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 2016/17. 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 167 higher education providers reporting statistics to HESA.

Statistics are for students within the UK only and do not include distance-learning students studying overseas. There were 663,915 overseas students recorded by HESA in 2014/15, of which 42.7% were studying on Association of Chartered Certified Accountants courses and registered at Oxford Brookes University. Other significant overseas programs include the University of London (Worldwide), with 52,000 students in 2014/15.

Universities and other higher education providers by size

Rank	Institution	Undergraduates	Postgraduates	Total students
-	University of London	95,435	68,845	161,270
-	Open University	119,155	7,465	126,210
1	Open University in England	94,900	6,590	101,490
2	University of Manchester	27,895	12,590	40,490
3	University College London	18,610	19,295	37,905
4	University of Birmingham	22,440	12,395	34,835
5	University of Leeds	24,345	8,955	33,300
6	Manchester Metropolitan University	26,780	6,235	33,010
7	University of Nottingham	24,065	8,450	32,515
8	University of Edinburgh	21,640	10,265	31,910
9	Coventry University	25,705	5,985	31,690
10	Cardiff University	23,085	8,510	31,595
11	Sheffield Hallam University	24,455	6,365	30,815
12	King's College London	18,255	12,315	30,565
13	Nottingham Trent University	23,600	5,775	29,370
14	University of Sheffield	20,005	8,710	28,715
15	University of Glasgow	20,420	8,195	28,615
16	University of the West of England	21,125	6,760	27,880
17	University of Liverpool	20,940	6,135	27,070
18	Northumbria University	21,445	5,230	26,675
19	University of Southampton	17,535	7,650	25,180
20	University of Warwick	16,110	8,935	25,045
21	Newcastle University	18,625	6,360	24,980
22	Leeds Beckett University	20,115	4,770	24,885
23	University of Oxford	14,265	10,385	24,650
24	Ulster University	19,160	5,480	24,640
25	University of Hertfordshire	18,915	5,660	24,580
26	University of Central Lancashire	19,450	4,710	24,160
27	Birmingham City University	19,640	4,490	24,130
28	Queen's University Belfast	18,795	5,055	23,850
29	University of Bristol	17,630	5,960	23,590
30	University of Portsmouth	19,540	3,965	23,505
31	University of South Wales	19,275	4,185	23,465
32	De Montfort University	19,125	4,075	23,205
33	University of Exeter	18,260	4,915	23,175
34	University of Strathclyde	15,590	7,365	22,955
35	Liverpool John Moores University	18,325	4,115	22,445
36	Anglia Ruskin University	18,125	4,115	22,245
37	University of Brighton	17,615	4,035	21,655
38	University of Plymouth	18,425	3,215	21,645
39	University of Kent	15,730	4,485	20,220
40	Bournemouth University	16,140	4,060	20,200
41	University of Salford	15,475	4,520	19,995
42	University of Cambridge	12,340	7,610	19,955
43	University of Greenwich	15,545	4,370	19,915
44	University of Westminster	15,210	4,445	19,650
45	University of Wolverhampton	16,475	3,085	19,560
46	Middlesex University	14,810	4,700	19,505
47	Kingston University	14,930	4,540	19,470
48	City, University of London	10,075	9,330	19,405
49	Swansea University	15,920	3,240	19,160
50	Queen Mary, University of London	13,625	5,260	18,890
51	Teesside University	15,985	2,570	18,555
52	University of Durham	13,665	4,720	18,385
53	University of the Arts London	14,760	3,530	18,290
54	University of Huddersfield	14,180	4,100	18,280
55	London South Bank University	12,765	5,220	17,985
56	University of York	13,310	4,595	17,900
57	Oxford Brookes University	13,690	4,115	17,805
58	Imperial College London	9,520	8,170	17,690
59	University of Derby	14,180	3,400	17,585
60	University of East Anglia	12,260	4,935	17,195
61	Loughborough University	12,930	4,195	17,130
62	University of Bath	12,875	4,035	16,910
63	University of Leicester	12,075	4,725	16,800
64	University of Sussex	12,030	4,655	16,685
65	University of Hull	13,600	2,930	16,530
66	Glasgow Caledonian University	13,510	2,910	16,415
67	University of Surrey	12,330	3,735	16,065
68	University of the West of Scotland	13,395	2,565	15,955
69	University of Reading	11,175	4,665	15,840
70	Open University in Scotland	10,365	470	15,460
71	University of Dundee	10,585	4,800	15,390
72	University of Chester	11,160	4,165	15,325
73	Edge Hill University	11,615	3,605	15,220
74	Canterbury Christ Church University	12,395	2,805	15,200
75	Staffordshire University	12,830	2,080	14,910
76	University of Essex	11,285	3,295	14,585
77	University of Aberdeen	10,210	3,940	14,150
78	University of Lincoln	11,780	2,320	14,105
79	University of Bedfordshire	10,860	3,140	14,000
80	Lancaster University	9,690	3,925	13,615
81	Aston University	11,035	2,570	13,610
82	University of East London	9,710	3,510	13,215
83	Brunel University London	9,840	3,285	13,130
84	University of Sunderland	10,725	2,300	13,020
85	Birkbeck, University of London	8,010	4,905	12,915
86	Edinburgh Napier University	10,525	2,390	12,910
87	University of Northampton	10,485	2,365	12,850
88	Robert Gordon University	9,065	3,465	12,530
89	London Metropolitan University	9,400	2,745	12,145
90	University of Stirling	8,585	3,480	12,065
91	Bangor University	8,615	2,650	11,270
92	London School of Economics	4,810	6,395	11,210
93	Southampton Solent University	10,545	515	11,060
94	Cardiff Metropolitan University	8,790	2,200	10,995
95	University of Bradford	8,045	2,915	10,960
96	University of Worcester	8,975	1,770	10,745
97	Keele University	8,400	2,200	10,600
98	Heriot-Watt University	7,415	3,090	10,500
99	University of West London	8,820	1,575	10,390
100	University of St Andrews	8,250	2,080	10,330
101	Royal Holloway, University of London	7,640	2,690	10,325
102	Roehampton University	8,405	1,685	10,205
103	University of Wales, Trinity Saint David	8,185	1,575	9,755
104	Goldsmiths, University of London	6,190	3,155	9,345
105	Buckinghamshire New University	7,850	1,020	8,870
106	University of the Highlands and Islands	8,055	665	8,720
107	University of Cumbria	6,890	1,745	8,635
108	University of Gloucestershire	6,965	1,540	8,505
109	Aberystwyth University	7,325	1,130	8,455
110	Bath Spa University	6,250	1,730	7,980
111	University of Winchester	6,220	1,315	7,540
112	Open University in Wales	5,580	260	6,880
113	University of Bolton	5,225	1,195	6,425
114	Wrexham Glyndŵr University	5,825	590	6,415
115	School of Oriental and African Studies	3,275	3,085	6,360
116	University for the Creative Arts	5,840	340	6,180
117	York St John University	5,115	830	5,940
118	University of Chichester	4,650	890	5,540
119	St Mary's University, Twickenham	4,145	1,385	5,535
120	Harper Adams University	4,960	455	5,410
121	Falmouth University	5,085	300	5,385
122	Liverpool Hope University	3,965	1,280	5,240
123	Queen Margaret University	3,460	1,750	5,210
124	University of Suffolk	4,625	455	5,080
125	University College Birmingham	4,475	460	4,935
126	St George's, University of London	3,905	945	4,855
127	Cranfield University	-	3,935	3,935
128	Abertay University	3,460	390	3,845
129	Leeds Trinity University	2,855	770	3,625
130	Open University in Northern Ireland	2,855	145	3,610
131	Arts University Bournemouth	3,195	120	3,315
132	Newman University	2,300	530	2,830
133	University of Buckingham	1,315	1,205	2,520
134	University of St Mark and St John	1,990	415	2,415
135	Royal Veterinary College	1,870	500	2,375
136	Ravensbourne	2,225	55	2,280
137	Bishop Grosseteste University	1,760	465	2,225
138	Glasgow School of Art	1,585	610	2,195
139	Norwich University of the Arts	2,070	115	2,180
140	London Business School	-	2,060	2,060
141	Royal College of Art	-	1,855	1,855
142	SRUC	1,520	100	1,620
143	Stranmillis University College	1,350	130	1,475
144	Leeds Arts University	1,390	35	1,425
145	Conservatoire for Dance and Drama	1,185	185	1,375
146	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	-	1,345	1,345
147	Plymouth College of Art	1,275	40	1,315
148	Royal Agricultural University	1,030	250	1,280
149	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	845	310	1,155
150	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	675	420	1,100
151	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	640	390	1,035
152	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	765	250	1,015
153	St Mary's University College, Belfast	865	125	990
154	Royal Northern College of Music	640	315	955
155	Royal Academy of Music	400	420	820
156	Royal College of Music	420	390	810
157	Writtle University College	690	85	775
158	The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts	745	-	745
159	Rose Bruford College	680	45	730
160	Courtauld Institute of Art	200	295	495
161	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	-	435	430
162	Heythrop College	110	315	425
163	Institute of Cancer Research	-	275	275
164	National Film and Television School	-	275	275
165	University of London (Institutes and activities)	-	210	210
166	University of Wales (central functions)	-	5	5

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