List of universities in the United Kingdom

This is a list of universities in the United Kingdom (alphabetical by substantive name).

[1] These institutions are recognised bodies with foundation degree awarding powers only.

Many are 'study abroad' centres for non-UK universities, offering a year or a semester in the UK for students enrolled at the foreign university, rather than campuses offering their own courses.

As of 1 November 2023,[update] there are 29 "Overseas Higher Education Institutions" that have been approved for student visa purposes by the UK Government as offering "an overseas course of degree level study that's equal to a UK higher education course".

There are currently no universities in the Channel Islands; in 2013[34][35] the States of Guernsey gave approval for the opening of a university there but, as of February 2017, no progress has been made on the project.