List of universities in the United Kingdom

This is a list of universities in the United Kingdom (alphabetical by substantive name). Below that are lists of university colleges and other recognised bodies (institutions with degree awarding powers), followed by a list of defunct institutions.

Universities alphabetically

This list follows the list of recognised bodies on the UK government website.^[1] All the institutions on this list are recognised bodies with university status, indicated either by their use of university title in their name on the recognised bodies list or by reference to the Office for Students database^[2] for the few universities that do not use the title in their name. Member institutions of the University of London are listed here if they hold university status.

Arms	University	Established	University Status	Total Students	Notes
	University of Aberdeen	1495	1495	14,775	King’s College and Marischal College merged in 1860.
	Abertay University	1888	1994	4,355	Dundee
	Aberystwyth University	1872	2007	7,845
	Anglia Ruskin University	1858	1992	24,490	Campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough, and London.
	Arden University	1990	2015	–	Private, distance learning & blended learning, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Berlin
	Aston University	1895	1966	14,990	Birmingham
	Bangor University	1884	2007	10,195
	University of Bath	1886	1966	18,065
	Bath Spa University	1852	2005	7,770
	University of Bedfordshire	1882	2006	13,925	Campuses in Luton and Bedford.
	BIMM University	2001	2022	8,000	Private university with campuses at Brighton, London, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, Essex, Dublin, Berlin
	University of Birmingham	1825	1900	35,445
	Birmingham City University	1843	1992	25,855
	University College Birmingham	1957	2012	4,905	Despite its name, University College Birmingham holds full university status.[3]
	Bishop Grosseteste University	1862	2012	2,260
	University of Bolton	1824	2004	6,945
	Arts University Bournemouth	1880	2012	3,385
	Bournemouth University	1900s	1992	17,880
	BPP University	1992	2013	15,000	Private, 6 London centres, 12 across rest of England, and 2 in Channel Islands.
	University of Bradford	1832	1966	9,665
	University of Brighton	1858	1992	20,470
	University of Bristol	1595	1909	25,955
	Brunel University London	1798	1966	14,790	Campuses at Uxbridge and London
	University of Buckingham	1973	1983	3,070	First private university in the UK
	Buckinghamshire New University	1891	2007	11,005	High Wycombe
	University of Cambridge	1209	1209	20,890	Collegiate university
	Canterbury Christ Church University	1962	2005	14,175
	Cardiff Metropolitan University	1865	2011	10,675	Formerly University of Wales Institute Cardiff
	Cardiff University	1893	2005	33,190
	University of Chester	1839	2005	14,570	Campuses at Chester and Warrington
	University of Chichester	1977	2005	5,470
	Coventry University	1970	1992	34,985	Including CU Coventry, CU Scarborough and CU London
	Cranfield University	1946	1969	4,490
	University for the Creative Arts	1856	2008	6,615	Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester
	University of Cumbria	1890	2007	7,595	Main campus at Carlisle, with campuses at London, Lancaster, Penrith and Ambleside
	De Montfort University	1870	1992	25,810	Leicester
	University of Derby	1851	1992	19,145
	University of Dundee	1881	1967	15,915
	Durham University	1832	1832	19,025
	University of East Anglia	1963	1963	17,925	Norwich
	University of East London	1898	1992	13,395
	Edge Hill University	1885	2006	13,835	Ormskirk, Lancashire
	University of Edinburgh	1583	1583	34,275
	Edinburgh Napier University	1964	1992	13,595
	University of Essex	1964	1964	15,600	Campuses at Colchester and Southend-on-Sea
	University of Exeter	1838	1955	25,010
	Falmouth University	1902	2012	6,425
	University of Glasgow	1451	1451	30,805
	Glasgow Caledonian University	1875	1992	16,860
	University of Gloucestershire	1834	2001	8,255	Campuses at Cheltenham, Gloucester, and London.
	University of Greenwich	1890	1992	18,945
	Harper Adams University	1901	2012	5,375	Newport, Shropshire
	Hartpury University	1947	2018	1,815	Gloucestershire
	Heriot-Watt University	1821	1966	10,935	Campuses at Edinburgh and Galashiels
	University of Hertfordshire	1952	1992	24,280	Hatfield
	University of the Highlands and Islands	1992	2011	9,525	Federal university with a main campus at Inverness, and colleges at Elgin, Perth & across north and western Scotland
	University of Huddersfield	1825	1992	17,295	Campuses at Huddersfield and Barnsley
	University of Hull	1927	1954	16,090
	Imperial College London	1907	2007	19,115	Despite its name, Imperial College holds full university status.[4]
	Keele University	1949	1962	10,865	Staffordshire
	University of Kent	1965	1965	19,265	Campuses at Canterbury and Medway. Collegiate university
	Kingston University	1899	1992	16,820
	University of Central Lancashire	1828	1992	23,160	Campuses at Preston and Burnley
	Lancaster University	1964	1964	14,465	Collegiate university
	University of Leeds	1831	1904	36,250	Formerly part of the federal Victoria University
	Leeds Arts University[5]	1846	2017	1,850
	Leeds Beckett University	1824	1992	23,275
	Leeds Trinity University	1966	2012	3,415
	University of Leicester	1921	1957	16,855
	University of Lincoln	1861	1992	15,875	Campuses at Lincoln, Riseholme, and Holbeach
	University of Liverpool	1881	1903	29,695	Formerly part of the federal Victoria University
	Liverpool Hope University	1844	2005	5,100
	Liverpool John Moores University	1823	1992	24,030
	University of London	1836	1836	205,400[6]	Federal university
	London Metropolitan University	1848	2002	9,200
	London School of Economics[lower-alpha 1]	1895	2008	11,850
	London South Bank University	1892	1992	17,125
	Loughborough University	1909	1966	18,025
	University of Manchester	1824	1904	40,250	Formerly part of the federal Victoria University. Merged with UMIST in 2004
	Manchester Metropolitan University	1824	1992	33,050
	Middlesex University	1878	1992	19,635	London
	Newcastle University	1834	1963	27,215
	Newman University	1973	1983	2,800	Birmingham
	University of Northampton	1924	2005	11,985
	Northeastern University – London[7]	2010	2020	500	Subsidiary of Northeastern University in the US. Formerly the New College of the Humanities
	Northumbria University	1877	1992	26,450
	Norwich University of the Arts	1843	2013	2,305
	University of Nottingham	1798	1948	33,540
	Nottingham Trent University	1843	1992	33,255
	The Open University	1969	1969	122,360	Milton Keynes (an open-access distance learning university)
	University of Oxford	1096	1096	25,390	Collegiate university
	Oxford Brookes University	1865	1992	16,665
	Plymouth Marjon University	1993	2012	2,770	Formerly the University of St. Mark & St. John
	Arts University Plymouth	1856	2022	1,380
	University of Plymouth	1862	1992	19,645
	University of Portsmouth	1870	1992	25,515
	Queen Margaret University	1875	2007	5,225	Edinburgh
	Queen's University Belfast	1810	1908	24,695
	Ravensbourne University	1962	2018	2,530	London
	University of Reading	1892	1926	17,805
	Regent's University London	1984	2013	2,171	Private university[8]
	Richmond American University London	1972	2018	1,600	Private university
	Robert Gordon University	1750	1992	12,335	Aberdeen
	Roehampton University	1975	2004	12,665	Collegiate university with four colleges
	Royal Agricultural University	1845	2013	1,150	Cirencester
	Royal Holloway, University of London[9]	1879	2022	11,040	Member institution of the University of London, since 2022 a university in its own right.
	University of Salford	1850	1967	20,815
	University of Sheffield	1897	1905	30,195
	Sheffield Hallam University	1843	1992	30,715
	University of South Wales	1841	2013	22,330	Merger of University of Wales, Newport and University of Glamorgan
	University of Southampton	1862	1952	22,715
	Solent University	1984	2005	9,910	Southampton
	University of St Andrews	1413	1413	10,570
	St George's, University of London[10][lower-alpha 1]	1733	2000	4,690
	St Mary's University, Twickenham	1850	2014	5,490
	Staffordshire University	1906	1992	14,855	Campuses at Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, and Lichfield
	University of Stirling	1967	1967	12,500	Bridge of Allan
	University of Strathclyde	1796	1964	22,640	Glasgow
	University of Suffolk	2007	2016	7,695	Campuses at Ipswich, Bury St. Edmunds, Great Yarmouth, and Lowestoft
–	University of Sunderland	1901	1992	14,705
–	University of Surrey	1891	1966	16,815	Guildford
	University of Sussex	1959	1961	19,155	Brighton
	Swansea University	1920	2007	20,620
–	Teesside University	1930	1992	18,665	Campuses at Middlesbrough and Darlington
	University of the Arts London	1986	2003	19,095
	Ulster University	1865	1953	24,530
	University of Law	1865	1953	8,000
	University of Wales	1893	1893	0	Functionally merged with UWTSD in 2017 but still constitutionally separate[11]
–	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	1822	2010	11,135	(UWTSD), Campuses at Lampeter, Carmarthen and Swansea
	University of Warwick	1965	1965	26,080	Coventry
–	University of the West of England	1595	1992	29,555	Bristol
	University of the West of Scotland	1897	1992	17,025	Campuses at Paisley, Hamilton, Ayr, and Dumfries
	University of West London	1860	1992	11,055	Campuses at Ealing and Brentford
	University of Westminster	1838	1992	18,885
–	University of Winchester	1840	2005	7,770
	University of Wolverhampton	1899	1992	19,045
–	University of Worcester	1946	2005	10,075
	Wrexham Glyndŵr University	1887	2002	5,895
	University of York	1963	1963	19,470
	York St John University	1841	2006	6,620

University colleges

This is a list of university colleges in the UK. Institutions included on this list are university colleges that are recognised bodies with their own degree awarding powers;^[1] it does not include institutions with "university college" in their title that are listed bodies as parts of a university (see colleges within universities in the United Kingdom), or other institutions with "university college" in their title. Separate citations are given for institutions that have been awarded university college title recently and are not yet shown under that name on the recognised bodies list or which do not use the title in their name.

Member institutions of the University of London

All member institutions of the University of London are recognised bodies as institutions that have the right to grant University of London degrees. Some also hold their own degree awarding powers and, since the passing of the University of London Act 2018, can apply for university status in their own right without leaving the federal university.^[13] Member institutions that are also universities in their own right are listed both here and in the list of universities above. The university was an examining board until 1900, when it became a federal university and admitted colleges as "Schools of the University".^[14]

Arms	University	Established	Joined University of London	Total students	Notes
	Birkbeck, University of London	1823	1920	11,425
	City, University of London	1894	2016	19,975	Became as an independent university in 1966; surrendered university status in 2016 to join the University of London.[15]
None	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	1906	2005	1,100
None	The Courtauld Institute of Art	1932	2002	545
	Goldsmiths, University of London	1891	1905	10,090	Became an institution owned by the university in 1905[14] and a school of the university in 1988.[16]
None	Institute of Cancer Research	1909	2003	280
	King’s College London	1829	1900	10,090	Along with University College London, one of the two colleges named in the 1836 charter as having the right to submit students for examination and an original school of the university in 1900.[14]
	London Business School	1964	1964	2,390
	London School of Economics	1895	1900	12,975	Original school of the university in 1900.[14]
-	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	1899	1900	12,975	Original school of the university in 1900.[14]
	Queen Mary University of London	1785	1907	26,045
	Royal Academy of Music	1822	1999	860
	Royal Holloway, University of London	1879	1900	11,040	Original school of the university in 1900.[14] Since 2022 a university in its own right.[17]
-	Royal Veterinary College	1791	1949	2,510
None	St George's, University of London[lower-alpha 1]	1733	1900	4,690	Original school of the university in 1900.[14] Since 2022 a university in its own right.[18]
-	SOAS University of London	1916	1916	6,295
None	University College London	1826	1900	46,830	Along with King’s College London, one of the two colleges named in the 1836 charter as having the right to submit students for examination and an original school of the university in 1900.[14]

Other recognised bodies

This section lists other education institutions that hold their own degree awarding powers but are neither universities (or colleges of the University of London) nor university colleges.^[1]

• Ashridge Executive Education
• Blackpool and the Fylde College
• College of Legal Practice Limited^[19]
• Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology^[20]
• Guildhall School of Music and Drama
• Hult International Business School^[19]
• ICMP Management Limited^[19]
• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
• London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art^[19]
• London Institute of Banking and Finance
• London Interdisciplinary School^[21]
• NCG (Newcastle College Group)
• Multiverse Group Ltd^[22]
• National Film and Television School^[19]
• New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering^[19]
• Norland College
• Presbyterian Theological Faculty, Ireland (Union Theological College)
• Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance
• Royal College of Music
• Royal College of Art
• Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
• Royal Northern College of Music
• TEC Partnership^[19]
• The Engineering and Design Institute, London^[19]
• S P Jain London School of Management Limited^[19]
• Spurgeon's College^[19]
• Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
• Warwickshire College^[19]

Recognised bodies that can only award foundation degrees

These institutions are recognised bodies with foundation degree awarding powers only.^[1]

• Cornwall College Group
• Hull College
• Luminate Education Group
• New College, Durham

Defunct university institutions

This section lists defunct universities, university colleges, polytechnics and colleges of federal universities.

• University of Durham:
  • Armstrong College, Durham – Merged with University of Durham College of Medicine to form King's College, Durham (now Newcastle University)
  • University of Durham College of Medicine – Merged with Armstrong College, Durham to form King's College, Durham (now Newcastle University)
• Fraserburgh University, Aberdeenshire (1592–1605)
• University of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Trefforest and Glyntaff – Merged with University of Wales, Newport to form University of South Wales
• King's College, Aberdeen – Merged with Marischal College, Aberdeen to form University of Aberdeen
• University of London:
  • Bedford College, London – Merged with Royal Holloway College to form Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (now Royal Holloway, University of London)
  • Heythrop College – closed 2018
  • Westfield College, London – Merged with Queen Mary, University of London
  • Wye College – Merged with Imperial College
• London Guildhall University – Merged with University of North London to form London Metropolitan University

Former University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) main building, now used by The University of Manchester

• University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) – Merged to form University of Manchester
• Marischal College, Aberdeen (1593–1858) – Merged with King's College, Aberdeen to form University of Aberdeen
• Mason Science College, Birmingham – Merged to form Mason College, now the University of Birmingham
• University of North London – Merged with London Guildhall University to form London Metropolitan University
• University of Northampton (1261–1265) (not to be confused with the current University of Northampton, which has no direct connection with the medieval foundation)
• Queen's University of Ireland, Belfast, Cork and Galway – Closed, replaced by Royal University of Ireland
• Royal University of Ireland, Belfast, Cork and Galway – Closed, replaced by National University of Ireland
• University College Salford – Merged with the University of Salford
• University College Scarborough – taken over by University of Hull
• University of Stamford (1333–1335)
• Federal University of Surrey – Divided into University of Surrey and Roehampton University
• Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College, Farnham and Epsom – Merged to form University for the Creative Arts
• Swansea Metropolitan University – Merged with University of Wales Trinity Saint David
• Trinity University College, Carmarthen – Merged with University of Wales, Lampeter to form University of Wales Trinity Saint David
• Ulster Polytechnic – Merged with New University of Ulster to form University of Ulster
• New University of Ulster – Merged with Ulster Polytechnic to form University of Ulster
• Victoria University, Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds – Merged with Owen's College, Manchester, to form Victoria University of Manchester; Other colleges become University of Leeds and University of Liverpool
• Victoria University of Manchester – Merged to form Manchester University
• University of Wales:
  • University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff – merged with Cardiff University
  • University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff – Merged with University of Wales College Cardiff to form University of Wales, Cardiff (now Cardiff University)
  • University of Wales Lampeter – Merged with Trinity University College to form University of Wales Trinity Saint David
  • University of Wales, Newport – Merged with University of Glamorgan to form University of South Wales

Foreign universities with campuses in the United Kingdom

While based in the UK, these are not considered UK universities and are not recognised as UK degree-awarding bodies by the British government unless separately listed in one of the categories above. Many are 'study abroad' centres for non-UK universities, offering a year or a semester in the UK for students enrolled at the foreign university, rather than campuses offering their own courses.

(As of November 2023) there are 29 "Overseas Higher Education Institutions" that have been approved for student visa purposes by the UK Government as offering "an overseas course of degree level study that's equal to a UK higher education course".^[23][24] There is also one branch of an overseas university that is a "listed body", offering courses leading to a UK degree from a "registered body".^[25] The following are approved overseas higher education institutions and foreign universities that are listed bodies in the UK, with their UK locations:

• Advanced Studies in England Ltd, Bath
• American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Preston
• Amity University [IN] London, London (listed body^[25] providing courses leading to UK degrees from the University of Northampton and the University of Bolton^[26])
• Arcadia University, Holborn
• Bader College, Hailsham (part of Queen's University at Kingston in Canada^[27])
• Boston University London Programme, London
• Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oxford
• Florida State University International Programs Association UK, London
• Fordham University, Tarrytown
• Georgetown University (USA) UK Initiatives Organisation, London
• Global Education Oregon in London, London
• Harlaxton College, Grantham (part of the University of Evansville^[28])
• Healthcare Education Student Support Services Ltd, Winchester
• Ithaca College, London
• James Madison University and JMU Overseas Programs Ltd, London
• Lawrence University London Centre
• Luther College Study Centre, Nottingham
• MUN (UK) Ltd, Old Harlow (part of Memorial University^[29])
• NYU in London, London
• Pepperdine University UK Ltd, London
• PHBS-UK, Oxford (part of Peking University HSBC Business School^[30])
• Samford University London Study Centre, London
• St Cloud State University, Alnwick
• St. Lawrence University (USA) London Programme, London
• Syracuse University London Program, London
• Teikyo University of Japan in Durham, Durham
• University of Chicago Booth School of Business, London
• University of North Carolina, London
• University of Notre Dame, London
• Wroxton College of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Banbury

Universities in British Overseas Territories

Universities in British Overseas Territories are not considered UK Universities and are not recognised as UK degree-awarding bodies by the British government.^[31]

• University of the West Indies Open Campus, with one country site in each of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

University of the West Indies in Mona

Anguilla

• Saint James School of Medicine

Bermuda

• Bermuda College

Cayman Islands

Main page: Organization:List of universities in the Cayman Islands

• Truman Bodden Law School: A law school affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the UK
• International College of the Cayman Islands: A private university
• St. Matthews University: A private institution containing a medical school and a veterinary school
• University College of the Cayman Islands: The only public university in the Cayman Islands

Gibraltar

• University of Gibraltar

Montserrat

• University of Science, Arts and Technology^[32]
• American University of the Caribbean

Turks and Caicos Islands

• Charisma University

Universities in Crown Dependencies

See list of universities in the Isle of Man for university institutions on the Isle of Man. There are currently no universities in the Channel Islands; in 2013^[33][34] the States of Guernsey gave approval for the opening of a university there but, as of February 2017, no progress has been made on the project.^[35]

See also

• Armorial of UK universities
• Colleges within universities in the United Kingdom
• List of colleges in the United Kingdom offering higher education courses
• List of universities in the United Kingdom by endowment
• List of universities in the United Kingdom by enrolment
• List of universities in the United Kingdom by date of foundation
• List of universities in England
• List of universities in Northern Ireland
• List of universities in Scotland
• List of universities in Wales*
• Lists of universities and colleges
• Lists of universities and colleges by country
• Levels of education: higher education, foundation degree and further education
• National Union of Students of the United Kingdom
• Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom
• Tuition fees in the United Kingdom
• UCAS (Universities & Colleges Admissions Service)
• Universities in the United Kingdom

Notes

References

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