Our Professional Guidance Centre (PGC) runs comprehensive programmes to support girls applying for higher education, both in the UK and abroad, including specialist provision for US and Oxbridge applications. Higher education and careers events include careers and admissions talks, mock interviews, conferences, networking dinners, and CV writing workshops.
Supported by the PGC, over the last 10 years more than 1,400 students have graduated from CLC Sixth Form and have gone on to study at over 170 universities across the world.
In 2022, 73% of our leavers went on to study at 30 different universities across the UK.
Of those who went on to study at UK institutions, over 70% have taken up places at the following top 10 universities (in order of popularity).
UCL (University College London)
Durham University
KCL (King's College London)
LSE (London School of Economics)
University of Cambridge
The University of Edinburgh
Imperial College London
University of Oxford
University of Bristol
University of Exeter
Each year, a number of students are also accepted into top UK colleges specialising music, drama, art and design, fashion, film, theatre, agriculture or veterinary science.
A further 10% of our Class of 2022 opted to study in North America. Their most popular university destinations were Boston University and UCLA, with places also secured at 10 other Colleges including Brown, Colgate, Columbia University, John Hopkins University, New York University (NYU) and Vanderbilt. Each year, a small number of pupils also secure places to study in Europe and Asia.
Supported by the Professional Guidance Centre, our leavers go on to study a diverse range of subjects at top universities and colleges across the world. The wide array of courses and university destinations taken up in 2022 can be found below:
University Destinations 2022
University of Bath | Architecture (with placement) Biomedical Sciences International Development with Economics Psychology |
Boston College, USA | |
Boston University, USA | |
Brown University, USA | Liberal Arts |
University of Cambridge | Modern and Medieval Languages Philosophy Mathematics Music History of Art Modern and Medieval Languages Law English Natural Sciences |
Cardiff University | Philosophy Politics and Philosophy Colgate University, USA Arts |
Columbia University, USA | |
Durham University | Anthropology Anthropology and Sociology Biological Sciences Business and Management Education Studies Engineering (Renewable Energy) English Literature Geography Law Modern Languages and Cultures (Year Abroad) Natural Sciences |
Edge Hill University | Musical Theatre |
University of Edinburgh | Business Management Chinese Geography Geography and Politics History of Art Physics |
University of Exeter | English Flexible Combined Honours International Relations Liberal Arts with Study Abroad Medicine |
Imperial College London | Aeronautical Engineering Biochemistry Biochemistry with French for Science Chemical Engineering Computing Medicine Physics |
Johns Hopkins University, USA | Biology |
King's College London | Economics English English Law and French Law Law Physics with a year abroad Politics, Philosophy and Law Psychology Psychology with a Year Abroad |
University of Leeds | Medicine |
University of Leicester | Economics and Accounting Medical Physiology |
University of Liverpool | Dental Surgery Veterinary Science |
London College of Fashion | Fashion Fashion Buying and Merchandising |
Loughborough University | Geography |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | Financial Mathematics and Statistics Geography History Philosophy and Economics Philosophy, Politics and Economics Politics and Economics Sociology |
University of Manchester | Liberal Arts Materials Science and Engineering Medicine |
McGill University, Canada | |
University of Galway, Ireland | Medicine |
New York University (NYU), USA | |
Newcastle University | Biochemistry Environmental Science Geography |
University of Nottingham | Medicine Midwifery Pharmacy |
Nottingham Trent University | Education (Psychology) |
University of Oxford | Geography French and Italian German and Spanish English Language and Literature Psychology and Linguistics Biology Mathematics |
Queen Mary University of London | Liberal Arts Modern and Contemporary History |
Royal Holloway, University of London | Politics and International Relations |
University of Sheffield | Computer Science Foundation Year Materials Science & Engineering with a year in industry |
University of Southampton | Nursing (Adult and Child) |
University of St Andrews | Biology Medicine |
St George's, University of London | Medicine |
University College London (UCL) | Ancient History Biochemistry Biomedical Engineering Chemistry Comparative Literature Economics Geography Global Humanitarian Studies History History of Art Law Mathematics Nutrition and Medical Sciences Philosophy Philosophy, Politics and Economics Physics Psychology |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA | Film and Television |
University of British Columbia, Canada | |
University of Navarra, Spain | |
University of the Arts, London | Film and Television |
University of Toronto, Canada | |
University of Warwick | Law Philosophy, Politics and Economics Politics, Philosophy and Law |
On leaving College, our alumnae become Guild members. Established in 1884, Guild is our association of former pupils and it currently has over 8,500 active members in more than 70 countries worldwide.
Guild membership is free and offers many benefits including events, careers support and networking opportunities. If our alumnae need careers advice or are moving to a new location around the world, then other Guild members are often happy to help. You can find out more about our alumnae network on the CLC Guild website.
