List of universities and higher education colleges in London

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The Senate House, the headquarters of the federal University of London

London has one of the largest concentrations of universities and higher education institutions in the world. It has 40 higher education institutions [1] (not counting foreign Universities with London branches) and has a student population of more than 400,000. [2] [3] Among the institutions in London are some of the old colleges that today make up the federal University of London, modern universities, as well as a number of smaller and often highly specialised universities and colleges. Additionally, over 45,000 students in over 180 countries follow the University of London External System, established in 1858. [4]

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Major universities

King's College London, founded in 1829 by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington, is one of the University of London's two founding colleges. Strand102.jpg
King's College London, founded in 1829 by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington, is one of the University of London's two founding colleges.
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Entrance to Imperial College London

Major universities are considered to be those included as universities in at least two of the three national rankings of universities.

Key (lower numbers are better):

UniversityGUGTUGCUGUoLQSTHEARWURG
Birkbeck, University of London 113122115Yes check.svg308301-350—
Brunel University of London 1205947Yes check.svga346351-400401-500
City St George's, University of London b387542Yes check.svg343351-400—
Goldsmiths, University of London 1096351Yes check.svg398301-350—
Imperial College London 545c8827Yes check.svg
King's College London 282821Yes check.svg233646Yes check.svg
Kingston University 60117102501-550601-800—
London Metropolitan University 93128127701-750——
London School of Economics 4114Yes check.svg3525151-200Yes check.svg
London South Bank University 59106108801-1000801-1000—
Middlesex University 1139173701-750401-500—
Queen Mary University of London 744333Yes check.svg127121151-200Yes check.svg
SOAS, University of London 903638Yes check.svg296401-500—
St Mary's University, Twickenham 7599120———
University College London 977Yes check.svg71616Yes check.svg
University of East London 56114113801-1000601-800—
University of Greenwich 11710993801-1000601-800—
University of Roehampton 1107469—601-800—
University of the Arts London 1311583———
University of West London 305680———
University of Westminster 11910695551-600601-800—

Notes:
a Member institution of the University of London from October 2024. b Formed by merger of City, University of London and St George's, University of London in 2024; historical rankings given for City. c College of the University of London until 2007.

In addition to the institutions in London, Royal Holloway, University of London in Surrey, and the University of Reading in Berkshire are members of the London Higher membership organisation for London universities. [12] Royal Holloway is also a member institution of the University of London

Branches of UK Universities in London

Specialised and private universities and higher education colleges

The following institutions are registered as higher education providers with the Office for Students. [25] They are usually specialised in one or two academic fields.

Unregistered higher education providers that have validation arrangements with UK universities include:

Foreign universities

A number of foreign university institutions operate in London without being recognised as British universities. Some are bona fide universities with their degrees validated by recognised accreditation bodies abroad or in the UK, while others are not validated at all or are validated by unrecognised accreditation agencies. [28]

Many foreign universities run study-abroad programmes based in London, but these are often restricted to students who spend the majority of their degree studying at the university campus in their own country, and are not independent university campuses. Some of the colleges offering foreign degrees in London are listed below.

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newcastle University</span> University in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (established 1834)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Middlesex University</span> Public university in Middlesex, London, England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Loughborough University</span> Public university in Loughborough, UK

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queen Mary University of London</span> Public university in London, England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of East London</span> Public university in London, England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coventry University</span> Public university in West Midlands, England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northumbria University</span> University in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Northumbria University is a public research university located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East of England. It has been a university since 1992, but has its origins in the Rutherford College, founded in 1877.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queen Margaret University</span> University in Musselburgh, Scotland, UK

Queen Margaret University is a university founded in 1875 and currently located in Musselburgh on the outskirts of the city of Edinburgh. It is named after the Scottish Queen Saint Margaret.

Imperial College Business School is the graduate business school of Imperial College London. It was established in 2003 and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. The business school fosters an entrepreneurial culture by merging business disciplines with a science based curriculum. It houses the Enterprise Lab, which offers mentoring systems inspired by MIT, and facilities like the Scale Space for prototype development, contributing to a 79 per cent startup survival rate. Imperial's MBA programme was ranked third in the world for entrepreneurship in the 2023 QS MBA Rankings. In the current Research Excellence Framework, the business school was ranked second in the UK for business and management studies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Bedfordshire</span> University in Luton, UK

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swansea Metropolitan University</span> Former college in Swansea, Wales

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Westminster</span> University in London

The University of Westminster is a public university based in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1838 as the Royal Polytechnic Institution, it was the first polytechnic to open in London. The Polytechnic formally received a Royal charter in August 1839, and became the University of Westminster in 1992.

Swansea Business School is a public research institution focusing on business studies and is situated in the city of Swansea, Wales, UK. It is based near the High Street at the Swansea Business Campus of the University of Wales Trinity St David and is part of the Faculty of Business and Management. It offers numerous undergraduate courses in Human Resources, Law, Accounting, Business and Finance, Business Management, Leadership, Marketing and Skills for the Workplace.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Wales Trinity Saint David</span> Public university based in Wales and London

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is a multi-campus university with three main campuses in South West Wales, in Carmarthen, Lampeter and Swansea, a fourth campus in London, England, and learning centres in Cardiff, Wales, and Birmingham, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of South Wales</span> University in Wales

The University of South Wales is a public university in Wales, with campuses in Cardiff, Newport and Pontypridd. It was formed on 11 April 2013 from the merger of the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales, Newport. The university is the second largest university in Wales in terms of its student numbers, and offers around 500 undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The university has three main faculties across its campuses in South Wales.

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