List of universities in the United Kingdom by enrolment

This is a list of institutions in the United Kingdom by the number of students enrolled in higher education courses. The source for the figures is the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) statistics for 2018/19. The student numbers include full-time and part-time, and are broken down into undergraduate and postgraduate students. Some institutes enrol students in both higher education and further education courses, so student numbers may be higher for such institutes. Numbers are of actual enrollments, not FTEs. The data show that 2.28 million people were enrolled in higher education at the 169 higher education providers reporting statistics to HESA.

Statistics are for students within the UK only and do not include distance-learning and transnational education students studying overseas. There were 666,815 overseas students recorded by HESA in 2018/19, of which 260,155 were registered at Oxford Brookes University, the majority whom were studying on Association of Chartered Certified Accountants courses. Other universities with over 10,000 overseas students in 2018/19 were the University of London Worldwide (40,675), the Open University (29,610), Coventry (16,785), Nottingham (15,740), Liverpool (14,730), Heriot-Watt (11,955), Staffordshire (11,900) and Middlesex (11,890).

Universities and other higher education providers by size

Rank	Institution	Undergraduates	Postgraduates	Total students
-	University of London	101,230	77,510	178,735
1	Open University	113,045	9,315	122,360
2	University College London	20,005	21,175	41,180
3	University of Manchester	26,855	13,395	40,250
4	University of Leeds	26,255	9,995	36,250
5	University of Birmingham	22,940	12,505	35,445
6	Coventry University	29,005	5,980	34,985
7	University of Edinburgh	22,750	11,525	34,275
8	University of Nottingham	25,070	8,470	33,540
9	Nottingham Trent University	26,525	6,730	33,255
10	Cardiff University	23,960	9,230	33,190
11	Manchester Metropolitan University	26,315	6,735	33,050
12	King's College London	19,200	13,690	32,895
13	University of Glasgow	21,060	9,745	30,805
14	Sheffield Hallam University	24,320	6,400	30,715
15	University of Sheffield	19,610	10,585	30,195
16	University of Liverpool	22,735	6,960	29,695
17	University of the West of England	21,930	7,625	29,555
18	Newcastle University	20,845	6,365	27,215
19	Northumbria University	20,700	5,750	26,450
20	University of Warwick	17,060	9,020	26,080
21	University of Bristol	18,980	6,975	25,955
22	Birmingham City University	20,480	5,380	25,855
23	De Montfort University	21,750	4,060	25,810
24	University of Portsmouth	21,090	4,425	25,515
25	University of Oxford	14,905	10,480	25,390
26	University of Exeter	19,385	5,620	25,010
27	Queen's University Belfast	18,735	5,965	24,695
28	Ulster University	18,325	6,205	24,530
29	Anglia Ruskin University	19,630	4,860	24,490
30	University of Hertfordshire	18,145	6,135	24,280
31	Liverpool John Moores University	19,465	4,655	24,030
32	Leeds Beckett University	17,915	5,360	23,275
33	University of Central Lancashire	17,505	5,655	23,160
34	University of Southampton	15,790	6,925	22,715
35	University of Strathclyde	15,055	7,590	22,640
36	University of South Wales	17,530	4,800	22,330
37	University of Cambridge	12,615	8,280	20,890
38	University of Salford	16,670	4,145	20,815
39	Swansea University	16,675	3,945	20,620
40	Queen Mary, University of London	14,305	6,260	20,560
41	University of Brighton	16,760	3,705	20,470
42	City, University of London	11,020	9,190	20,210
43	University of Plymouth	16,660	2,985	19,645
44	Middlesex University	14,765	4,865	19,635
45	University of York	14,030	5,435	19,470
46	University of Kent	15,550	3,715	19,265
47	University of Sussex	14,025	5,125	19,155
48	University of Derby	14,775	4,370	19,145
49	Imperial College London	9,985	9,130	19,115
50	University of the Arts London	15,015	4,085	19,095
51	University of Wolverhampton	15,410	3,635	19,045
52	University of Durham	14,320	4,705	19,025
53	University of Greenwich	14,430	4,510	18,945
54	University of Westminster	14,775	4,105	18,885
55	Teesside University	15,480	3,190	18,665
56	University of Bath	13,415	4,655	18,065
57	Loughborough University	13,660	4,365	18,025
58	University of East Anglia	13,215	4,710	17,925
59	Bournemouth University	14,700	3,175	17,880
60	University of Reading	12,585	5,215	17,805
61	University of Huddersfield	13,680	3,615	17,295
62	London South Bank University	12,600	4,525	17,125
63	University of the West of Scotland	14,215	2,810	17,025
64	Glasgow Caledonian University	13,785	3,075	16,860
65	University of Leicester	12,195	4,655	16,855
66	Kingston University	12,690	4,130	16,820
67	University of Surrey	13,430	3,385	16,815
68	Oxford Brookes University	12,785	3,885	16,665
69	University of Hull	13,240	2,850	16,090
70	University of Dundee	11,425	4,485	15,915
71	University of Lincoln	13,560	2,315	15,875
72	University of Essex	12,050	3,550	15,600
73	Aston University	12,265	2,725	14,990
74	Staffordshire University	12,635	2,220	14,855
75	Brunel University London	11,125	3,665	14,790
76	University of Aberdeen	10,185	4,590	14,775
77	University of Sunderland	11,925	2,785	14,705
78	University of Chester	10,130	4,440	14,570
79	Lancaster University	10,655	3,810	14,465
80	Canterbury Christ Church University	11,300	2,870	14,175
81	University of Bedfordshire	11,400	2,525	13,925
82	Edge Hill University	10,410	3,420	13,835
83	Edinburgh Napier University	10,395	3,200	13,595
84	University of East London	9,750	3,645	13,395
85	Roehampton University	10,730	1,935	12,665
86	University of Stirling	8,565	3,935	12,500
87	Robert Gordon University	9,140	3,200	12,335
88	University of Northampton	9,655	2,325	11,985
89	London School of Economics	5,055	6,795	11,850
90	Birkbeck, University of London	7,045	4,345	11,390
91	University of Wales, Trinity Saint David	9,255	1,880	11,135
92	University of West London	9,055	2,000	11,055
93	Royal Holloway, University of London	8,105	2,935	11,040
94	Buckinghamshire New University	9,705	1,295	11,005
95	Heriot-Watt University	7,905	2,995	10,935
96	Keele University	8,455	2,410	10,865
97	Cardiff Metropolitan University	8,375	2,300	10,675
98	University of St Andrews	8,455	2,120	10,570
99	Goldsmiths, University of London	6,700	3,710	10,410
100	Bangor University	7,810	2,385	10,195
101	University of Worcester	8,410	1,665	10,075
102	Solent University	9,260	650	9,910
103	University of Bradford	7,435	2,225	9,665
104	University of the Highlands and Islands	8,435	1,090	9,525
105	London Metropolitan University	7,085	2,115	9,200
106	University of Gloucestershire	6,785	1,475	8,255
107	Aberystwyth University	6,735	1,110	7,845
108	Bath Spa University	6,060	1,710	7,770
109	University of Winchester	6,455	1,310	7,770
110	University of Suffolk	7,080	610	7,695
111	University of Cumbria	5,865	1,730	7,595
112	University of Bolton	5,605	1,340	6,945
113	York St John University	5,830	790	6,620
114	University for the Creative Arts	6,165	455	6,615
115	Falmouth University	5,800	625	6,425
116	Wrexham Glyndŵr University	5,190	700	5,895
117	School of Oriental and African Studies	2,695	3,105	5,800
118	St Mary's University, Twickenham	3,535	1,955	5,490
119	University of Chichester	4,375	1,095	5,470
120	Harper Adams University	4,740	635	5,375
121	Queen Margaret University	3,505	1,720	5,225
122	Liverpool Hope University	3,865	1,235	5,100
123	University College Birmingham	4,415	485	4,905
124	St George's, University of London	3,735	950	4,690
125	Cranfield University	-	4,490	4,490
126	Abertay University	3,930	425	4,355
127	Leeds Trinity University	2,710	705	3,415
128	Arts University Bournemouth	3,240	150	3,385
129	University of Buckingham	1,525	1,545	3,070
130	Newman University	2,175	625	2,800
131	University of St Mark and St John	2,275	500	2,770
132	Ravensbourne	2,450	75	2,530
133	Royal Veterinary College	2,045	480	2,525
134	Royal College of Art	95	2,305	2,400
135	Norwich University of the Arts	2,205	100	2,305
136	Glasgow School of Art	1,620	670	2,285
137	Bishop Grosseteste University	1,665	595	2,260
138	London Business School	-	2,075	2,075
139	Leeds Arts University	1,800	50	1,850
140	Hartpury University		200	1,815
141	SRUC	1,680	80	1,760
142	Stranmillis University College	1,450	135	1,535
143	Conservatoire for Dance and Drama	1,250	260	1,510
144	Grŵp Llandrillo Menai	1,410	-	1,410
145	Plymouth College of Art	1,290	90	1,380
146	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	910	365	1,280
147	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	885	310	1,195
148	Leeds College of Music	1,150	30	1,180
149	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	-	1,170	1,170
150	Royal Agricultural University	1,045	105	1,150
151	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	685	400	1,085
152	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	660	395	1,055
153	St Mary's University College, Belfast	870	180	1,045
154	Royal Northern College of Music	615	265	880
155	Royal Academy of Music	440	445	880
156	Royal College of Music	420	400	825
157	The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts	810	10	820
158	Writtle University College	665	85	750
159	Rose Bruford College	655	85	735
160	AECC University College	455	140	595
161	Courtauld Institute of Art	220	280	495
162	University College of Osteopathy	425	65	490
163	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	-	420	420
164	National Film and Television School	-	300	300
165	Institute of Cancer Research	-	265	265
166	University of London (Institutes and activities)	-	245	245
167	Grŵp NPTC Group	165	-	165
168	Gower College Swansea	130	-	130
169	University of Wales (central functions)	-	0	0

See also

• List of largest universities by enrollment
• List of universities in the United Kingdom
• List of UK universities by date of foundation
• List of UK universities by endowment