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Universities in the United Kingdom by Town/City

Looking for a university in the United Kingdom located in specific town or city? uniRank provides a comprehensive 2026 directory of 164 recognised UK universities that meet uniRank's selection criteria, listed by their main campus location, along with their country ranking position:

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the United Kingdom.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

UK Universities by town/city


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List of 164 UK universities by main campus location
Town/City University #
Aberdeen Robert Gordon University 97
Aberdeen University of Aberdeen 36
Aberystwyth Aberystwyth University 60
Bangor Bangor University 69
Bath University of Bath 26
Bath Bath Spa University 106
Belfast Queen's University Belfast 31
Birmingham Birmingham City University 76
Birmingham Aston University 63
Birmingham University of Birmingham 12
Birmingham Birmingham Newman University 153
Birmingham University College Birmingham 148
Bolton University of Greater Manchester 109
Bradford University of Bradford 99
Brighton University of Brighton 62
Brighton University of Sussex 30
Bristol University of Bristol 22
Bristol University of the West of England 46
Buckingham The University of Buckingham 129
Cambridge University of Cambridge 2
Cambridge Anglia Ruskin University 59
Canterbury Canterbury Christ Church University 104
Canterbury University of Kent 33
Cardiff Cardiff University 34
Cardiff University of Wales 157
Cardiff Cardiff Metropolitan University 116
Carlisle University of Cumbria 126
Carmarthen University of Wales Trinity Saint David 112
Cheltenham University of Gloucestershire 107
Chester University of Chester 108
Chichester University of Chichester 132
Cirencester The Royal Agricultural University 146
Colchester University of Essex 38
Coleraine Ulster University 73
Coventry University of Warwick 11
Coventry Coventry University 67
Cranfield Cranfield University 75
Derby University of Derby 90
Dundee University of Dundee 42
Dundee Abertay University 122
Durham Durham University 20
Ealing University of West London 115
Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University 39
Edinburgh Edinburgh Napier University 77
Edinburgh University of Edinburgh 4
Edinburgh Queen Margaret University 133
Edinburgh Scotland's Rural College 123
Egham Royal Holloway, University of London 43
Exeter University of Exeter 19
Falmouth Falmouth University 124
Farnham University for the Creative Arts 114
Glasgow University of Strathclyde 35
Glasgow University of Glasgow 7
Glasgow Glasgow Caledonian University 105
Glasgow The Glasgow School of Art 113
Glasgow Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 138
Gloucester Hartpury University and Hartpury College 149
Guildford University of Surrey 25
Guildford The University of Law 110
Hatfield University of Hertfordshire 61
High Wycombe Buckinghamshire New University 141
Huddersfield University of Huddersfield 83
Hull University of Hull 71
Inverness University of the Highlands and Islands 94
Ipswich University of Suffolk 144
Keele Keele University 68
Kingston upon Thames Kingston University 80
Lancaster Lancaster University 21
Leeds University of Leeds 13
Leeds Leeds Beckett University 88
Leeds Leeds Conservatoire 150
Leeds Northern School of Contemporary Dance 162
Leeds Leeds Trinity University 147
Leeds Leeds Arts University 154
Leicester University of Leicester 29
Leicester De Montfort University 54
Lincoln University of Lincoln 79
Lincoln Lincoln Bishop University 152
Liverpool University of Liverpool 17
Liverpool Liverpool John Moores University 85
Liverpool Liverpool Hope University 128
Liverpool The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 151
Liverpool Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 134
London University of Greenwich 66
London Royal College of Art 84
London Imperial College London 8
London University of Westminster 70
London University of London 74
London SOAS, University of London 58
London University of East London 87
London Royal College of Music 121
London University College London 3
London Goldsmiths, University of London 52
London Birkbeck, University of London 55
London City St George's, University of London 24
London The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London 100
London London South Bank University 89
London European School of Economics 163
London The Royal Academy of Music, University of London 160
London King's College London 10
London London Business School 82
London London Metropolitan University 91
London The London School of Economics and Political Science 5
London University of Roehampton 102
London London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London 56
London Richmond American University London 158
London Middlesex University 81
London Queen Mary University of London 23
London Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance 140
London Ravensbourne University London 139
London Rose Bruford College 161
London BPP University Un
London Regent's University London 143
London The Royal Veterinary College University of London 92
London School of Advanced Study, University of London 78
London The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 145
London University of the Arts London 44
London Walbrook Institute London 142
London Guildhall School of Music and Drama 131
Loughborough Loughborough University 37
Luton University of Bedfordshire 111
Manchester University of Manchester 6
Manchester Manchester Metropolitan University 47
Manchester Royal Northern College of Music 136
Middlesbrough Teesside University 95
Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle University 16
Newcastle upon Tyne Northumbria University 57
Newport Harper Adams University 135
Northampton The University of Northampton 101
Norwich University of East Anglia 32
Norwich Norwich University of the Arts 156
Nottingham University of Nottingham 14
Nottingham Nottingham Trent University 48
Ormskirk Edge Hill University 103
Oxford University of Oxford 1
Oxford Oxford Brookes University 65
Paisley University of the West of Scotland 118
Plymouth University of Plymouth 49
Plymouth Plymouth Marjon University 155
Plymouth Arts University Plymouth 159
Pontypridd University of South Wales 96
Poole Bournemouth University 72
Poole Arts University Bournemouth 137
Portsmouth University of Portsmouth 41
Preston University of Central Lancashire 45
Reading University of Reading 28
Salford University of Salford 64
Sheffield University of Sheffield 27
Sheffield Sheffield Hallam University 50
Southampton University of Southampton 9
Southampton Solent University 117
St Andrews University of St Andrews 18
Stirling University of Stirling 53
Stoke-on-Trent University of Staffordshire 98
Sunderland University of Sunderland 93
Swansea Swansea University 40
Twickenham St Mary's University, Twickenham 125
Uxbridge Brunel University of London 51
Winchester University of Winchester 127
Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton 86
Worcester University of Worcester 120
Wrexham Wrexham University 130
York The University of York 15
York York St John University 119
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many universities are there in the United Kingdom?

There are 164 officially chartered, licensed or accredited UK higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

Which towns and cities have universities in the United Kingdom?

uniRank lists 164 accredited UK universities and higher-education institutions according to their main campus town or city. The directory above identifies universities located in individual towns and cities throughout the United Kingdom.

Can I search this list by university alphabetical order instead of main campus location?

Yes. uniRank also provides an UK Universities by alphabetical order for browsing institutions alphabetically rather than by their location.

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