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

See also: List of UK universities by date of foundation, and List of UK universities by size

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 HEFCE database for the few universities that do not use the title in their name. Colleges of the University of London are listed under the University of London.

Helmore Building at Anglia Ruskin University's Cambridge campus

University of Bath library

Aston Webb Hall at Birmingham University

Reed Hall at the University of Exeter

• University of Aberdeen
• Abertay University
• Aberystwyth University
• Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
• Arden University, private, distance learning (head office in Coventry)
• Aston University, Birmingham
• Bangor University
• University of Bath
• Bath Spa University
• University of Bedfordshire, Luton and Bedford
• University of Birmingham
• Birmingham City University
• University College Birmingham^[2]
• Bishop Grosseteste University
• University of Bolton
• The Arts University Bournemouth
• Bournemouth University
• BPP University
• University of Bradford
• University of Brighton
• University of Bristol
• Brunel University, Uxbridge and London
• University of Buckingham, private
• Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe

The iconic King's College Chapel of the University of Cambridge (centre), built between 1441 and 1515

• University of Cambridge
• Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Thanet, Tunbridge Wells and Chatham
• Cardiff Metropolitan University (formerly University of Wales Institute Cardiff)
• Cardiff University
• University of Chester, Chester and Warrington
• University of Chichester
• Coventry University
• Cranfield University
• University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester
• University of Cumbria, Carlisle (main campus), London, Penrith and Ambleside
• De Montfort University, Leicester
• University of Derby
• University of Dundee

Durham Castle, a building of Durham University

• Durham University, Durham and Stockton-on-Tees (Queen's Campus)

Earlham Hall at the University of East Anglia

• University of East Anglia, Norwich
• University of East London
• Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire

The Old College of the University of Edinburgh

• University of Edinburgh
• Edinburgh Napier University
• University of Essex, Colchester and Southend-on-Sea
• University of Exeter
• Falmouth University
• University of Glasgow
• Glasgow Caledonian University
• University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester and London
• Glyndŵr University, Wrexham
• University of Greenwich
• Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire
• Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and Galashiels
• University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
• University of the Highlands & Islands, Inverness (main campus), Elgin, Perth & across north and western Scotland
• University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield & Barnsley
• University of Hull, Hull and Scarborough

Imperial College London

• Imperial College London ^[4]
• Keele University, Staffordshire
• University of Kent, Canterbury and Medway
• Kingston University
• University of Central Lancashire, Preston and Burnley
• Lancaster University

The Parkinson Building at the University of Leeds

• University of Leeds
• Leeds Beckett University
• Leeds Trinity University
• University of Leicester
• University of Lincoln, Lincoln, Hull, Riseholme and Holbeach
• University of Liverpool
• Liverpool Hope University
• Liverpool John Moores University
• University of London
  • Birkbeck, University of London
  • City, University of London
  • Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
  • Courtauld Institute of Art
  • Goldsmiths, University of London
  • Heythrop College
  • Institute of Cancer Research
  • King's College London
  • London Business School
  • London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Queen Mary, University of London
  • Royal Academy of Music
  • Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham
  • Royal Veterinary College
  • St George's, University of London
  • School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
  • University College London (UCL)

The Founder's Building of Royal Holloway

University College London Main Building

• London Metropolitan University
• London South Bank University
• Loughborough University
• University of Manchester
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Middlesex University, London
• Newcastle University
• Newman University, Birmingham
• University of Northampton
• Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Norwich University of the Arts
• University of Nottingham
• Nottingham Trent University
• The Open University, Milton Keynes (an open-access distance learning university)
• University of Oxford
• Oxford Brookes University
• University of Plymouth
• University of Portsmouth
• Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
• Queen's University Belfast

Foxhill House, home of the School of Law, at the University of Reading

• University of Reading
• Regent's University London
• The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
• Roehampton University, London
• Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester
• University of Salford
• University of Sheffield
• Sheffield Hallam University
• University of South Wales, merger of University of Wales, Newport and University of Glamorgan
• University of Southampton
• Southampton Solent University

St Salvator's Quad at the University of St Andrews

• University of St Andrews
• University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth
• St Mary's University, Twickenham
• Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Lichfield
• University of Stirling, Bridge of Allan

University of Strathclyde

• University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
• University of Suffolk, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft
• University of Sunderland
• University of Surrey, Guildford
• University of Sussex, Falmer and Brighton
• Swansea University
• Teesside University, Middlesbrough and Darlington

University of Ulster, Belfast

• University of the Arts London
• Ulster University, Coleraine, Jordanstown, Magee and Belfast
• University of Law
• University of Wales (will merge with UWTSD in 2017)
• University of Wales, Trinity Saint David (UWTSD), Lampeter, Carmarthen and Swansea
• University of Warwick, Coventry
• University of the West of England, Bristol
• University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Hamilton, Ayr & Dumfries
• University of West London, Ealing and Brentford
• University of Westminster, London
• University of Winchester
• University of Wolverhampton
• University of Worcester
• University of York
• York St John University

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. Some institutions that have been awarded university college title recently are not yet shown under that name on the recognised bodies list, separate citations are given for these institutions.

• ifs University College, London
• University College of Estate Management, Reading
• Writtle University College^[6]

Other recognised bodies

This section lists other education institutions that hold their own degree awarding powers but are neither universities nor university colleges.^[1]

• Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
• Ashridge Business School
• British School of Osteopathy
• Guildhall School of Music and Drama
• NCG
• Royal College of Music
• Royal College of Art
• Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
• Royal Northern College of Music
• Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

Recognised bodies that can only award foundation degrees

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

• Grimsby Institute of Higher Education
• Hull College
• New College, Durham
• Newcastle College
• Warwickshire College

Defunct university institutions

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

• Fraserburgh University, Aberdeenshire (1592 - 1605)
• University of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Trefforest and Glyntaff - Merged to form University of South Wales
• London Guildhall University - Merged 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 to form University of Aberdeen
• Mason Science College, Birmingham - Merged to form Mason College, now the University of Birmingham
• University of North London - Merged 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)
• University of London:
  • Bedford College, London - Merged with Royal Holloway, University of London
  • Westfield College, London - Merged with Queen Mary, University of London
  • Wye College - Merged with Imperial College
• 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 of Wales:
  • University of Wales, Newport - Merged to form University of South Wales
  • University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff - Merged with Cardiff University
  • University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff - Merged with Cardiff University
• University College Salford - Merged with the University of Salford
• University College Scarborough - taken over by University of Hull
• 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
• New University of Ulster - Merged to form University of Ulster
• Ulster Polytechnic - Merged 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

Foreign universities with campuses in the United Kingdom

Richmond, The American International University in London main campus building

Note: while based in the UK, these are not considered UK Universities and are not recognised as UK degree-awarding bodies by the British government.

There are 41 "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".^[7][8] There are also two overseas universities that are "listed bodies", offering courses leading to a UK degree from a "registered body"^[9] (both of which are also approved for student visas as educational institutions in the UK). 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
• AHA International, London
• American University of the Caribbean, Southall
• Amity University [IN] London, London (listed body^[9] providing courses leading to UK degrees from the University of Northampton and the University of Bolton^[10])
• Arcadia University, Holborn
• Boston University London Programme, London
• Central University of Iowa, London
• Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oxford
• Florida State University International Programs Association UK, London
• Fordham University, London
• Georgetown University (USA) UK Initiatives Organisation, London
• Girne American University Canterbury, Canterbury
• Grinnel College (Grinnel-in-London), London
• Harding University, London
• Harlaxton College, Grantham (part of the University of Evansville^[11])
• Hollins University, London
• Bader International Study Centre, Hailsham (part of Queen's University, Canada^[12])
• Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College, Dublin, Belfast
• Ithaca College, London
• James Madison University, London
• Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, London
• Luther College Study Centre, Nottingham
• MUN (UK) Ltd, Old Harlow (part of Memorial University^[13])
• NYU in London, London
• Pepperdine University UK Ltd, London
• Randolph College, Reading
• Richmond, The American International University in London, Richmond (listed body^[9] providing courses leading to UK degrees from the Open University^[14])
• Samford University London Study Centre, London
• St George's International School of Medicine Ltd, Winchester
• St Cloud State University, Alnwick
• St. Lawrence University (USA) London Programme, London
• Stetson College of Law Autumn in London Program, London
• Syracuse University London Program, London
• Teikyo University of Japan in Durham, Durham
• The Aga Khan University (International) in the United Kingdom, London
• University of Chicago Booth School of Business, London
• University of Connecticut in London, London
• University of Maryland, London
• University of North Carolina, London
• University of Notre Dame, London
• Valparaiso University Study Center, Cambridge
• Wisconsin in Scotland Trust, Dalkeith (part of University of Wisconsin, River Falls^[15])
• Wroxton College of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Banbury

Universities in British overseas territories

Note: these are not considered UK Universities and are not recognised as UK degree-awarding bodies by the British government.^[16]

Anguilla

University of the West Indies in Mona

• University of the West Indies
• Saint James School of Medicine

Bermuda

• Bermuda College
• University of the West Indies

British Virgin Islands

• University of the West Indies

Cayman Islands

• Cayman Islands Law School: A law school affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the U.K.
• 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
• University of the West Indies

Gibraltar

• University of Gibraltar

Montserrat

• University of the West Indies
• University of Science, Arts and Technology^[17]
• American University of the Caribbean

Turks and Caicos Islands

• Charisma University
• University of the West Indies

Universities in Crown Dependencies

• Proposed: University of the Channel Islands in Guernsey

See also

• List of universities in the United Kingdom by enrolment
• List of UK universities by date of foundation
• List of colleges in the United Kingdom offering higher education courses
• Colleges within universities in the United Kingdom
• UCAS (Universities & Colleges Admissions Service)
• National Union of Students of the United Kingdom
• Lists of universities and colleges
• List of universities and colleges by country
• Levels of education: Higher education, foundation degree and further education

References

1. "Check if a university or college is officially recognised". 29 July 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
2. note that, despite its name, University College Birmingham holds full university status.^[3]
3. "University College Birmingham". HEFCE. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
4. Note that, despite its name, Imperial College holds full university status.^[5]
5. "Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine". HEFCE. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
6. "Writtle University College". HEFCE. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
7. "Tier 4 (General) student visa". Gov.uk. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
8. "Register of licensed sponsors: students". UK Visas and Immigration. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
9. "Check if a university or college is officially recognised". Gov.uk. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
10. "Educational Oversight: report of the monitoring visit of Amity Global Education Ltd t/a Amity University [In] London" (PDF). Quality Assurance Agency. November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
11. "About Us - History, Facts and Features". Harlaxton College. University of Evansville. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
12. "The Bader International Study Centre". Queen's University, Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
13. "Harlow Campus". Memorial University. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
14. "Educational Oversight: report of the monitoring visit of Richmond, The American International University in London" (PDF). Quality Assurance Agency. March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
15. "Wisconsin in Scotland". University of Wisconsin, River Falls. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
16. "Recognised UK degrees". Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
17. http://www.usat.ms

External links

• Universities & HE Colleges clickable map (University of Wolverhampton)