Oldest Universities in the United Kingdom by foundation year

Oldest Universities in the United Kingdom

#Rank	University	Town
sort by: rank a-z town oldest filter by: public private non-profit for-profit
1	University of Oxford	Oxford
2	University of Cambridge	Cambridge
19	University of St Andrews	St Andrews
8	University of Glasgow	Glasgow ...
33	University of Aberdeen	Aberdeen
4	University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh
113	St George's, University of London	London
102	The Royal Veterinary College University of London	London ...
129	The Royal Academy of Music, University of London	London
44	Birkbeck, University of London	London
6	University of Manchester	Manchester
3	University College London	London
12	King's College London	London
21	Durham University	Durham ...
75	University of London	London
81	University of Westminster	London
128	York St John University	York
93	University of South Wales	Pontypridd ...
145	Norwich University of the Arts	Norwich
109	The Glasgow School of Art	Glasgow
159	Leeds Arts University	Leeds
91	London Metropolitan University	London
41	Royal Holloway, University of London	Egham ...
30	Queen's University Belfast	Belfast
133	St Mary's University, Twickenham	Twickenham
147	Arts University Plymouth	Plymouth
57	Anglia Ruskin University	Cambridge ...
152	Bishop Grosseteste University	Lincoln
62	Oxford Brookes University	Oxford
59	Aberystwyth University	Aberystwyth
134	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	London
15	University of Liverpool	Liverpool ...
120	Royal College of Music	London
60	Bangor University	Bangor ...
144	Arts University Bournemouth	Poole
71	University of Greenwich	London ...
29	University of Reading	Reading ...
90	London South Bank University	London ...
162	Writtle University College	Chelmsford
153	University of Wales	Cardiff ...
66	Aston University	Birmingham
5	The London School of Economics and Political Science	London
86	Royal College of Art	London
119	University of the West of Scotland	Paisley ...
139	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	Liverpool
50	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London	London
10	University of Birmingham	Birmingham
45	Goldsmiths, University of London	London
13	University of Leeds	Leeds
23	University of Sheffield	Sheffield ...
148	The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	London
9	Imperial College London	London
25	University of Bristol	Bristol
58	SOAS, University of London	London
39	Swansea University	Swansea
158	Plymouth Marjon University	Plymouth
106	The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London	London
155	Hartpury University and Hartpury College	Gloucester
16	University of Nottingham	Nottingham ...
163	Rose Bruford College	London
7	University of Southampton	Southampton ...
72	University of Hull	Hull ...
20	University of Exeter	Exeter ...
160	University College Birmingham	Birmingham
27	University of Leicester	Leicester
26	University of Sussex	Brighton
122	The University of Law	Guildford ...
136	Ravensbourne University London	London
63	Keele University	Keele
17	The University of York	York
14	Newcastle University	Newcastle upon Tyne ...
32	University of East Anglia	Norwich
80	London Business School	London ...
18	Lancaster University	Lancaster
38	University of Essex	Colchester ...
34	University of Strathclyde	Glasgow
161	Leeds Conservatoire	Leeds
11	University of Warwick	Coventry
35	University of Kent	Canterbury ...
24	University of Bath	Bath
100	University of Bradford	Bradford
49	Brunel University London	Uxbridge
36	City, University of London	London
40	Heriot-Watt University	Edinburgh ...
37	Loughborough University	Loughborough ...
28	University of Surrey	Guildford
54	University of Stirling	Stirling ...
64	University of Salford	Salford
42	University of Dundee	Dundee
157	Birmingham Newman University	Birmingham
65	Ulster University	Coleraine ...
156	Richmond, The American International University in London	London ...
138	Royal Northern College of Music	Manchester
70	Middlesex University	London
118	The University of Buckingham	Buckingham
107	Bath Spa University	Bath
140	Regent's University London	London
164	Northern School of Contemporary Dance	Leeds
55	University of the Arts London	London ...
149	The London Institute of Banking and Finance	London
22	Queen Mary University of London	London
165	European School of Economics	London ...
126	University of West London	Ealing ...
Un	BPP University	London ...
48	De Montfort University	Leicester ...
53	Manchester Metropolitan University	Manchester ...
95	Staffordshire University	Stoke-on-Trent ...
52	Sheffield Hallam University	Sheffield
87	University of East London	London ...
73	Bournemouth University	Poole ...
68	Coventry University	Coventry ...
77	Kingston University	Kingston upon Thames
78	Edinburgh Napier University	Edinburgh
85	Liverpool John Moores University	Liverpool
88	Leeds Beckett University	Leeds ...
97	Robert Gordon University	Aberdeen
51	Nottingham Trent University	Nottingham
56	University of Hertfordshire	Hatfield ...
46	University of the West of England	Bristol
82	Birmingham City University	Birmingham
69	University of Central Lancashire	Preston ...
92	University of Derby	Derby ...
83	University of Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton ...
61	University of Brighton	Brighton ...
96	Teesside University	Middlesbrough ...
94	University of Sunderland	Sunderland ...
79	University of Huddersfield	Huddersfield
43	University of Portsmouth	Portsmouth
47	University of Plymouth	Plymouth ...
76	University of Lincoln	Lincoln ...
67	Northumbria University	Newcastle upon Tyne
146	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	Glasgow
74	Cranfield University	Cranfield ...
103	Glasgow Caledonian University	Glasgow ...
89	School of Advanced Study, University of London	London
111	Abertay University	Dundee
154	The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts	Liverpool
31	Cardiff University	Cardiff
150	Buckinghamshire New University	High Wycombe ...
115	University of Gloucestershire	Cheltenham ...
121	University of Bolton	Bolton
99	University of Roehampton	London
116	Solent University	Southampton ...
142	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	London
132	University of Chichester	Chichester
114	University for the Creative Arts	Farnham ...
125	University of Winchester	Winchester
108	University of Chester	Chester ...
112	University of Worcester	Worcester
105	Canterbury Christ Church University	Canterbury ...
101	The University of Northampton	Northampton
124	Liverpool Hope University	Liverpool
104	Edge Hill University	Ormskirk ...
84	University of Bedfordshire	Luton ...
141	University of Suffolk	Ipswich
135	Queen Margaret University	Edinburgh ...
127	University of Cumbria	Carlisle ...
131	Wrexham University	Wrexham ...
110	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	Carmarthen ...
98	University of the Highlands and Islands	Inverness ...
123	Cardiff Metropolitan University	Cardiff
143	Leeds Trinity University	Leeds
117	Scotland's Rural College	Edinburgh ...
130	Falmouth University	Falmouth
137	Harper Adams University	Newport
151	The Royal Agricultural University	Cirencester
Legend: Un Unranked		+ Add University

Oldest Universities in the United Kingdom

by Year of Establishment

Introduction

Oldest Universities in the United Kingdom

Country Featured Universities

Share Oldest Universities

Feedback, Errors

Related UK University resources

© uniRank since 2005

University Rankings

Universities by Country

Free Online Courses

Universities on Social Media

More Resources