Home > Universities > Largest UK Towns Without Their Own Universities
| Town | Population | Status | |
| 1 | Dudley | 194,919 | Town |
| 2 | Walsall | 170,994 | Town |
| 3 | Southend | 160,257 | Town |
| 4 | Swindon | 155,432 | Town |
| 5 | Poole | 144,800 | Town |
| 6 | Blackpool | 142,283 | Town |
| 7 | Ipswich | 138,718 | Town |
| 8 | Telford | 138,241 | Town |
| 9 | West Bromwich | 136,940 | Town |
| 10 | Peterborough | 136,292 | City |
| 11 | Stockport | 136,082 | Town |
| 12 | Slough | 126,276 | Town |
| 13 | Gloucester | 123,205 | City |
| 14 | Watford | 120,960 | Town |
| 15 | Rotherham | 117,262 | Town |
| 16 | Eastbourne | 106,562 | Town |
| 17 | Sutton Coldfield | 105,452 | Town |
| 18 | Blackburn | 105,085 | Town |
| 19 | Oldham | 103,544 | Town |
| 20 | St. Helens | 102,629 | Town |
| 21 | Crawley | 100,547 | Town |