Top Universities in UK

Ranking of UK Universities

#	University	City	#Students	Type	Rank
1	University of Cambridge	Cambridge, East of England	23300	Public	1
2	University of Oxford	Oxford, Oxfordshire	24600	Public	2
3	Imperial College London	London, London	19200	Public	3
4	London School of Economics and Political Science	London, London	11900	Public	4
5	University of St. Andrews	St Andrews, Scotland	9000	Public	5
6	Loughborough University	Loughborough, East Midlands	18500	Public	6
7	Durham University	Durham, Durham	19100	Public	7
8	Lancaster University	Lancaster, Lancashire	16000	Public	8
9	University of Bath	Bath, England	18100	Public	9
10	University College London	London, London	41200	Public	10
11	University of Warwick	Coventry, England	27300	Public	11
12	University of Exeter	Exeter, South West England	23700	Public	12
13	University of Birmingham	Birmingham, West Midlands	35500	Public	13
14	University of Bristol	Bristol, England	26000	Public	14
15	The University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh, Scotland	34300	Public	15
16	University of Leeds	Leeds, West Yorkshire	36300	Public	16
17	University of Manchester	Manchester, England	40300	Public	17
18	University of Southampton	Southampton, England	22800		18
19	University of Glasgow	Glasgow, Scotland	31000	Public	19
20	King's College London	London, London	33000	Public	20
21	The University of Nottingham	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	33600	Public	21
22	University of York	York, North Yorkshire	19500	Public	22
23	Newcastle University	Newcastle, North East England	27300	Public	23
24	Royal Holloway, University of London	Egham, Surrey	11100	Public	24
25	University of East Anglia	Norwich	18000	Public	25
26	University of Aberdeen	Aberdeen, Scotland	14800	Public	26
27	The Queen's University Belfast	Belfast, Northern Ireland	24700	Public	27
28	University of Sheffield	Sheffield	30200	Public	28
29	Heriot-Watt University	Edinburgh, Scotland	31000	Public	29
30	University of Wales Institute, Cardiff	Cardiff, Wales	10700	Public	30
31	University of Dundee	Dundee	16000	Public	31
32	University of Wales, Swansea	Swansea, Wales	20650	Public	32
33	University of Liverpool	Liverpool, Merseyside	29747	Public	33
34	University of Surrey	Guildford, Surrey	16850	Public	34
35	Queen Mary, University of London	London, London	20600	Public	35
36	University of Strathclyde	Glasgow, Scotland	22700	Public	36
37	School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London	London, London		Public	37
38	University of Leicester	Leicester, Leicestershire		Public	38
39	University for the Creative Arts			Public	39
40	University of Reading	Reading, Berkshire		Public	40
41	University of Sussex	Brighton, East Sussex		Public	41
42	University of Chichester			Public	42
43	University of Essex	Colchester, Essex		Public	43
44	Harper Adams University	Edgmond, England		Public	44
45	Aston University	Birmingham, West Midlands		Public	45
46	University of Stirling	Stirling, Scotland		Public	46
47	Nottingham Trent University	Nottingham,		Public	47
48	University of Kent	Canterbury, Kent		Public	48
49	Northumbria University	Newcastle		Public	49
50	Oxford Brookes University	Oxford, Oxfordshire		Public	50
51	University of Lincoln	Lincoln, Lincolnshire		Public	51
52	University of the West of England, Bristol	Bristol, England		Public	52
53	Coventry University	Coventry, England		Public	53
54	Bournemouth University	Poole, Dorset		Public	54
55	Keele University	Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire		Public	55
56	Kingston University	Kingston upon Thames, Surrey		Public	56
57	The Robert Gordon University	Aberdeen, Scotland		Public	57
58	The University of Bolton	Bolton, England		Public	58
59	Sheffield Hallam University	Sheffield		Public	59
60	Aberystwyth University	Aberystwyth, Ceredigion		Public	60
61	University of Abertay Dundee	Dundee		Public	61
62	University of Hull	Hull, Yorkshire		Public	62
63	The University of Buckingham	Buckingham		Private	63
64	University of Sunderland	Sunderland		Public	64
65	Middlesex University	London, London		Public	66
66	Cardiff University	Cardiff, Wales		Public	67
67	University of Greenwich	Greenwich, London		Public
68	Birmingham International College	Birmingham, West Midlands		Public
69	University of Hertfordshire	Herts, Hertfordshire		Public
70	University of Huddersfield	Huddersfield		Public
71	University of London	London, London		Public
72	University of Bedfordshire	Luton, Bedfordshire		Public
73	University of Glamorgan	Glamorgan		Public
74	University of East London	London, London		Public
75	Trinity College of Music	Greenwich, London		Public
76	United Medical and Dental Schools, University of London	London, London		Public
77	The University of Northampton	Northampton		Public
78	University of Worcester	Worcester, Worcestershire		Public
79	University of Bradford	Bradford, West Yorkshire		Public
80	University of Brighton	Brighton, East Sussex		Public
81	University of Gloucestershire	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire		Public
82	Birmingham City University	Birmingham, West Midlands		Public
83	University of Central Lancashire	Preston, North West		Public
84	University of Derby	Derby		Public
85	University of the West of Scotland	Paisley		Public
86	University of Plymouth	Plymouth, Devon		Public
87	University of Portsmouth	Portsmouth, Portsmouth		Public
88	School of Advanced Study	London, London		Public
89	Queen Margaret University	Edinburgh, Scotland		Public
90	Newbold College	Bracknell, Berkshire		Public
91	Central School of Speech and Drama	London, London		Public
92	Edge Hill University	Ormskirk, Lancashire		Public
93	Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama	Glasgow, Scotland		Public
94	Scottish Agricultural College	Edinburgh, Scotland		Public
95	West End College London	London, London		Public
96	Royal Agricultural College	Cirencester, Gloucestershire		Public
97	Royal Veterinary College University of London	London, London		Public
98	Wimbledon College of Art	Wimbledon		Public
99	University of Salford	Salford, Greater Manchester		Public
100	University of Teesside	Middlesbrough		Public
101	University of Ulster	Coleraine, County Londonderry		Public
102	Prifysgol Cymru University of Wales	Cardiff, Wales		Public
103	University of Wales, Newport	Newport		Public
104	Bangor University	Bangor, Gwynedd		Public
105	University of Wales, Lampeter	Lampeter, Ceredigion		Public
106	University of Westminster	London, London		Public
107	University of Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton,		Public
108	University of Chester	Chester		Public
109	Anglia Ruskin University	Cambridge, East of England		Public
110	European School of Economics	London, London		Private
111	Glasgow Caledonian University	Glasgow, Scotland		Public
112	Glasgow School of Art	Glasgow, Scotland		Public
113	Goldsmiths, University of London	London, London		Public
114	Heythrop College, University of London	London, London		Public
115	Huron University USA in London	London, London		Public
116	Imperial College School of Medicine	London, London		Public
117	Institute of Education, University of London	London, London		Public
118	Leeds Metropolitan University	Leeds, West Yorkshire		Public
119	De Montfort University Leicester	Leicester, Leicestershire		Public
120	Cranfield University	Cranfield, Bedfordshire		Public
121	Birkbeck, University of London	London, London		Public
122	Brunel University	Uxbridge, Middlesex		Public
123	Buckinghamshire New University	High Wycombe		Public
124	London Camberwell College of Arts	London, London		Public
125	Canterbury Christ Church University	Canterbury, Kent		Public
126	London Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design	London, London		Public
127	London Chelsea College of Art and Design	London, London		Public
128	The City University, London	London, London		Public
129	Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London	London, London		Public
130	Liverpool Hope University	Liverpool, Merseyside		Public
131	Liverpool John Moores University	Liverpool, Merseyside		Public
132	London Business School	London, London		Public
133	St. George's, University of London	London, London		Public
134	School of Pharmacy, University of London	London, London		Public
135	Sotheby? Institute of Art - London	London, London		Public
136	London South Bank University	London, London		Public
137	Southampton Solent University	Southampton		Public
138	Staffordshire University	Staffordshire		Public
139	Thames Valley University	Ealing, London		Public
140	The American University in London	London, London		Public
141	The Manchester Metropolitan University	Manchester		Public
142	Royal Free and University College Medical School, University of London	London, London		Public
143	Royal College of Music	London, London		Public
144	London College of Science & Technology	London, London		Public
145	London Metropolitan University	London, London		Public
146	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London	London, London		Public
147	London School of Jewish Studies	London, London		Public
148	Napier University	Edinburgh, Scotland		Public
149	Richmond The American International University in London	London, London		Public
150	Roehampton University	Roehampton, Southwest London		Public
151	Royal Academy of Music, University of London	London, London		Public
152	Royal College of Art	London, London		Public
153	Trinity College Carmarthen	Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire		Public

Note: The list above are Universities which are recognized with University status.

Interesting Facts

• University of Oxford was established in 1096.
• University of Cambridge was established in 1209.
• There are more than 100 Universities in UK,.
• There is a cap (not for international students) on Tuition/Fees for public universities.
• "university colleges" is a institution which provides degree courses but does not have independent University status.
• University of London is the largest university in UK (by number of students).
• Besides Oxford, Imperial College is world class engineering college!