Universities in England

The United Kingdom is home to some of the world’s top universities, which attract thousands of students, faculty and researchers every year, including many from the United States. Employers in the US and around the world recognize the value of a UK degree.

As of August 2008, there were ninety-one universities in England, out of a total of 109 in the United Kingdom. This excludes approximately 133 higher education institutions that have not been given the right to call themselves a "university" by the Privy Council (such as colleges of higher education). The number of universities has since increased.

The following is a slightly out of date (at October 2012) list of English universities and university colleges recognised by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, together with the date on which they were created. BIS publishes the official list. On Wikipedia the list of UK Universities appears to be more up to date.