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 colleges of higher education, 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

University of Aberdeen
Abertay University
Aberystwyth University
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
The Arts University Bournemouth
University of the Arts London
- Camberwell College of Arts
- Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
- Chelsea College of Art and Design
- London College of Communication
- London College of Fashion
- Wimbledon College of Art
Aston University, Birmingham
Bangor University
University of Bath
Bath Spa University
University of Bedfordshire, Luton and Bedford
University of Birmingham
Birmingham City University
- Birmingham Conservatoire
University College Birmingham
Bishop Grosseteste University
University Centre at Blackburn College, Blackburn
University of Bolton
Bournemouth University
BPP University
University of Bradford
University of Brighton
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School - students here are technically full members of both the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex
University of Bristol
Brunel University, Uxbridge and London
University of Buckingham
Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe

University of Cambridge
Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Thanet, Tunbridge Wells and Chatham
Cardiff University
- Cardiff International Academy of Voice
- Cardiff University School of Medicine
Cardiff Metropolitan University (UWIC)
University of Central Lancashire, Preston and Burnley
University of Chester, Chester and Warrington
University of Chichester
City University London
- Cass Business School
- City Law School
Coventry University
Cranfield University, Cranfield, Shrivenham and Silsoe
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 University, Durham and Stockton-on-Tees (Queen's Campus)

University of East Anglia, Norwich
University of East London
- University of East London School of Law
Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire

University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Napier University
University of Essex, Colchester and Southend-on-Sea
University of Exeter
- Camborne School of Mines
Falmouth University
- Dartington College of Arts
University of Glasgow
Glasgow Caledonian University
University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester and London
University of Greenwich
Glyndŵr University, Wrexham
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
- Hull York Medical School (HYMS)

Imperial College London
- Imperial College at Wye
- Royal School of Mines
University of International Innovations, London
Keele University, Staffordshire
University of Kent, Canterbury and Medway
Kingston University
Lancaster University

University of Law
University of Leeds
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Trinity University
University of Leicester
University of Lincoln, Lincoln, Hull, Riseholme and Holbeach
University of Liverpool
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool John Moores University

The Maughan Library at King's College London

University of London
- Birkbeck, 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
  - Institute of Psychiatry (IOP)
  - Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- 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
  The Founder's Building of Royal Holloway
- Royal Veterinary College
- St George's, University of London
- School of Advanced Study
- School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
- University College London (UCL)
  University College London Main Building
- University Marine Biological Station, Millport (shared with the University of Glasgow)
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)
- The OU also offers courses on nursing in alliance with the Royal College of Nursing Institute
  The Radcliffe Camera, University of Oxford
University of Oxford
Oxford Brookes University
University of Plymouth
University of Portsmouth
Queen's University Belfast
- St Mary's University College
- Stranmillis University College
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

University of Reading
Regent's University London
The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Roehampton University, London
Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester
Royal College of Art, London
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
University of Salford
University of Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam University
University of Southampton
Southampton Solent University
University of South Wales, merger of University of Wales, Newport and University of Glamorgan
Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Lichfield
University of Stirling, Bridge of Allan
University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
University of Sunderland
University of Surrey, Guildford
University of Sussex, Falmer and Brighton
Swansea University
Teesside University, Middlesbrough and Darlington
University of Ulster, Belfast
Ulster University, Coleraine, Jordanstown, Magee and Belfast
University of Wales, Trinity Saint David
- University of Wales, undergoing a merger with Trinity Saint David and Swansea Metropolitan
- Swansea Metropolitan University undergoing a merger with Trinity Saint David and University of Wales,
University of Warwick, Coventry
University of West London, Ealing and Brentford
- London College of Music
University of Westminster, London
University of the West of England, Bristol
University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Hamilton, Ayr & Dumfries
University of Winchester
University of Wolverhampton
University of Worcester
University of York
York St John University

Foreign universities with campuses in the United Kingdom

Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
American University in London (AUL), London
Richmond, The American International University in London main campus building
Azad University (IR) in Oxford, a campus of Islamic Azad University - a private chain of universities in Iran
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Oxfordshire
Girne American University, Canterbury
Irish School of Ecumenics, postgraduate institute of Trinity College, Dublin with a campus in Belfast
Memorial University of Newfoundland, has a campus in Harlow, Essex, England
Richmond, The American International University in London
Schiller International University, London
University of Wisconsin System, offers semesters of study at Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian, Scotland

The following universities also offer semesters of study at their own faculty buildings in the UK:

Boston University
Booth School of Business|University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Florida State University (London Study Centre)
University of Delaware
University of Notre Dame
University of Crown at Port Din.
Pepperdine University
Syracuse University
New York University
Queen's University

University colleges

This is a list of university colleges in the UK. Note that there are also some other institutions with "university college" in their title which are not legally university colleges

St Mary's University College, Belfast
Stranmillis University College
University College of Football Business, Burnley and Wembley

Colleges of higher education

These should not be confused with colleges of further education, which offer a different level of qualifications.

For lists of further education colleges in the UK (which may however also offer higher education qualifications) see: List of further education colleges in England, List of further education colleges in Northern Ireland, List of further education colleges in Scotland, List of further education colleges in Wales

Further education colleges offering degree courses

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.^[1]

Anguilla

University of the West Indies
University of the West Indies in Mona
Saint James School of Medicine

Bermuda

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. [1]
International College of the Cayman Islands: A private university. [2]
St. Matthews University: A private institution containing a medical school and a veterinary school. [3]
University College of the Cayman Islands: The only public university in the Cayman Islands. [4]
University of the West Indies

Gibraltar

University of Gibraltar

Montserrat

Turks and Caicos Islands

Universities in Crown Dependencies

Proposed: University of the Channel Islands in Guernsey

Defunct institutions

This section is for universities or other higher education institutions that no longer exist due to either closure, mergers, de-mergers etc.; it does not include institutions that have merely changed their name.

Bedford College, London
Bedford College of Higher Education, Bedford
Bell College, Hamilton and Dumfries
Bretton Hall College, Wakefield
Bulmershe College of Higher Education (BCHE), Reading
Crewe and Alsager College of Higher Education
Fraserburgh University, Aberdeenshire
Dartington College of Arts
Garnett College, London
University of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Trefforest and Glyntaff
Hereford College of Education, Hereford
Queen's University of Ireland, Belfast, Cork and Galway
Royal University of Ireland, Belfast, Cork and Galway
Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury, Maidstone and Rochester
London Guildhall 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)
Mason Science College, Birmingham
National Heart and Lung Institute
University of Wales, Newport
University of North London
University of Northampton (1261–1265) (not to be confused with the current University of Northampton, which has no direct connection with the medieval foundation)
Northern School of Music, Manchester
Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, split into two separate medical schools
Royal College of Science, London
Royal Manchester College of Music
La Sainte Union College of Higher Education, Southampton
University College Salford
University College Scarborough
Federal University of Surrey
Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College, Farnham and Epsom
New University of Ulster
Ulster Polytechnic
Victoria University, Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds
Victoria University of Manchester
University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff
University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff
Westfield College, London
Wye College

References

^ "Recognised UK degrees". Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
^ http://www.usat.ms

External links

Universities & HE Colleges clickable map (University of Wolverhampton)

[1] "Recognised UK degrees". Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

[2] ttp://www.usat.ms

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