Education system in the UK

Education system in the UK

With 4 out of the top 10 universities consistently making the QS World Rankings, UK is undoubtedly the best place to seek quality education. Need to know more?

Russell Group Universities

The Russell Group is a self-selected association of 24 high ranked, public research universities in the UK, many of which are considered to be among the top universities in the country and the world. These Russell Group universities are also referred to as the “British Ivy League”, similar to the Ivy League of universities in the USA. They produce more than two-thirds of the world-leading research produced in UK universities and support more than 260,000 jobs across the country.

32% of students are of non-UK nationality, attracted to our universities by the quality, relevance and reputation of research.

Russell Group members also have a strong role and influence within their regional and local communities, collaborate with businesses on joint research projects and supply highly-qualified and highly-motivated graduates to the local workforce.

List of Russell Group Universities

University of BirminghamLondon School of Economics
University of BristolUniversity of Manchester
University of CambridgeNewcastle University
Cardiff UniversityUniversity of Nottingham
Durham UniversityUniversity of Oxford
University of EdinburghQueen Mary, University of London
University of ExeterQueen’s University Belfast
University of GlasgowUniversity of Sheffield
Imperial College LondonUniversity of Southampton
King’s College LondonUniversity College London
University of LeedsUniversity of Warwick
University of LiverpoolUniversity of York

Top Universitites/College in UK

There are 71 universities in the UK which rank among the world’s best in the QS World University Rankings 2016-2017, including four in the global top 10, and a further 26 in the top 200.

Here is the list of the top 10 universities in the UK.

    •  University of Cambridge
    •  University of Oxford
    •  University College London (UCL)
    •  Imperial College London
    •  University of Edinburgh
    •  King’s College London (KCL)
    •  University of Manchester
    •  London School of Economics and Political Science
    •  University of Bristol
    •  University of Warwick

 

Institutions that offer degree-level courses in the UK are called either ‘recognised’ or ‘listed’ bodies.

Recognised bodies are higher learning institutions that can award degrees.

Listed bodies cannot award degrees themselves. If you study a degree course at a listed body, your degree will be awarded by a recognised body.

Recognised bodies

    1. University of Aberdeen
    2. Abertay University (formerly University of Abertay Dundee)
    3. Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth)
    4. Anglia Ruskin University
    5. Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
    6. Archbishop of Canterbury, The
    7. Arden University (formerly known as Resource Development International)
    8. Ashridge Business School
    9. Aston University
    1. Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor)
    2. University of Bath
    3. Bath Spa University
    4. University of Bedfordshire
    5. Birkbeck, University of London
    6. University of Birmingham
    7. Birmingham City University
    8. University College Birmingham
    9. Bishop Grossteste University
    10. University of Bolton
    11. Arts University Bournemouth
    12. Bournemouth University
    13. BPP University
    14. University of Bradford
    15. University of Brighton
    16. University of Bristol
    17. Brunel University London
    18. University of Buckingham
    19. Buckinghamshire New University
    1. University of Cambridge
    2. Canterbury Christ Church University
    3. Cardiff Metropolitan University (Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd)
    4. Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)
    5. University of Chester
    6. University of Chichester
    7. City University London
    8. Courtauld Institute of Art, The (degrees awarded by University of London)
    9. Coventry University
    10. Cranfield University
    11. University for the Creative Arts
    12. University of Cumbria
    1. De Montfort University
    2. University of Derby
    3. University of Dundee
    4. Durham University
    1. University of East Anglia
    2. University of East London
    3. Edge Hill University
    4. University of Edinburgh, The
    5. Edinburgh Napier University
    6. University of Essex
    7. University of Exeter
  1. Falmouth University
    1. University of Glasgow
    2. Glasgow Caledonian University
    3. University of Gloucestershire
    4. Glyndŵr University (Prifysgol Glyndŵr)
    5. Goldsmiths, University of London
    6. University of Greenwich
    7. Guildhall School of Music and Drama
    1. Harper Adams University
    2. Hartpury University
    3. Heriot-Watt University
    4. University of Hertfordshire
    5. Heythrop College (degrees awarded by University of London)
    6. University of the Highlands and Islands
    7. University of Huddersfield
    8. University of Hull
    1. Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (also known as Imperial College London)
    2. Institute of Cancer Research, The (degrees awarded by University of London)
    3. Institute of Education, University of London
    1. Keele University
    2. University of Kent
    3. King’s College London
    4. Kingston University
    1. University of Central Lancashire
    2. Lancaster University
    3. University of Leeds
    4. Leeds Beckett University (formerly Leeds Metropolitan University)
    5. Leeds Arts University
    6. Leeds Trinity University
    7. University of Leicester
    8. University of Lincoln
    9. University of Liverpool
    10. Liverpool Hope University
    11. Liverpool John Moores University
    12. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
    13. University of London
    14. London Business School
    15. London Institute of Banking and Finance, The
    16. London Metropolitan University
    17. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
    18. London School of Economics and Political Science, The (LSE)
    19. London South Bank University
    20. University College London
    21. Loughborough University
    1. University of Manchester
    2. Manchester Metropolitan University
    3. Middlesex University
    1. NCG
    2. Newcastle University
    3. Newman University, Birmingham
    4. University of Northampton, The
    5. Northumbria University Newcastle
    6. Norwich University of the Arts
    7. University of Nottingham
    8. Nottingham Trent University
    1. Open University, The
    2. University of Oxford
    3. Oxford Brookes University
    1. Plymouth University
    2. University of Portsmouth
    1. Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
    2. Queen Mary, University of London
    3. Queen’s University Belfast
    1. Ravensbourne
    2. University of Reading
    3. Regent’s University London
    4. Richmond, The American International University in London
    5. Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
    6. University of Roehampton
    7. Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance
    8. Royal Academy of Music
    9. Royal Agricultural University
    10. Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London)
    11. Royal College of Art
    12. Royal College of Music
    13. Royal College of Nursing
    14. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
    15. Royal Holloway, University of London
    16. Royal Northern College of Music
    17. Royal Veterinary College, The
    1. University of Salford
    2. School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
    3. University of Sheffield
    4. Sheffield Hallam University
    5. University of South Wales (Prifysgol De Cymru)
    6. University of Southampton
    7. Solent University
    8. University of St Andrews
    9. St George’s, University of London
    10. University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth
    11. St Mary’s University, Twickenham
    12. Staffordshire University
    13. University of Stirling
    14. University of Strathclyde
    15. University of Suffolk
    16. University of Sunderland
    17. University of Surrey
    18. University of Sussex
    19. Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe)
    1. Teesside University
    2. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
    1. University of the Arts, London
    2. University College of Estate Management
    3. University College of Osteopathy
    4. University of Law, The
    5. University of Ulster
    1. University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)
    2. University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant
    3. University of Warwick
    4. University of the West of England, Bristol
    5. University of West London
    6. University of the West of Scotland