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The UK is a compact, research-heavy study destination with deep subject breadth, historic universities and intensive postgraduate options. It is especially useful for students comparing one-year masters pathways and globally recognised degrees.

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Institutions159

Universities and higher education providers

Campus locations32

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Overseas HE students732,285

Overseas students at UK higher education providers in 2023/24.

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Share of HE population23%

Overseas students as a share of UK HE students in 2023/24.

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Compare universities and colleges in United Kingdom by location, available courses and ranking context, then open an institution page to review course information and sources.

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University College London (UCL)

666 courses5 states
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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University of Glasgow

612 courses4 states
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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The University of Edinburgh

564 coursesEDINBURGH
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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University of Essex

508 courses6 states
Mixed Field ProgramsManagement and Commerce
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University of Birmingham

506 courses4 states
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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University of Aberdeen

469 courses5 states
Mixed Field ProgramsSociety and Culture
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University of Liverpool

448 coursesLIVERPOOL · NORTH WEST ENGLAND · ENGLAND
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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Swansea University

443 coursesBAY CAMPUS · SINGLETON CAMPUS
Mixed Field ProgramsHealth
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University of Bristol

442 courses5 states
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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University of York

440 coursesYORK · YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER · YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE
Mixed Field ProgramsSociety and Culture
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King’s College London

435 courses5 states
Mixed Field ProgramsHealth
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University of Leeds

429 coursesYORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER · YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE · LEEDS
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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University of Strathclyde

409 coursesGLASGOW
Management and CommerceEngineering and Related Technologies
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University of Nottingham

408 courses5 states
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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Nottingham Trent University (NTU)

390 courses4 states
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)

373 courses5 states
Mixed Field ProgramsManagement and Commerce
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Teesside University

351 courses4 states
Mixed Field ProgramsManagement and Commerce
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University of Sussex

347 coursesSOUTH EAST ENGLAND · ENGLAND · SUSSEX
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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Aberystwyth University

341 coursesWALES · MID WALES · ABERYSTWYTH
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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Sheffield Hallam University

339 courses4 states
Mixed Field ProgramsManagement and Commerce
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University of Lancashire

336 courses5 states
Mixed Field ProgramsHealth
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Queen's University of Belfast (QUB)

335 coursesBELFAST
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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University of Reading

332 coursesWHITEKNIGHTS
Mixed Field ProgramsManagement and Commerce
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University of Plymouth

329 coursesSOUTH WEST ENGLAND · ENGLAND · PLYMOUTH
Mixed Field ProgramsHealth
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University of Southampton

327 courses7 states
Mixed Field ProgramsEngineering and Related Technologies
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Keele University

326 courses5 states
Natural and Physical SciencesMixed Field Programs
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University of Dundee

320 courses5 states
Management and CommerceHealth
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Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)

317 coursesMANCHESTER
Mixed Field ProgramsManagement and Commerce
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University of Portsmouth

317 courses5 states
Mixed Field ProgramsManagement and Commerce
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University of Huddersfield

313 coursesYORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER · YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE · QUEENSGATE
Mixed Field ProgramsManagement and Commerce
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Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)

310 coursesLONDON
Management and CommerceMixed Field Programs
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Bangor University

306 coursesWALES · NORTH WALES · BANGOR
Mixed Field ProgramsCreative Arts
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University of Chester

301 courses7 states
Mixed Field ProgramsManagement and Commerce
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Newcastle University

298 courses4 states
Mixed Field ProgramsManagement and Commerce
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Cardiff University

295 coursesWALES · SOUTH WALES · CARDIFF
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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University of St Andrews

289 coursesFIFE · ST ANDREWS
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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University of Surrey

287 coursesSTAG HILL · MANOR PARK
Management and CommerceNatural and Physical Sciences
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University of East Anglia (UEA)

286 coursesNORWICH
Mixed Field ProgramsManagement and Commerce
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University of Westminster

286 courses4 states
Mixed Field ProgramsManagement and Commerce
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University of Lincoln

279 courses5 states
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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Cardiff Metropolitan University

276 courses4 states
Management and CommerceMixed Field Programs
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Brunel University London

275 courses4 states
Mixed Field ProgramsEngineering and Related Technologies
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Loughborough University

273 courses4 states
Engineering and Related TechnologiesManagement and Commerce
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University of Kent

271 courses5 states
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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Liverpool John Moores University

268 courses4 states
Mixed Field ProgramsHealth
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Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL)

265 coursesEGHAM · CENTRAL LONDON
Mixed Field ProgramsSociety and Culture
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University of Leicester

264 coursesEAST MIDLANDS · ENGLAND · LEICESTER
Mixed Field ProgramsNatural and Physical Sciences
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Northumbria University

259 coursesNEWCASTLE CITY CAMPUS · LONDON
Management and CommerceMixed Field Programs
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