United Kingdom

Education is compulsory for all children up to the age of sixteen in the UK. The UK education system consists of two distinct systems of courses and qualifications which are compatible with each other. One system is followed by England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the other is adopted by Scotland.
The UK education system is made up of the following levels:

Pre- school, primary and secondary education
At school level there are two types of schools which are state schools and independent/private schools. Both of these types of schools ultimately prepare students for GCSE or equivalent qualifications. Pre-school is generally for 3-4 year olds; primary is from 5 to 11 and secondary education is up to the age of 16.

Pre-university education
Education at this level is mainly taught at schools, sixth form colleges and further education colleges. The types of courses include AS level, A-level, Scottish Highers, access/bridging/foundation programmes and other equivalents.

Vocational education
Vocational education focuses on courses that are skills-based and work-oriented. Qualifications include BTEC diplomas, vocational A-levels and other equivalents. These courses are mainly run in further and higher education colleges. The unique features of these courses are the wide range of subjects available and the flexible entry based on the student’s academic ability and experience. Depending on the results it is possible for the students to progress to undergraduate degrees.
Qualifications such as Higher National Certificates/Diplomas and Foundation degrees are employment-related higher education qualifications. These qualifications allow students to progress to the 2nd or 3rd year of an undergraduate degree based on their results.

Undergraduate qualifications
Undergraduate degrees are usually taught at universities and colleges of further and higher education. Most of these degrees are 3 years except for Scotland where the degrees are 4 years. Undergraduate degrees that incorporate industrial placement are longer by one year and are generally known as sandwich courses. Courses such as medicine, dentistry and architecture are longer, usually about 5 years.

Postgraduate qualifications
Postgraduate courses are either taught or by research. Taught programmes include the postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma and taught masters. Research programmes include research masters and doctorates. The duration of the taught programmes range from 9-12 months and for research programmes the duration is between 1 to 4 years.

The costs incurred by a student can be divided into

1) Tuition fee of the course and
2) Living cost.

Tuition fee for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes ranges from GBP 4000 to 18,000. Tuition for laboratory based courses is usually higher than classroom based courses. Medicine, Dentistry courses have much higher tuition fee.

The living cost in the UK is higher in big cities such as London and lower in smaller towns and cities. The UKBA has defined the living cost for the purpose of obtaining a student visa. This is as follows-

• GBP 1000 per month in Central London
• GBP 800 for outer London and the rest of the UK

1 University of Bristol, Bristol, England
2 University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
3 University of Southampton, Southampton, England
4 Durham University, Durham, England
5 University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England
6 University of Leeds, Leeds, England
7 University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
8 University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
9 Cranfield University, Cranfield, England
10 Queen Mary University of London, London, England
11 Lancaster University, Lancaster, England
12 Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
13 The University of Exeter, Exeter, England
14 University of York, York, England
15 University of Liverpool, Liverpool & London, England
16 University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
17 Queen`s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
18 University of Leicester, Leicester, England
19 University of Surrey, Guildford, England
20 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
21 Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
22 Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, England
23 University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
24 University of East of Anglia, Norwich, England
25 (INTO) City University London (Except PG Courses of Business & Law), London, England
26 Brunel University London, Uxbridge, England
27 Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England
28 University of Essex, Colchester, England
29 Swansea University, Swansea, Wales
30 Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales
31 University of Stirling, Stirling & London, Scotland & England
32 Aston University, Birmingham, England
33 (Holmes Group)- University of Chichester, Chichester, England
34 Coventry University, Coventry & London, England
35 Kingston University, Kingston, England
36 Bangor University, Bangor, Wales
37 University of Bradford, Bradford, England
38 University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England
39 Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne & London, England
40 University of Plymouth, Plymouth, England
41 University of Westminster, London, England
42 Middlesex University, London, England
43 University of Greenwich, London, England
44 The University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, England
45 Bournemouth University, Poole, England
46 Keele University, Keele, England
47 London South Bank University, London, England
48 Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, England
49 Birmingham City University, Birmingham, England
50 De Montfort University (Except Gujarat), Leicester, England
51 Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland
52 Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow & London, Scotland & England
53 Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England
54 Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield
55 University of Brighton, Brighton, England
56 University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England
57 University of East London, London, England
58 University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England
59 University of Salford, Manchester, England
60 University of West of England, Bristol, England
61 University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, England
62 University of West London, London, England
63 Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, England
64 QAHE- Ulster University, Birmingham & London, England
65 University of South Wales (Except Punjab & Haryana), Cardiff, Wales
66 Teesside University (Except Namakkal & Punjab), Middlesbrough, England
67 Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, Wales
68 Solent University, Southampton, England
69 Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge & Chelmsford, England
70 University of Chester, Chester, England
71 Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, England
72 (Holmes Group)- University of Worcester, Worcester, England
73 University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, England
74 The University of Northampton, Northampton, England
75 The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, England
76 University of Suffolk, Suffolk, England
77 University of Sunderland, Sunderland & London, England
78 Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, England
79 Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, England
80 Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland
81 University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, England
82 York St John University, York, England
83 University of Roehampton, London, England
84 University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland
85 University of Bedfordshire, Luton, England
86 University College Birmingham, Birmingham, England (Except Punjab and Haryana)
87 Norwich University of Arts, Norwich, England
88 Hult International Business School, London, England
89 Regent’s University London, London, England
90 BPP University (Except Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand & Telangana), London, England
91 Le - Cordon Bleu, London, England
92 Istituto Marangoni, London, England
93 (Navitas) Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland
94 (INTO) University of Manchester, Manchester, England
95 (Study Group) University of Leeds, Leeds, England
96 (Study Group) Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, England
97 (Study Group) University of Sussex, Falmer, England
98 (Study Group) Bellerbys College, Brighton, England
99 On Campus) University of Southampton (UG & PG Transfer Programs), Southampton,
England
100 (On Campus) Birkbeck, University of London (UG & PG Transfer Programs), London, England
101 (On Campus) The Courtauld University of Art (UG & PG Transfer Programs), London,
England
102 (On Campus) Royal Veterinary College, University of London (UG Transfer Programs),
London, England
103 (On Campus) Goldsmiths, University of London (UG & PG Transfer Programs), London,
England
104 (On Campus) University of Hull (UG & PG Transfer Programs), Hull, England
105 (On Campus) University of Reading (UG & PG Transfer Programs), Reading, England
106 (On Campus) Aston University (UG & PG Transfer Programs), Birmingham, England
107 University Academy 92, Manchester, England
108 Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts (CSVPA), Cambridge, England
109 (Holmes Group)- St Mary’s University London International College, England
110 Indian School of Business & Finance, India (Twining Program) with London School of
Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Kingston University, UK
111 University of Winchester, Winchester, England

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