Rank |
Institution |
Undergraduates |
Postgraduates |
Total students |
- | University of London[lower-alpha 1] | 92,760 | 68,500 | 161,270 |
- | Open University[lower-alpha 2] | 122,805 | 9,560 | 132,360 |
1 | Open University in England | 98,520 | 8,590 | 107,110 |
2 | University of Manchester | 26,725 | 11,865 | 38,590 |
3 | University College London[lower-alpha 3] | 16,830 | 18,785 | 35,615 |
4 | University of Birmingham | 20,100 | 14,060 | 34,160 |
5 | University of Nottingham | 23,815 | 8,095 | 31,910 |
6 | Sheffield Hallam University | 24,645 | 6,890 | 31,530 |
7 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 25,810 | 5,545 | 31,355 |
8 | University of Leeds | 23,005 | 8,025 | 31,030 |
9 | Cardiff University | 21,575 | 8,905 | 30,480 |
10 | University of Edinburgh | 20,100 | 8,780 | 28,880 |
11 | King's College London[lower-alpha 3] | 17,610 | 11,120 | 28,730 |
12 | University of South Wales | 22,795 | 4,920 | 27,710 |
13 | Coventry University | 21,525 | 6,075 | 27,600 |
14 | University of Sheffield | 18,975 | 8,220 | 27,195 |
15 | Northumbria University | 22,705 | 4,370 | 27,075 |
16 | Nottingham Trent University | 21,855 | 5,030 | 26,890 |
17 | University of Glasgow | 19,160 | 7,655 | 26,815 |
18 | University of the West of England | 20,895 | 5,775 | 26,670 |
19 | Ulster University | 20,570 | 5,510 | 26,085 |
20 | Leeds Beckett University | 21,565 | 4,460 | 26,025 |
21 | University of Oxford | 16,580 | 9,420 | 26,005 |
22 | University of Plymouth | 22,725 | 3,170 | 25,895 |
23 | University of Central Lancashire | 21,210 | 4,450 | 25,655 |
24 | University of Hertfordshire | 19,220 | 5,660 | 24,880 |
25 | Queen's University Belfast | 18,855 | 4,995 | 23,855 |
26 | University of Southampton | 16,150 | 7,645 | 23,795 |
27 | University of Warwick | 14,765 | 8,925 | 23,685 |
28 | Birmingham City University | 19,205 | 4,130 | 23,335 |
29 | Newcastle University | 16,850 | 6,265 | 23,110 |
30 | University of Liverpool | 17,850 | 4,865 | 22,715 |
31 | Kingston University | 16,975 | 4,935 | 21,915 |
32 | University of Portsmouth | 18,315 | 3,310 | 21,625 |
33 | University of Bristol | 16,030 | 5,525 | 21,555 |
34 | University of Greenwich | 16,105 | 5,190 | 21,295 |
35 | University of Strathclyde | 14,670 | 6,540 | 21,210 |
36 | University of Brighton | 16,860 | 3,820 | 20,685 |
37 | Liverpool John Moores University | 17,835 | 2,800 | 20,635 |
38 | University of Exeter | 16,175 | 4,380 | 20,555 |
39 | University of Westminster | 16,145 | 4,320 | 20,465 |
40 | Anglia Ruskin University | 16,490 | 3,340 | 19,830 |
41 | De Montfort University | 16,020 | 3,630 | 19,650 |
42 | University of Huddersfield | 15,085 | 4,535 | 19,620 |
43 | University of Cambridge | 12,230 | 7,285 | 19,515 |
44 | University of Wolverhampton | 16,225 | 2,840 | 19,065 |
45 | University of Kent | 15,045 | 3,935 | 18,985 |
46 | University of Salford | 14,895 | 4,025 | 18,920 |
47 | City, University of London[lower-alpha 3] | 9,695 | 8,585 | 18,280 |
48 | Bournemouth University | 14,770 | 3,455 | 18,225 |
49 | University of Leicester | 11,030 | 6,965 | 17,995 |
50 | Teesside University | 15,885 | 2,035 | 17,920 |
51 | University of the Arts London | 14,505 | 3,270 | 17,775 |
52= | Staffordshire University | 14,770 | 2,965 | 17,735 |
52= | London South Bank University | 13,020 | 4,715 | 17,735 |
54 | University of Durham | 12,870 | 4,725 | 17,595 |
55 | Middlesex University | 13,675 | 3,805 | 17,480 |
56 | Oxford Brookes University | 13,535 | 3,930 | 17,460 |
57 | University of Hull | 13,395 | 3,615 | 17,010 |
58 | Glasgow Caledonian University | 14,095 | 2,840 | 16,930 |
59 | University of York | 12,815 | 4,020 | 16,835 |
60 | Imperial College London | 9,015 | 7,595 | 16,610 |
61 | University of East Anglia | 11,445 | 4,820 | 16,265 |
62 | Edge Hill University | 12,115 | 4,055 | 16,170 |
63= | Canterbury Christ Church University | 13,035 | 2,985 | 16,020 |
63= | Swansea University | 13,465 | 2,555 | 16,020 |
65 | Queen Mary, University of London[lower-alpha 3] | 11,390 | 4,570 | 15,960 |
66 | University of Derby | 13,155 | 2,780 | 15,935 |
67 | University of East London | 11,680 | 4,175 | 15,855 |
68 | University of Bedfordshire | 11,610 | 4,045 | 15,655 |
69 | Loughborough University | 12,140 | 3,450 | 15,590 |
70 | University of Bath | 11,315 | 4,255 | 15,570 |
71 | University of Dundee | 10,200 | 4,980 | 15,180 |
72 | University of Chester | 10,880 | 4,245 | 15,130 |
73 | University of the West of Scotland | 12,900 | 1,835 | 14,730 |
74 | University of Essex | 11,085 | 3,350 | 14,435 |
75 | University of Reading | 9,660 | 4,665 | 14,325 |
76 | University of Surrey | 10,585 | 3,715 | 14,300 |
77 | Open University in Scotland | 13,700 | 470 | 14,170 |
78 | London Metropolitan University | 11,030 | 3,055 | 14,085 |
79 | University of Aberdeen | 10,055 | 3,985 | 14,035 |
80 | Birkbeck, University of London[lower-alpha 3] | 9,680 | 4,255 | 13,935 |
81 | Brunel University London | 9,695 | 4,025 | 13,720 |
82 | University of Sunderland | 10,895 | 2,800 | 13,695 |
83 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 8,920 | 4,750 | 13,670 |
84 | University of Sussex | 10,150 | 3,390 | 13,535 |
85 | University of Northampton | 10,940 | 2,340 | 13,285 |
86 | University of Lincoln | 11,085 | 2,180 | 13,265 |
87 | Robert Gordon University | 9,100 | 4,140 | 13,240 |
88 | Edinburgh Napier University | 10,805 | 2,320 | 13,125 |
89 | Lancaster University | 9,235 | 3,735 | 12,965 |
90 | University of Bradford | 8,820 | 2,700 | 11,520 |
91 | Southampton Solent University | 10,950 | 355 | 11,305 |
92 | University of Stirling | 7,995 | 3,105 | 11,100 |
93 | Aston University | 8,690 | 2,375 | 11,065 |
94 | Bangor University | 8,105 | 2,660 | 10,765 |
95 | Heriot-Watt University | 7,040 | 3,665 | 10,705 |
96 | The University of St Andrews | 7,930 | 2,730 | 10,660 |
97 | London School of Economics[lower-alpha 3] | 4,415 | 6,185 | 10,600 |
98 | University of West London | 8,980 | 1,510 | 10,490 |
99 | University of Wales, Trinity Saint David | 8,660 | 1,760 | 10,425 |
100 | University of Worcester | 8,520 | 1,545 | 10,065 |
101 | Royal Holloway, University of London[lower-alpha 3] | 7,170 | 2,745 | 9,915 |
102 | Aberystwyth University | 8,500 | 1,335 | 9,835 |
103 | University of Keele | 7,325 | 2,310 | 9,635 |
104 | University of Cumbria | 6,955 | 2,110 | 9,065 |
105 | Buckinghamshire New University | 7,970 | 1,065 | 9,035 |
106 | Goldsmiths College[lower-alpha 3] | 5,235 | 2,930 | 8,165 |
107 | University of Gloucestershire | 6,530 | 1,330 | 7,855 |
108 | University of the Highlands and Islands | 7,415 | 440 | 7,850 |
109 | Roehampton University | 5,985 | 1,665 | 7,650 |
110 | University of Winchester | 5,910 | 1,575 | 7,485 |
111 | Bath Spa University | 5,305 | 2,075 | 7,380 |
112 | Open University in Wales | 6,960 | 325 | 7,285 |
113 | Glyndŵr University | 5,875 | 895 | 6,765 |
114 | York St John University | 5,720 | 835 | 6,550 |
115 | University of Bolton | 5,295 | 1,090 | 6,385 |
116 | School of Oriental and African Studies[lower-alpha 3] | 3,015 | 2,890 | 5,910 |
117 | Liverpool Hope University | 3,920 | 1,630 | 5,550 |
118 | St George's Hospital Medical School[lower-alpha 3] | 4,575 | 930 | 5,505 |
119 | University of Chichester | 4,645 | 800 | 5,445 |
120 | St Mary's University, Twickenham | 3,905 | 1,430 | 5,335 |
121 | Queen Margaret University | 3,600 | 1,670 | 5,270 |
122 | University of Suffolk | 4,685 | 375 | 5,060 |
123 | Harper Adams University | 4,385 | 655 | 5,045 |
124 | University College Birmingham | 4,380 | 475 | 4,855 |
125 | University for the Creative Arts | 4,480 | 325 | 4,805 |
126 | Falmouth University | 4,010 | 270 | 4,280 |
127 | Abertay University | 3,875 | 350 | 4,220 |
128 | Cranfield University | 0 | 4,150 | 4,150 |
129 | Open University in Northern Ireland | 3,625 | 175 | 3,795 |
130 | Leeds Trinity University | 2,790 | 715 | 3,505 |
131 | Arts University Bournemouth | 2,880 | 75 | 2,955 |
132 | Newman University | 2,225 | 500 | 2,725 |
133 | University of St Mark and St John | 2,035 | 385 | 2,420 |
134= | Bishop Grosseteste University | 1,740 | 555 | 2,290 |
134= | Stranmillis University College | 1,740 | 555 | 2,290 |
136 | University of Buckingham | 1,150 | 1,095 | 2,245 |
137 | Royal Veterinary College[lower-alpha 3] | 1,635 | 510 | 2,145 |
138 | Ravensbourne | 1,985 | 70 | 2,055 |
139 | Norwich University of the Arts | 1,820 | 60 | 1,875 |
140 | Glasgow School of Art | 1,385 | 455 | 1,840 |
141 | London Business School[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1,790 | 1,790 |
142 | SRUC | 1,565 | 50 | 1,615 |
143 | Royal College of Art | 0 | 1,445 | 1,445 |
144 | Conservatoire for Dance and Drama | 1,070 | 190 | 1,260 |
145 | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1,245 | 1,245 |
146 | Royal Agricultural University | 950 | 235 | 1,185 |
147 | Leeds College of Art | 1,145 | 25 | 1,170 |
148 | St Mary's University College | 860 | 295 | 1,155 |
149 | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama[lower-alpha 3] | 635 | 355 | 995 |
150 | Plymouth College of Art | 985 | 10 | 995 |
151 | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | 790 | 195 | 985 |
152 | Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance | 695 | 270 | 960 |
153 | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | 555 | 355 | 905 |
154 | Royal College of Music | 425 | 380 | 810 |
155 | Royal Northern College of Music | 595 | 210 | 805 |
156 | Rose Bruford College | 730 | 60 | 790 |
157 | Royal Academy of Music[lower-alpha 3] | 360 | 410 | 775 |
158 | Writtle University College | 760 | 0 | 760 |
159 | The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts | 715 | 0 | 715 |
160 | Heythrop College[lower-alpha 3] | 350 | 355 | 700 |
161 | Courtauld Institute of Art[lower-alpha 3] | 165 | 305 | 470 |
162 | Institute of Cancer Research[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 300 | 300 |
163 | University of London (Institutes and activities) | 0 | 235 | 235 |
164 | National Film and Television School | 0 | 225 | 225 |
165 | University of Wales (central functions) | 0 | 5 | 5 |