About UK institutions

The UK has a large range of fantastic schools, colleges and universities to choose from throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The UK is home to over 170 higher education institutions and 500 further education institutions offering a vast range of course and subject options including some you won't find anywhere else in the world. Firm quality standards are in place meaning you will be guaranteed a certain level of study. For example, all universities and colleges that award degrees in the UK have to have been granted special degree awarding power by the UK Government. Courses and institutions are regularly monitored and assessed. This means UK qualifications offer a guarantee of quality that makes them so widely accepted internationally.

Although the standards are the same, the range of institutions and courses are broad. Institutions can broadly be split into the following categories: higher education colleges, universities and further education institutions.