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List of universities in the United Kingdom
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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
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Abertay Dundee
- Aberystwyth University
- Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge and Chelmsford
- 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 of Bolton
- Bournemouth University
- University of Bradford
- University of Brighton
- 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
- University of Central Lancashire, Preston
- University of Chester
- University of Chichester
- City University, London
- Coventry University
- Cranfield University, Cranfield, Shrivenham and Silsoe
- University of Cumbria
- 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
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Essex, Colchester and Southend-on-Sea
- University of Exeter
- University of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Trefforest and Glytaff
- University of Glasgow
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham and Gloucester
- University of Greenwich
- Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and Galashiels
- University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
- University of Huddersfield, Barnsley and Huddersfield
- University of Hull, Hull and Scarborough
- Imperial College London
- Keele University
- University of Kent, Canterbury and Medway
- Kingston University
- University of Wales, Lampeter
- Lancaster University
- University of Leeds
- Leeds Metropolitan 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
- Courtauld Institute of Art
- Goldsmiths, University of London
- Heythrop College
- Institute of Cancer Research
- Institute of Education
- 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 Advanced Study
- Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
- Institute of Classical Studies
- Institute of Commonwealth Studies
- Institute of English Studies
- Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies
- Institute of Historical Research
- Institute of Latin American Studies
- Institute of United States Studies
- Warburg Institute
- School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
- The School of Pharmacy, University of London
- University College London (UCL)
- University Marine Biological Station, Millport
- University of London Institute in Paris
- London Metropolitan University
- London South Bank University
- Loughborough University
- University of Manchester
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Middlesex University, London
- Napier University, Edinburgh
- Newcastle University
- University of Wales, Newport
- University of Northampton
- Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle
- University of Nottingham
- Nottingham Trent University
- Open University, Milton Keynes (an open-access distance learning university)
- University of Oxford
- Oxford Brookes University
- University of Paisley
- 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 College
- European Business School London
- Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
- Roehampton University, London
- Royal College of Art, London
- University of St Andrews
- University of Salford
- University of Sheffield
- Sheffield Hallam University
- University of Southampton
- Southampton Solent University
- Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Lichfield
- University of Stirling, Bridge of Allan
- University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
- University of Sunderland
- University of Surrey, Guildford
- University of Sussex, Falmer and Brighton
- Swansea Metropolitan University
- Swansea University
- University of Teesside, Middlesbrough
- Thames Valley University, Ealing, Slough and Reading
- University of Ulster, Coleraine, Jordanstown, Magee and Belfast
- University of Wales
- University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC)
- University of Warwick, Coventry
- University of Westminster, London
- University of the West of England, Bristol
- 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. Note that there are also some other institutions with "university college" in their title which are not legally university colleges
- University College Birmingham
- Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln
- University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester
- University College Falmouth
- Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire
- Newman University College, Birmingham
- St Mary's University College, Twickenham, London
Colleges of Higher Education
- These should not be confused with colleges of further education, which offer a different level of qualifications
- The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
- Burton College, Staffordshire
- City and Guilds of London Institute
- City College, Birmingham
- Dartington College of Arts, Devon
- Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
- Glasgow College of Nautical Studies, Glasgow
- Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
- Hull York Medical School
- Leeds College of Music
- Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
- North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI), Wrexham
- Norwich School of Art & Design
- Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, London
- Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
- Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow
- Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff
- Rose Bruford College, Sidcup
- College of St Mark & St John, Plymouth
- Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh
- St. John's College, London
- Trinity and All Saints, Leeds
- Trinity College, Carmarthen
- Trinity Laban, London
- Laban
- Trinity College of Music
- UHI Millennium Institute, Scottish Highlands and Islands
- Union Theological College, Belfast
- Wirral Metropolitan College
- Writtle College, Chelmsford
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
- Crewe and Alsager College of Higher Education
- Garnett College, London
- Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury, Maidstone and Rochester
- London Guildhall University
- University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)
- National Heart and Lung Institute
- Northern School of Music, Manchester
- University of North London
- University of Northampton (1261–1265)
- Royal College of Science, London
- Royal Manchester College of Music
- Royal School of Mines, London
- La Sainte Union College of Higher Education, Southampton
- University College Salford
- University College Scarborough
- School of Slavonic and East European Studies, London
- St. Mary's Hospital Medical school
- 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