Number of higher education institutions in the UK 2016-2023
There were 296 higher education institutions in the United Kingdom in the 2022/23 academic year, compared with the previous year when there were 288.
Number of higher education institutions in the United Kingdom from 2016/17 to 2022/23
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GOV.UK. (November 28, 2024). Number of higher education institutions in the United Kingdom from 2016/17 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915603/universities-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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Number of higher education institutions in the United Kingdom from 2016/17 to 2022/23 [Graph], GOV.UK, November 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/915603/universities-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
