List of universities in England

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As of August 2017, there were 106 universities in England and 5 university colleges[1] out of a total of around 130 in the United Kingdom. This includes private universities but does not include other Higher Education Institutions[Note 1] that have not been given the right to call themselves "university" or "university college" by the Privy Council or Companies House (e.g. colleges of higher education), or member institutions of the University of London at that time.

The following is a list of English universities and university colleges recognised by the Office for Students (OfS), together with the date on which they were created. OfS publishes the official list.[1]

Universities

'Established' refers to the date when an institution was initially established as a university. Where two dates are listed below the first gives the year the institution became a university while the second (in parentheses) gives the year the institution was established in another form (for example, if it was previously a college or a central institution). See also List of UK universities by date of foundation. If only a dash and a year in parentheses is given, the institution is either a university college or a member institution of the University of London that does not hold university status, and the date in parentheses refers to the year of its establishment.

'Number of students' is the total number of higher education students from the Higher Education Statistics Agency tables for 2024/25 for publicly funded universities and the University of Buckingham.[3] HESA statistics do not cover other private universities or private university colleges; student numbers for such institutions (where given) are referenced in the table.

'Tuition fee' refers to the annual tuition fee for Home/EU students studying full-time undergraduate degree courses, from the Reddin Survey of University Tuition Fees 2017–18 (except where otherwise referenced).[4] 'p/g only' means the university was listed by the Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE) as providing postgraduate courses only, so has no undergraduate tuition fees.[5]

'Degree powers' refers to whether the university has the power to award all degrees, degrees of the University of London, or taught degrees.[Note 2] Institutions with only foundation degree awarding powers are not eligible for university or university college title.

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University City Region Established Number of students Tuition fee Degree powers
Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge,
Chelmsford,
Peterborough		 East of England 1992 (1858) 26,715 £9,250 Full
Arden University Coventry West Midlands 2015 (1990) 8,000[7] – (private) Taught
Arts University Bournemouth Poole South West England 2012 (1885) 3,445 £9,250 Taught
Arts University Plymouth Plymouth South West England (2022) 1856 2,000 £9,250 Taught
University of the Arts London London London 2004 19,965 £9,250 Full
Aston University Birmingham West Midlands 1966 (1895) 15,385 £9,250 Full
University of Bath Bath South West England 1966 18,560 £9,250 Full
Bath Spa University Bath South West England 2005 (1852) 8,450 £9,250 Full
University of Bedfordshire Bedford,
Luton,
Milton Keynes		 East of England 1993 16,725 £9,250 Full
University of Birmingham Birmingham West Midlands 1900 35,760 £9,250 Full
University College Birmingham[Note 3] Birmingham West Midlands 2012 (1957) 4,930 £9,076[8] Taught
Birmingham City University Birmingham West Midlands 1992 (1843) 26,930 £9,250 Full
Bishop Grosseteste University Lincoln East Midlands 2012 (1862) 2,280 £9,250 Taught
Bournemouth University Bournemouth,
Poole		 South West England 1992 17,390 £9,250 Full
BPP University Abingdon,
Birmingham,
Bristol,
Cambridge,
Leeds,
Liverpool,
London,
Manchester		 East of England,
London
North West England,
South East England,
South West England,
West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber		 2013 (1992) 6,780[9] – (private) Taught
University of Bradford Bradford Yorkshire and the Humber 1966 (1957) 9,770 £9,250 Full
University of Brighton Brighton,
Eastbourne		 South East England 1992 (1859) 18,985 £9,250 Full
University of Bristol Bristol South West England 1909 (1876) 27,375 £9,250 Full
Brunel University London London London 1966 15,520 £9,250 Full
University of Buckingham Buckingham South East England 1983 (1973) 3,100 £12,444 (private) Full
Buckinghamshire New University High Wycombe,
London		 South East England,
London		 2007 (1999) 14,075 £7,800–9,250 Taught
University of Cambridge Cambridge East of England 1209 21,340 £9,250 Full
Canterbury Christ Church University Broadstairs,
Canterbury,
Medway,
Tunbridge Wells		 South East England 2005 (1977) 13,340 £9,250 Full
University of Central Lancashire Preston North West England 1992 (1828) 24,715 £9,250 Full
University of Chester Chester,
Warrington		 North West England 2005 (1839) 13,545 £9,250 Full
University of Chichester Chichester South East England 2005 (1977) 5,545 £6,000–9,250 Full
Coventry University Coventry West Midlands 1992 (1843) 38,430 £6,009–9,250 Full
Cranfield University Cranfield,
Shrivenham		 East of England 1993 (1946) 4,825 p/g only Full
University for the Creative Arts Canterbury,
Epsom,
Farnham,
Maidstone,
Rochester		 South East England 2005 6,765 £9,250 Taught
University of Cumbria Ambleside,
Barrow,
Carlisle,
Lancaster,
Penrith,
London		 North West England 2007 7,945 £9,250 Taught
De Montfort University Leicester East Midlands 1992 (1969) 29,000 £9,250 Full
University of Derby Derby East Midlands 1992 (1977) 19,685 £9,250 Full
Durham University Durham,
Stockton		 North East England 1832 19,520 £9,250 Full
University of East Anglia Norwich East of England 1963 18,035 £9,250 Full
University of East London London London 1992 (1970) 15,355 £9,250 Full
Edge Hill University Ormskirk North West England 2006 (1959) 13,560 £9,250 Full
University of Essex Colchester East of England 1964 16,530 £9,250 Full
University College of Estate Management Reading South East England – (1919) – – (private) Taught
University of Exeter Exeter,
Penryn		 South West England 1955 (1922) 26,935 £9,250 Full
Falmouth University Falmouth,
Penryn		 South West England 2012 (1902) 6,245 £9,250 Taught
University of Gloucestershire Cheltenham,
Gloucester		 South West England 2001 (1998) 7,915 £9,250 Full
University of Greater Manchester Bolton North West England 2005 (1982) 8,175 £9,250 Full
University of Greenwich London London 1992 (1890) 19,825 £9,250 Full
Harper Adams University Edgmond West Midlands 2012 (1901) 4,680 £9,250 Full
Hartpury University Gloucester South West England 2018 (1947) Taught
Health Sciences University Bournemouth South West England 2024 (1965) – £9,250 Taught
University of Hertfordshire Hatfield East of England 1992 (1952) 25,520 £9,250 Full
University of Huddersfield Huddersfield Yorkshire and the Humber 1992 (1825) 17,305 £9,250 Full
University of Hull Hull,
Scarborough		 Yorkshire and the Humber 1954 (1927) 14,255 £9,250 Full
Imperial College London[Note 4] London London 2007 (1907) 19,400 £9,250 Full
Keele University Keele West Midlands 1962 (1949) 10,880 £9,250 Full
University of Kent Canterbury,
Medway,
Tonbridge,
Athens,
Brussels,
Paris,
Rome		 South East England 1965 18,710 £9,250 Full
Kingston University London London 1992 (1899) 18,070 £9,250 Full
Lancaster University Lancaster North West England 1964 15,665 £9,250 Full
University of Law Birmingham,
Bristol,
Chester,
Guildford,
Leeds,
London,
Nottingham		 England 2012 16,000[citation needed] £6,165–9,000[10] Taught
University of Leeds Leeds Yorkshire and the Humber 1904 36,330 £9,250 Full
Leeds Arts University Leeds Yorkshire and the Humber 2017 (1846)[11] 2,145 Taught
Leeds Beckett University Leeds Yorkshire and the Humber 1992 (1970) 23,290 £9,250 Full
Leeds Trinity University Leeds Yorkshire and the Humber 2012 (1966) 4,985 £9,250 Taught
University of Leicester Leicester East Midlands 1957 (1921) 16,180 £9,250 Full
University of Lincoln Lincoln East Midlands 1992 16,425 £9,250 Full
University of Liverpool Liverpool North West England 1903 29,600 £9,250 Full
Liverpool Hope University Liverpool North West England 2005 (1844) 4,985 £9,250 Full
Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool North West England 1992 (1892) 25,050 £9,250 Full
University of London London,
Paris		 London 1836 330[Note 5] – (Fees set by colleges) Full
University of London→ Birkbeck, University of London London London – (1823) 11,425 £9,250 Full, London
University of London→ City, University of London London London – (1894) 19,975 £9,250 Full, London
University of London→ Courtauld Institute of Art London London – (1932) 545 £9,250 London London
University of London→ Goldsmiths, University of London London London – (1904) 10,090 £9,250 London London
University of London→ Heythrop College London London – (1614) No longer admitting students[12] London London
University of London→ Institute of Cancer Research London London – (1909) 280 p/g only London London
University of London→ King's College London London London – (1829) founding college 33,110 £9,250 London London
University of London→ London Business School London London – (1964) 2,305 p/g only London London
University of London→ London School of Economics London London – (1895) 12,050 £9,250 London London
University of London→ London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London London – (1899) 1,090 p/g only London London
University of London→ Queen Mary, University of London London London – (1887) 21,665 £9,250 London London
University of London→ Royal Academy of Music London London – (1822) 860 £9,250 London London
University of London→ Royal Central School of Speech and Drama London London – (1906) 1,100 £9,250 London London
University of London→ Royal Holloway, University of London Egham South East England – (1849) 11,530 £9,250
University of London→ Royal Veterinary College London London – (1791) 2,510 £9,250 London London
University of London→ St George's, University of London London London – (1733) 4,330 £9,250 London London
University of London→ School of Oriental and African Studies London London – (1916) 5,795 £9,250 London London
University of London→ University College London London London – (1826) founding college 41,095 £9,250 London London
London Institute of Banking & Finance[Note 6] London London – (1879) – – (private) Taught
London Metropolitan University London London 2002 10,390 £6,750–9,250 Full
London South Bank University London London 1992 (1892) 16,840 £9,000 Full
Loughborough University Loughborough East Midlands 1966 18,295 £9,250 Full
University of Manchester Manchester North West England 2004 (1824) 40,485 £9,250 Full
Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester North West England 1992 (1970) 33,420 £9,250 Full
Middlesex University London London 1992 (1973) 20,175 £9,250 Full
Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne North East England 1963 (1834) 28,070 £9,250 Full
Newman University Birmingham West Midlands 2012 (1968) 2,795 £9,250 Taught
University of Northampton Northampton East Midlands 2005 (1975) 12,060 £9,250 Full
Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne North East England 1992 (1892) 28,325 £9,250 Full
Norwich University of the Arts Norwich East of England 2012 (1845) 2,360 £9,250 Taught
University of Nottingham Nottingham East Midlands 1948 (1881) 34,840 £9,250 Full
Nottingham Trent University Nottingham East Midlands 1992 (1843) 35,785 £9,250 Full
Open University Milton Keynes East of England 1969 101,490[Note 7] – Full
University College of Osteopathy London London – (1917) – – Taught
University of Oxford Oxford South East England 1096 25,910 £9,250 Full
Oxford Brookes University Oxford South East England 1992 (1970) 16,900 £9,250 Full
Plymouth University Plymouth South West England 1992 (1862)[13][14] 18,410 £9,250 Full
University of Portsmouth Portsmouth South East England 1992 (1960) 26,775 £9,250 Full
Ravensbourne University London London London 2018 (1962) – – Taught
University of Reading Reading South East England 1926 (1892) 18,735 £9,250 Full
Regent's University London London London 2013 (1984) – – (private) Taught
Roehampton University London London 2004 (1841) 12,495 £9,250 Taught
Royal Agricultural University Cirencester South West England 2012 (1845) 1,125 £9,250 Taught
University of Salford Salford North West England 1967 21,500 £9,250 Full
University of Sheffield Sheffield Yorkshire and the Humber 1905 30,055 £9,250 Full
Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Yorkshire and the Humber 1992 30,960 £9,250 Full
University of Southampton Southampton South West England 1952 (1902) 22,665 £9,250 Full
Southampton Solent University Southampton South West England 2005 (1984) 10,510 £9,250 Full
University of St Mark & St John Plymouth South West England 2012 (1923) 2,750 £9,250 Taught
St Mary's University, Twickenham London London 2014 (1850) 5,520 £9,250 Taught
Staffordshire University Lichfield,
Shrewsbury,
Stafford,
Stoke		 West Midlands 1992 15,675 £9,250 Full
University of Suffolk Ipswich,
Bury St Edmunds,
Great Yarmouth,
Lowestoft		 East of England 2016 (2007) 9,565 £9,250 Taught
University of Sunderland Sunderland North East England 1992 (1901) 15,740 £9,250 Full
University of Surrey Guildford South East England 1966 (1891) 16,990 £9,250 Full
University of Sussex Falmer,
Brighton		 South East England 1961 19,395 £9,250 Full
Teesside University Darlington,
Middlesbrough		 North East England 1992 (1930) 19,290 £9,250 Full
University of Warwick Coventry West Midlands 1965 26,825 £9,250 Full
University of West London London London,
South East England		 1992 11,985 £9,250 Full
University of the West of England Bristol South West England 1992 (1595) 30,680 £9,250 Full
University of Westminster London London 1992 (1838) 19,470 £9,250 Full
University of Winchester Winchester South East England 2005 (1840) 8,000 £9,250 Full
University of Wolverhampton Burton,
Telford,
Walsall,
Wolverhampton		 West Midlands 1992 (1969) 18,875 £9,250[15] Full
University of Worcester Worcester West Midlands 1997 10,180 £9,250 Full
Writtle University College Chelmsford East of England – (1893) 765 £9,250 Taught
University of York York Yorkshire and the Humber 1963 19,790 £9,250 Full
York St John University York Yorkshire and the Humber 2006 (1841) 7,000 £9,250 Full
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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Higher Education Institution is a term defined by the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, meaning any UK University, higher education corporation or institution designated by Parliamentary Order as eligible to receive funding grants.[2] This does not include member institutions of the University of London that do not hold university status and are not a higher education corporation unless so designated.
  2. [2]
    This information is taken from individual institution profiles on the HEFCE register.[6]
  3. [3]
    Despite its name, UCB holds University status
  4. [4]
    Despite its name, Imperial holds University status
  5. [5]
    "institutes and activities" – does not include students at colleges of the University
  6. [6]
    Holds university college status
  7. [7]
    "in England" – also has students in other parts of the UK

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