List of universities in London

London has one of the largest concentrations of universities in the world. It has 40 Higher Education institutions [ [http://www.hefce.ac.uk/unicoll/HE/ HEFCE : Universities and Colleges : Higher Education institutions funded by the Council ] ] (not counting foreign Universities with London branches) and has a student population of more than 400,000. [ [http://www.hesa.ac.uk/holisdocs/pubinfo/student/institution0506.htm HESA - Higher Education Statistics Agency ] ] Among the institutions in London are some of the old and world-famous colleges that today make up the federal University of London, modern universities, as well as a number of smaller and often highly specialised universities and colleges. Additionally, over 34,000 students in over 180 countries follow the University of London External System, established in 1858. [http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/about_us/index.shtml]

List of universities in London

"Colleges" which form the federal University of London are in "italics". Superscript numbers show those accredited by AMBA(¹) or EQUIS (²), and those included in the top 100 of the THES world university ranking (³).

Major Universities

(Those ranked by "The Guardian" 2008 (published 2007), "The Times Good University Guide" 2008 (published 2007) and "The Sunday Times" 2007). In brackets is each newspaper's national ranking of the major universities and university colleges in the UK. The first number is from "The Guardian", [http://browse.guardian.co.uk/education?SearchBySubject=&FirstRow=0&SortOrderDirection=&SortOrderColumn=GuardianTeachingScore&Subject=University+ranking&Institution=] the second from "The Times" [http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/gug/gooduniversityguide.php] and the third from "The Sunday Times". [http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/stug/universityguide.php]

* University of the Arts London (60, 59, 67)
* "Birkbeck, University of London" (often not included in rankings as delivers part-time education)
* Brunel University ¹ (50, 51, 49)
* City University, London ¹ ² (28, 40, 50)
* University of East London (119, 99, 108)
* "Goldsmiths, University of London" (52, 52, 46)
* University of Greenwich (114, 109, 109)
* Imperial College London ¹ ³ (3, 3, 4)
* "King's College London" ³ (12, 10, 12)
* Kingston University ¹ (77, 80, 77)
* London Metropolitan University (refuses to participate in rankings)
* "London School of Economics" ³ (6, 4, 3)
* London South Bank University (105, 103, 111)
* Middlesex University¹ ² (120, 108, 117)
* "Queen Mary, University of London" ³ (42, 42, 34)
* Roehampton University (101, 71, 96)
* "Royal Holloway, University of London" (37, 24, 33)
* "School of Oriental and African Studies" ³ (11, 18, 24)
* St Mary's University College, Twickenham (72, not listed, 75)
* Thames Valley University (102, 111, 107)
* "University College London" ³ (5, 6, 5)
* University of Westminster (88, 91, 89)

Specialised Universities and Higher Education Colleges

The following institutions generally offer a full range of degrees, but are usually specialised in one academic field:
* "Central School of Speech and Drama" (theatre)
* Conservatoire for Dance and Drama (dance and drama) - made up of a range of institutions, those in London are Central School of Ballet, The Circus Space, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London Contemporary Dance School, Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
* "Courtauld Institute of Art" (history of art)
* Guildhall School of Music and Drama (music and drama)
* "European Business School London" (under-graduate & post-graduate business with languages)
* "Heythrop College" (theology)
* "Regent's Business School" (under-graduate business school)
* "Institute of Cancer Research" (medical research)
* "Institute of Education" (post-graduate teacher education)
* "London Business School" ¹ ² (post-graduate business school)
* "London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine" (medical)
* Open University in London [ [http://www3.open.ac.uk/near-you/london/ The Open University in London : Home ] ]
* "Royal Academy of Music" (music)
* Royal College of Art (art and design)
* Royal College of Music (music)
* Royal College of Nursing (nursing)
* "Royal Veterinary College" (veterinary)
* "St George's" (medical)
* "The School of Pharmacy, University of London" (pharmacy)
* "School of Advanced Studies" (research-led post-graduate specialisms)
* Trinity Laban (music and dance) - made up of Trinity College of Music and Laban Contemporary Dance

"Colleges" which form the federal University of London are in "italics"

Foreign Universities

A number of foreign university institutions operate in London without Royal Charters. Some are bona fide universities with their degrees validated by recognised accreditation bodies abroad or in the UK, while others are not validated at all or are validated by unrecognised accreditation agencies. [ [http://education.guardian.co.uk/administration/story/0,9860,1038047,00.html Far from funny | Special Reports | EducationGuardian.co.uk ] ]

Many foreign universities run study-abroad programmes based in London, but these are often restricted to students who spend the majority of their degree studying at the university campus in their own country, and are not independent university campuses.

ee also

*Education in London
*Education in England

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