University of Warwick Alumni

International Students

32

% of international students in the university

9500

Total International Students in the university

The University of Warwick is one of the UK’s leading research universities, with a strong reputation in economics, business, politics, and engineering. Its alumni have gone on to become global business leaders, writers, academics, and politicians.

Alumni Name

Notable Achievement / Famous For

Degree

Graduating Year

Stephen Merchant

Co-creator of The Office; actor and comedian

BA (Film and Literature)

1996

Sting (Gordon Sumner)

Musician, singer for The Police (Honorary degree)

Honorary Doctorate

1990s

David Davis

Former UK Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

BSc (Molecular Science & Computer Science)

1971

Paul W.S. Anderson

Film director (Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat)

BA (Film & Literature)

1980s

Baroness Valerie Amos

Former UN Under-Secretary-General; Director of SOAS

BA (Sociology)

1970s

Simon Mayo

BBC Radio presenter

BA (History and Politics)

1981

Ruth Jones

Actress and co-creator of Gavin & Stacey

BA (Theatre Studies)

1980s

James Newman

Singer-songwriter; UK Eurovision representative

BA (Music)

2000s

Sir Gus O'Donnell

Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service

MSc (Economics)

1970s

Ralf Speth

Former CEO of Jaguar Land Rover

PhD (Engineering)

1980s

Eniola Aluko

Former England footballer; sports executive

LLB (Law)

2008

Anne Fine

Children’s author, Madame Doubtfire

BA (Politics and History)

1968

Andrew Haldane

Former Chief Economist, Bank of England

BA (Economics)

1980s

Jon Holmes

Comedy writer and radio broadcaster

BA (English and Drama)

1990s

Emma Kennedy

Writer, actress, and comedian

LLB (Law)

1980s

Mark Pougatch

ITV and BBC sports broadcaster

BA (Politics)

1991

Alastair Stewart

Veteran ITN news presenter

BA (Politics and Economics)

1970s

Baroness Shami Chakrabarti

Former Director of Liberty; member of the House of Lords

LLB (Law)

1989

Andrew Strauss

Former England cricket captain

BA (Economics)

1990s

Hugo Rifkind

Columnist at The Times

BA (Philosophy)

1990s

Christian Wolmar

Journalist and transport policy expert

BA (History)

1970s

Robert Garner

Political theorist and author on animal rights

BA (Politics)

1980s

Matthew Taylor

Chief Executive of NHS Confederation; former Downing Street strategist

BA (Politics)

1980s

Anita Bhalla

Former BBC journalist; diversity and media advocate

BA (Education)

1970s

Ed Smith

Author and former England cricketer; ex-national selector

BA (History)

1990s

Adam Hart-Davis

Scientist, author, and TV presenter

PhD (Chemistry)

1970s

Gillian Tett

Chair of the editorial board, Financial Times US

PhD (Social Anthropology)

1990s

Myriam Francois

Academic, journalist, filmmaker

PhD (Politics)

2010s

Students

261

Yocketers Applied

192

Yocketers Admitted

928

Yocketers Interested

University of Warwick admitted student profiles

GRE

313

GMAT

633

TOEFL

95

IELTS

8

Profiles that got Into University of Warwick

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Poorva Mogale
fall 2025
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IELTS 7

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Mehak Jhurani
fall 2025
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IELTS 8

GRE 302

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Aaron Varghese
fall 2025
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IELTS 8

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Iltimas Kabir
fall 2025
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TOEFL 100

GRE 325

IELTS 7.5

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Shruti Zaware
fall 2025
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University of Warwick

IELTS 7.5

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Berin Biju Chandy
fall 2025
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Arihant Garg
fall 2025
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GRE 315

IELTS 7.5

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Debal Saha
fall 2025

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