The following is a
list of British universities
This is a list of universities in the United Kingdom (alphabetical by substantive name). Below that are lists of university colleges and other recognised bodies (institutions with degree awarding powers), followed by a list of defunct institution ...
ordered by their financial
endowments, expressed in
pounds sterling
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at
fair value
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. All sources are official audited financial statements published in the respective
fiscal year
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s. Note that changes to the Financial Reporting Standards (FRS 102) and Statement of Recommended Accounting Practice (SORP) in 2015 mean endowments as of 2016 are not directly comparable in all cases with those for previous years.
Endowments over £1 billion
Endowments from £250 million to £1 billion
Endowments from £100 million to £250 million
Endowments from £50 million to £100 million
Endowments from £25 million to £50 million
Endowments from £2.5 million to £25 million
Specialist Higher Education Institutions
See also
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Armorial of UK universities
The armorial of British universities is the collection of coats of arms of universities in the United Kingdom. Modern arms of universities began appearing in England around the middle of the 15th century, with University of Oxford, Oxford's bei ...
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List of universities in the United Kingdom
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List of UK universities by date of foundation
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List of universities in the United Kingdom by enrolment
This is a list of institutions in the United Kingdom by the number of students enrolled in higher education courses. The source for the figures is the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) statistics for . The student numbers include full-ti ...
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Lists of institutions of higher education by endowment size
Notes
References
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Universities in the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
Endowment