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| Town | Universities | Status | |
| 1 | Aberdeen | Aberdeen (1495) Robert Gordon (1992) | City |
| 2 | Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth (2007) | Town |
| 3 | Bangor | Bangor (2007) | City |
| 4 | Bath | Bath (1966) Bath Spa (2005) | City |
| 5 | Belfast | Queen's (1908) | City |
| 6 | Birmingham | Birmingham (1900) Aston (1966) Birmingham City University (1992) Newman (2012) University College Birmingham (2012) | City |
| 7 | Bolton | Bolton (2004) | Town |
| 8 | Bournemouth | Bournemouth (1992) Arts University (2012) | Town |
| 9 | Bradford | Bradford (1966) | City |
| 10 | Brighton and Hove | Sussex (1961) Brighton (1992) | City |
| 11 | Bristol | Bristol (1909) West of England (1992) | City |
| 12 | Cambridge | Cambridge (1231) | City |
| 13 | Canterbury | Kent (1964) Canterbury Christ Church (2005) | City |
| 14 | Cardiff | University of Wales (1893) Cardiff (2004) Cardiff Metropolitan (2011) | City |
| 15 | Carlisle | Cumbria (2007) | City |
| 16 | Carmarthen | University of Wales Trinity Saint David (2010) Joined in 2013 by Swansea Metropolitan Univeristy | Town |
| 17 | Chelmsford | Anglia Ruskin (1992) | City |
| 18 | Cheltenham | Gloucestershire (2001) | Town |
| 19 | Chester | Chester (2005) | City |
| 20 | Chichester | Chichester (2005) | City |
| 21 | Cirencester | Royal Agricultural College (2012) | Town |
| 22 | Colchester | Essex (1964) | Town |
| 23 | Coleraine | Ulster (1984) | Town |
| 24 | Coventry | Warwick (1965) Coventry (1992) | City |
| 25 | Cranfield | Cranfield (1969) | Town |
| 26 | Derby | Derby (1992) | City |
| 27 | Dundee | Dundee (1967) Abertay Dundee (1994) | City |
| 28 | Durham | Durham (1837) | City |
| 29 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh (1582) Heriott-Watt (1966) Edinburgh Napier (1992) Queen Margaret (2007) | City |
| 30 | Exeter | Exeter (1955) | City |
| 31 | Falmouth | Falmouth (2012) | Town |
| 32 | Farnham | University for the Creative Arts (2008) | Town |
| 33 | Glasgow | Glasgow (1451) Strathclyde (1964) Glasgow Caledonian (1993) | City |
| 34 | Guildford | Surrey (1966) | Town |
| 35 | Hartpury | Hartpury Univeristy (2018) | Town |
| 36 | Hatfield | Hertfordshire (1992) | Town |
| 37 | High Wycombe | Buckinghamshire New University (2007) | Town |
| 38 | Huddersfield | Huddersfield (1992) | Town |
| 39 | Hull | Hull (1954) | City |
| 40 | Inverness | Highlands and Islands (2011) | City |
| 41 | Ipswich | Suffolk (2016) | Town |
| 42 | Keele | Keele (1961) | Town |
| 43 | Lampeter | University of Wales Trinity Saint David (2010) Joined in 2013 by Swansea Metropolitan Univeristy | Town |
| 44 | Lancaster | Lancaster (1964) | City |
| 45 | Leeds | Leeds (1904) Leeds Beckett (1992) Leeds Trinity (2012) Leeds Arts (2017) | City |
| 46 | Leicester | Leicester (1957) De Montfort (1992) | City |
| 47 | Lincoln | Lincoln (1996) Bishop Grosseteste (2012) | City |
| 48 | Liverpool | Liverpool (1903) Liverpool John Moores (1992) Liverpool Hope (2005) | City |
| 49 | London | London (1836) City (1966) Brunel (1966) East London (1992) Greenwich (1992) Kingston (1992) London South Bank (1992) Middlesex (1992) West London (1992) London Metropolitan (2002) University of the Arts (2004) Roehampton (2004) Imperial College (2007) St. Mary's (2014) Ravensbourne (2018) | City |
| 50 | Loughborough | Loughborough (1966) | Town |
| 51 | Luton | Bedfordshire (2006) | Town |
| 52 | Manchester | Manchester Metropolitan (1992) Manchester (2004) | City |
| 53 | Middlesbrough | Teesside (1992) | Town |
| 54 | Milton Keynes | Open (1969) | Town |
| 55 | Newcastle | Newcastle (1963) Northumbria at Newcastle (1992) | City |
| 56 | Newport (Shropshire) | Harper Adams (2012) | Town |
| 57 | Northampton | Northampton (2005) | Town |
| 58 | Norwich | East Anglia (1963) Norwich University of the Arts (2012) | City |
| 59 | Nottingham | Nottingham (1948) Nottingham Trent (1992) | City |
| 60 | Ormskirk | Edge Hill (2006) | Town |
| 61 | Oxford | Oxford (1248) Oxford Brookes (1992) | City |
| 62 | Paisley | West of Scotland (2007) | Town |
| 63 | Plymouth | Plymouth (1992) University of St. Mark and St. John (2012) | City |
| 64 | Pontypridd | South Wales (2013) | Town |
| 65 | Portsmouth | Portsmouth (1992) | City |
| 66 | Preston | Central Lancashire (1992) | City |
| 67 | Reading | Reading (1926) | Town |
| 68 | Salford | Salford (1967) | City |
| 69 | Sheffield | Sheffield (1905) Sheffield Hallam (1992) | City |
| 70 | Southampton | Southampton (1952) Southampton Solent (2005) | City |
| 71 | St. Andrews | St. Andrews (1413) | Town |
| 72 | Stirling | Stirling (1967) | City |
| 73 | Stoke | Staffordshire (1992) | City |
| 74 | Sunderland | Sunderland (1992) | City |
| 75 | Swansea | Swansea (2007) University of Wales Trinity Saint David (2010) | City |
| 76 | Warwick | Warwick (1965) | Town |
| 77 | Westminster | Royal College of Art (1967) Westminster (1992) University of the Arts, London (2004) | City |
| 78 | Winchester | Winchester (2005) | City |
| 79 | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton (1992) | City |
| 80 | Worcester | Worcester (2005) | City |
| 81 | Wrexham | Wrexham (2008) | Town |
| 82 | York | York (1963) York St. John (2006) | City |