Prospective students should budget approximately 18,500 GBP (18.48 lakh INR) per year for tuition.

The university has ten residence halls for students, with five en suite and five shared bathroom options. Students who are disabled or physically challenged are given special consideration. On-campus accommodation costs between $3,000 and $4,500 on average. The typical monthly rent for off-campus living is 500 to 700 pounds.

The university has a total of 1389 students enrolled. The University of Brighton has a varied community of approximately 3,000 international and EU students. The acceptance rate at the univeristy is 72 percent, indicating a minimally selective admission approach.

The Sussex only campus is in Falmer, Brighton, UK, close to the main international airports of Gatwick and Heathrow. The South Downs National Park surrounds the school, making it a lush open environment. There includes a library, restaurants and cafes, banking and ATMs, health centres, child care facilities, launderette conferences, pharmacy, dentists, and many other campus facilities. Sussex offers over 300 student-led organisations and clubs, as well as 42 sports teams, for students to participate in. Both the Sports Centre (SC) and the Falmer Sports Complex (FSC) have remarkable sports facilities.

Officially recognized/chartered by the Privy Council, University of Brighton is a large coeducational UK higher education institution.

CareerHub is the university's online job search tool, which assists students in locating placement and internship opportunities. Employees with a University of Brighton degree earn an average base income of $92k. Companies that hire graduates from the University of Sussex include EY, Ola UK, American Express, the United Nations World Food Programme, the BBC, Ford, Deloitte, Jaguar, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and Barclays.