton, Zomato and JLL.

    University of Southampton Delhi
  2. Southampton plans to reach 5,500 students

    Reuters reports the campus opened in August 2025 with 120 students on a limited range of courses and plans to expand over the next decade.

    Reuters
  3. About 150 students expected for the first intake

    Over 800 applications received, with the first cohort expected to start on 25 August 2025 at International Tech Park, Gurugram.

    The PIE News
  4. First foreign university to operationalise a campus in India

    Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates the Gurugram campus with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.

    PTI (The Week)
  5. UGC hands over Letter of Intent to Southampton

    Southampton becomes the first foreign university to receive a UGC Letter of Intent, at an event in New Delhi attended by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

    All India Radio

How to cite

Cite as: Rahul Choudaha (2026). The Landscape of International University Campuses in India. DrEducation Research. DrEducation.com