List of universities in the United Kingdom

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. 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 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 of Aberdeen
Abertay University, Dundee
Aberystwyth University
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough and London
Arden University, private, distance learning & blended learning, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Berlin
Aston University, Birmingham
Bangor University
University of Bath
Bath Spa University
University of Bedfordshire, Luton and Bedford
BIMM University
University of Birmingham
Birmingham City University
University College Birmingham
Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln
University of Bolton
The Arts University Bournemouth
Bournemouth University
BPP University, private
University of Bradford
University of Brighton
University of Bristol
Brunel University, Uxbridge and London
University of Buckingham, private
Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe
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, including CU Coventry, CU Scarborough and CU London
Cranfield University
University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester
University of Cumbria, Carlisle (main campus), London, Lancaster, Penrith and Ambleside
De Montfort University, Leicester
University of Derby
University of Dundee
Durham University
University of East Anglia, Norwich
University of East London
Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire
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
University of Greenwich
Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire
Hartpury University, Gloucestershire
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
Imperial College London
Keele University, Staffordshire
University of Kent, Canterbury and Medway
Kingston University
University of Central Lancashire, Preston and Burnley
Lancaster University
University of Leeds
Leeds Arts University
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Trinity University
University of Leicester
University of Lincoln, Lincoln, Riseholme and Holbeach
University of Liverpool
Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool John Moores University
University of London
London Metropolitan University
London School of Economics
London South Bank University
Loughborough University
University of Manchester
Manchester Metropolitan University
Middlesex University, London
Newcastle University
Newman University, Birmingham
University of Northampton
Northeastern University – London (subsidiary of Northeastern University in the US)
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
Plymouth Marjon University (formerly the University of St Mark & St John)
Arts University Plymouth
University of Plymouth
University of Portsmouth
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Queen's University Belfast
Ravensbourne University London
University of Reading
Regent's University London
Richmond American University London
The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Roehampton University, London
Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester
Royal Holloway, University of London
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
Solent University, Southampton
University of St Andrews
St George's, University of London
St Mary's University, Twickenham
Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Lichfield
University of Stirling, Bridge of Allan
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
University of Suffolk, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft
University of Sunderland
University of Surrey, Guildford
University of Sussex, Brighton
Swansea University
Teesside University, Middlesbrough and Darlington
University of the Arts London
Ulster University, Coleraine, Jordanstown, Magee and Belfast
University of Law
University of Wales
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
Wrexham University
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; 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.
AECC University College
London Institute of Banking and Finance
University College of Estate Management, Reading
University College of Osteopathy, London
Writtle University College
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. Member institutions that are also universities in their own right are listed both here and in the list of universities above.
Birkbeck, University of London
City, University of London
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Courtauld Institute of Art
Goldsmiths, University of London
Institute of Cancer Research
King's College London
London Business School
London School of Economics and Political Science
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Queen Mary, University of London
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Veterinary College
St George's, University of London
School of Oriental and African Studies
University College London
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.
Ashridge Executive Education
Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
London Interdisciplinary School
NCG (Newcastle College Group)
Multiverse Group Ltd
Norland College
Presbyterian Theological Faculty, Ireland (Union Theological College)
Richmond, The American International University in London
Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance
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.
Blackpool and The Fylde College
Cornwall College Group
Grimsby Institute of Higher Education
Hull College
Leeds City College
New College, Durham
Newcastle College (part of NCG, above)
Warwickshire College
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
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.
There are 40 "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". There are also two branches of overseas universities that are "listed bodies", offering courses leading to a UK degree from a "registered body". 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, Southall
Amity University [IN] London, London (listed body providing courses leading to UK degrees from the University of Northampton and the University of Bolton)
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
Global Education Oregon in London, London
Grinnell College (Grinnell-in-London), London
Harding University, London
Harlaxton College, Grantham (part of the University of Evansville)
Hollins University, London
Bader International Study Centre, Hailsham (part of Queen's University at Kingston in Canada)
Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin, Belfast
Ithaca College, London
James Madison University, London
Lawrence University London Centre
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, London
Luther College Study Centre, Nottingham
MUN (UK) Ltd, Old Harlow (part of Memorial University)
NYU in London, London
Pepperdine University UK Ltd, London
Randolph College, Reading
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 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)
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.
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.
Anguilla
Saint James School of Medicine
Bermuda
Bermuda College
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
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 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.
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
External links
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