Universities in the United Kingdom

Universities

A first pass at UK university research is a current directory, then the course page at each university, including entry requirements, fees, and (where it applies) immigration rules for the student.

The United Kingdom has many universities, and a course title that looks familiar can hide different entry requirements and different fee statuses (for example, a home student rate and an overseas rate). Those statuses are defined by official rules, not by this guide. Read the university's own page for the course and the year you mean, and read the official student-visa instructions if you will need permission to study.

A current public directory of UK universities, or an official register, will collect university names in one place. A listing is a starting directory. It is not a ranking and it is not a substitute for the course page, the fee page, or the official immigration instructions.

Application deadlines, English-language test rules, and scholarship closing dates are set by each institution or by a central applications service. Write down the date you actually read, and do not rely on a date remembered from a previous year.