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

• 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