List of universities in the United Kingdom

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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.

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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.

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.
ArmsUniversityEstablishedUniversity college statusTotal studentsNotes
- AECC University College [14] 196520171,220Bournemouth
- University College of Estate Management 191920134,000Reading
- University College of Osteopathy 191720171,000London
- Writtle University College 189320167,645merged with Anglia Ruskin University in 2024

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. [15] 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". [16]

ArmsUniversityEstablishedJoined University of LondonTotal studentsNotes
Birkbeck College, London arms.svg
Birkbeck, University of London 1823192011,425
Shield of City, University of London.svg
City, University of London 1894201619,975Became as an independent university in 1966; surrendered university status in 2016 to join the University of London. [17]
None Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 190620051,100
None The Courtauld Institute of Art 19322002545
Goldsmiths College, London arms.svg
Goldsmiths, University of London 1891190510,090Became an institution owned by the university in 1905 [16] and a school of the university in 1988. [18]
None Institute of Cancer Research 19092003280
King's College, London arms.svg
King's College London 1829190010,090Along 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. [16]
University of London arms.svg
London Business School 196419642,390
London School of Economics Coat of Arms.svg
London School of Economics 1895190012,975Original school of the university in 1900. [16]
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 1899190012,975Original school of the university in 1900. [16]
Queen Mary, University of London Crest-2.png
Queen Mary University of London 1785190726,045
Arms of the United Kingdom.svg
Royal Academy of Music 18221999860
Shield of Royal Holloway College.svg
Royal Holloway, University of London 1879190011,530Original school of the university in 1900. [16] Since 2022 a university in its own right. [19]
- Royal Veterinary College 179119492,510
None St George's, University of London 173319004,330Original school of the university in 1900. [16] Since 2022 a university in its own right. [20]
- SOAS University of London 191619166,295
None University College London 1826190046,830Along 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. [16]

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]

Recognised bodies that can only award foundation degrees

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

Defunct university institutions

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

Former University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) main building, now used by The University of Manchester UMIST Sackville Street Building.jpg
Former University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) main building, now used by The University of Manchester

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 1 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". [25] [26] 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". [27] The following are approved overseas higher education institutions and foreign universities that are listed bodies in the UK, with their UK locations:

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. [33]

University of the West Indies in Mona UWI Mona Campus Main Library.jpg
University of the West Indies in Mona

Anguilla

Bermuda

Cayman Islands

Gibraltar

Montserrat

Turks and Caicos Islands

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 [35] [36] 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. [37]

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