List of universities in the United Kingdom by enrollment

This is a list of universities and other higher education institutions in the United Kingdom by size of student population. The sources for the figures are; the most recently published Higher Education Statistics Agency statistics, from 2010-2011, as well as figures provided by the Universities official websites. The student numbers include full-time, part-time, further education, undergraduate, and postgraduate students. The data shows that more than 2.5 million people are enrolled in the United Kingdom's 164 universities.

Universities and higher education institutions by size

Rank	Institution	Total students
1	Open University	208,710
2	University of Manchester	40,410
3	Sheffield Hallam University	36,510
4	Manchester Metropolitan University	34,970
5	University of Nottingham	34,706
6	University of South Wales	33,584
7	University of Plymouth	32,500
8	University of Leeds	32,435
9	University of Central Lancashire	32,040
10	Cardiff University	30,955
11	University of Birmingham	30,660
12	University of the West of England	30,390
13	Northumbria University	29,425
14	University of Warwick	28,165
15	Edge Hill University	27,955
16	Coventry University	27,935
17	University of Greenwich	27,745
18	Kingston University	27,745
19	University of Hertfordshire	27,700
20	Teesside University	27,455
21	Leeds Metropolitan University	27,020
22	University of Sheffield	26,960
23	Nottingham Trent University	26,845
24	University of Glasgow	26,550
25	University of Edinburgh	25,700
26	London South Bank University	25,645
27	University of Ulster	25,540
28	King's College London	25,365
29	University of East London	24,920
30	University of Oxford	24,915
31	Liverpool John Moores University	24,680
32	University College London	24,680
33	Birmingham City University	24,320
34	Queen's University of Belfast	24,195
35	University of the Arts, London	24,005
36	Middlesex University	23,855
37	University of Portsmouth	23,590
38	University of Hull	23,320
39	University of Southampton	23,315
40	London Metropolitan University	22,835
41	University of Westminster	22,745
42	De Montfort University	22,665
43	University of Wolverhampton	22,175
44	Staffordshire University	22,000
45	Anglia Ruskin University	21,765
46	University of Salford	21,575
47	University of Liverpool	21,265
48	University of Huddersfield	21,180
49	University of Brighton	21,130
50	Newcastle University	20,940
51	University of Bedfordshire	20,540
52	University of Strathclyde	20,405
53	University of Cambridge	20,395
54	University of Bristol	20,110
55	Swansea University	19,330
56	Southampton Solent University	19,240
57	Bangor University	19,090
58	University of Kent	18,950
59	Bournemouth University	18,795
60	Oxford Brookes University	18,695
61	Canterbury Christ Church University	18,185
62	University of Exeter	18,035
63	University of Sunderland	17,930
64	Birkbeck College	17,820
65	University of Derby	17,600
66	City University London	17,500
67	Glasgow Caledonian University	17,335
68	University of East Anglia	17,290
69	Loughborough University	16,805
70	University of York	16,675
71	University of the West of Scotland	16,655
72	University of Leicester	16,580
73	Durham University	16,355
74	University of Dundee	16,275
75	University of Surrey	16,265
76	Brunel University	16,220
77	University of Aberdeen	16,180
78	University of Chester	15,405
79	University of Bath	15,320
80	Imperial College London	15,180
81	Aberystwyth University	14,955
82	University of Northampton	14,860
83	Queen Mary, University of London	14,820
84	University of Essex	14,765
85	University of Lincoln	14,535
86	University of West London	14,075
87	Edinburgh Napier University	13,970
88	Cardiff Metropolitan University	13,605
89	University of Bradford	13,570
90	University of Reading	13,195
91	The Robert Gordon University	13,125
92	Lancaster University	12,525
93	University of Sussex	12,230
94	University College Birmingham	11,785
95	University of Stirling	11,625
96	Aston University	11,325
97	Heriot-Watt University	11,180
98	University of Cumbria	11,175
99	Keele University	10,870
100	University of Worcester	10,095
101	University of Bolton	9,850
102	University of Gloucestershire	9,715
103	University of St Andrews	9,540
104	London School of Economics	9,525
105	Royal Holloway, University of London	9,520
106	Buckinghamshire New University	9,375
107	Roehampton University	9,145
108	Bath Spa University	8,970
109	Glyndŵr University	8,960
110	Goldsmiths College	8,245
111	Liverpool Hope University	7,395
112	University for the Creative Arts	7,090
113	University of the Highlands and Islands	7,075
114	University of Winchester	6,890
115	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	6,740
116	Institute of Education	6,330
117	Harper Adams University	6,175
118	Swansea Metropolitan University	6,160
119	York St John University	5,950
120	Cranfield University	5,735
121	University of Chichester	5,710
122	University Campus Suffolk	5,550
123	Queen Margaret University	5,460
124	School of Oriental and African Studies	5,170
125	University of Abertay Dundee	4,975
126	St Mary's University College, Twickenham	4,840
127	The Arts University Bournemouth	4,410
128	University of St Mark & St John	4,005
129	Falmouth University	3,740
130	St George's, University of London	3,740
131	Leeds Trinity University	3,480
132	Newman University	3,110
133	Bishop Grosseteste University	2,305
134	Royal Veterinary College	2,135
135	London Business School	2,070
136	Glasgow School of Art	1,795
137	Ravensbourne	1,775
138	Edinburgh College of Art	1,685
139	University of Buckingham	1,530
140	Norwich University of the Arts	1,530
141	The School of Pharmacy	1,415
142	Stranmillis University College	1,300
143	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	1,275
144	Royal College of Art	1,235
145	Conservatoire for Dance and Drama	1,215
146	Royal Agricultural University	1,110
147	Heythrop College	1,045
148	Writtle College	1,025
149	Scottish Agricultural College	1,025
150	St Mary's University College	985
151	Central School of Speech and Drama	910
152	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	905
153	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	875
154	Rose Bruford College	865
155	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	830
156	Royal Academy of Music	745
157	Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts	735
158	Royal Northern College of Music	735
159	Royal College of Music	730
160	Leeds College of Music	720
161	Courtauld Institute of Art	430
162	School of Advanced Study	410
163	Institute of Cancer Research	280

Notes

Colleges of the University of London (which has a total of 128,480 students in the colleges and institutes listed by HESA) and the University of Wales (which has a total of 93,150 students at its nine accredited institutions, and another 30,010 at the affiliated Cardiff University) are listed as individual institutions in this table, but would be the second and third most populous universities if all their colleges were counted together. The names of some institutions have changed since these figures were released, and titles have been updated to conform with current usage, except in the case of merged institutions where colleges have combined together and consequently have different student numbers.

Statistics

• Average: 14,940.73
• Standard Deviation: 17,061.11

See also

• List of largest universities by enrollment
• List of universities in the United Kingdom
• List of UK universities by date of foundation