For undergraduate courses, a student usually needs to have achieved further education qualifications (such as A-levels, International Baccalaureate, Scottish Higher, or equivalent qualifications from your country) in related subjects.
For Admission to Master’s Degree a UK Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate subject, awarded with first or 2nd-class Honors, or a qualification of an equivalent standard from a university or educational institution in your country is required.
Where the US/Canadian marking scheme is used, a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 is required.
If English isn’t your first language, the university or college may ask you to take an English language test or show your English language qualifications before you can enroll.
We have compiled a list of low tuition universities in the United Kingdom. Please endeavour to contact each university directly for proper guidance on how to apply and admission requirements. Best wishes!
Comprehensive List of Low Tuition Universities in the United Kingdom (UK) for International Students
University of Aberdeen
Abertay University
Aberystwyth University
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
Arden University, private, distance learning (head office in Coventry)
Aston University, Birmingham
Bangor University
University of Bath
Bath Spa University
University of Bedfordshire, Luton and Bedford
University of Birmingham
Birmingham City University
University College Birmingham[3]
Bishop Grosseteste University
University of Bolton
The Arts University Bournemouth
Bournemouth University
BPP University
University of Bradford
University of Brighton
University of Bristol
Brunel University, Uxbridge and London
University of Buckingham, private
Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe
The iconic King’s College Chapel of the University of Cambridge (centre), built between 1441 and 1515
University of Cambridge
Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Thanet, Tunbridge Wells and Chatham
Cardiff Metropolitan University (formerly University of Wales Institute Cardiff)
Cardiff University
University of Chester, Chester and Warrington
University of Chichester
Coventry University, including Coventry University College, CU Scarborough and CU London
Cranfield University
University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester
University of Cumbria, Carlisle (main campus), London, Penrith and Ambleside
De Montfort University, Leicester
University of Derby
University of Dundee
Durham Castle, a building of Durham University
Durham University, Durham and Stockton-on-Tees (Queen’s Campus)
Earlham Hall at the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia, Norwich
University of East London
Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire
The Old College of the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Napier University
University of Essex, Colchester and Southend-on-Sea
University of Exeter
Falmouth University
University of Glasgow
Glasgow Caledonian University
University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester and London
Glyndŵr University, Wrexham
University of Greenwich
Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and Galashiels
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
University of the Highlands & Islands, Inverness (main campus), Elgin, Perth & across north and western Scotland
University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield & Barnsley
University of Hull, Hull and Scarborough
Imperial College London
Imperial College London [5]
Keele University, Staffordshire
University of Kent, Canterbury and Medway
Kingston University
University of Central Lancashire, Preston and Burnley
Lancaster University
The Parkinson Building at the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Trinity University
University of Leicester
University of Lincoln, Lincoln, Hull, Riseholme and Holbeach
University of Liverpool
Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool John Moores University
University of London
Birkbeck, University of London
City, University of London
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Courtauld Institute of Art
Goldsmiths, University of London
Heythrop College
Institute of Cancer Research
King’s College London
London Business School
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Queen Mary, University of London
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham
Royal Veterinary College
St George’s, University of London
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
University College London (UCL)
The Founder’s Building of Royal Holloway
University College London Main Building
London Metropolitan University
London South Bank University
Loughborough University
University of Manchester
Manchester Metropolitan University
Middlesex University, London
Newcastle University
Newman University, Birmingham
University of Northampton
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne
Norwich University of the Arts
University of Nottingham
Nottingham Trent University
The Open University, Milton Keynes (an open-access distance learning university)
University of Oxford
Oxford Brookes University
University of Plymouth
University of Portsmouth
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Queen’s University Belfast
Foxhill House, home of the School of Law, at the University of Reading
University of Reading
Regent’s University London
The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Roehampton University, London
Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester
University of Salford
University of Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam University
University of South Wales, merger of University of Wales, Newport and University of Glamorgan
University of Southampton
Southampton Solent University
St Salvator’s Quad at the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth
St Mary’s University, Twickenham
Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Lichfield
University of Stirling, Bridge of Allan
University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
University of Suffolk, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft
University of Sunderland
University of Surrey, Guildford
University of Sussex, Falmer and Brighton
Swansea University
Teesside University, Middlesbrough and Darlington
University of Ulster, Belfast
University of the Arts London
Ulster University, Coleraine, Jordanstown, Magee and Belfast
University of Law
University of Wales (will merge with UWTSD in 2017)
University of Wales, Trinity Saint David (UWTSD), Lampeter, Carmarthen and Swansea
University of Warwick, Coventry
University of the West of England, Bristol
University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Hamilton, Ayr & Dumfries
University of West London, Ealing and Brentford
University of Westminster, London
University of Winchester
University of Wolverhampton
University of Worcester
University of York
York St John University
University colleges
ifs University College, London
University College of Estate Management, Reading
Writtle University College
Other recognised bodies
This section lists other education institutions that hold their own degree awarding powers but are neither universities nor university colleges.
Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
Ashridge Business School
British School of Osteopathy
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
NCG
Royal College of Music
Royal College of Art
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Royal Northern College of Music
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Foreign universities with campuses in the United Kingdom
Note: while based in the UK, these are not considered UK Universities and are not recognised as UK degree-awarding bodies by the British government.
There are 41 “Overseas Higher Education Institutions” that have been approved for student visa purposes by the UK Government as offering “an overseas course of degree level study that’s equal to a UK higher education course”.[7][8] There are also two overseas universities that are “listed bodies”, offering courses leading to a UK degree from a “registered body”[9] (both of which are also approved for student visas as educational institutions in the UK).
The following are approved overseas higher education institutions and foreign universities that are listed bodies in the UK, with their UK locations:
Advanced Studies in England Ltd, Bath
AHA International, London
American University of the Caribbean, Southall
Amity University [IN] London, London providing courses leading to UK degrees from the University of Northampton and the University of Bolton
Arcadia University, Holborn
Boston University London Programme, London
Central University of Iowa, London
Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oxford
Florida State University International Programs Association UK, London
Fordham University, London
Georgetown University (USA) UK Initiatives Organisation, London
Girne American University Canterbury, Canterbury
Grinnel College (Grinnel-in-London), London
Harding University, London
Harlaxton College, Grantham (part of the University of Evansville
Hollins University, London
Bader International Study Centre, Hailsham part of Queen’s University, Canada
Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College, Dublin, Belfast
Ithaca College, London
James Madison University, London
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, London
Luther College Study Centre, Nottingham
MUN (UK) Ltd, Old Harlow part of Memorial University
NYU in London, London
Pepperdine University UK Ltd, London
Randolph College, Reading
Richmond, The American International University in London, Richmond providing courses leading to UK degrees from the Open University
Samford University London Study Centre, London
St George’s International School of Medicine Ltd, Winchester
St Cloud State University, Alnwick
St. Lawrence University (USA) London Programme, London
Stetson College of Law Autumn in London Program, London
Syracuse University London Program, London
Teikyo University of Japan in Durham, Durham
The Aga Khan University (International) in the United Kingdom, London
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, London
University of Connecticut in London, London
University of Maryland, London
University of North Carolina, London
University of Notre Dame, London
Valparaiso University Study Center, Cambridge
Wisconsin in Scotland Trust, Dalkeith part of University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Wroxton College of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Banbury