List of UK universities by endowment

The following table is a list of British universities ordered by size of endowment. This list is incomplete.

University	Endowment as of 2010 (£m)	Endowment as of 2009 (£m)	Endowment as of 2008 (£m)	Endowment as of 2007 (£m)	Endowment as of 2006 (£m)
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally... (inc colleges)		£3,950	£n/a	£n/a	£4,100.0
University of Oxford University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096... (inc colleges)		£n/a	£n/a	£3,600.0	£n/a
University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...	£200.0	£164.7	£185.0	£216.0	£201.3
University of Manchester University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...	£144.4	£127.3	£137.9	£145.5	£133.0
University of Glasgow University of Glasgow The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...	£117.2	£102.5	£121.0	£134.1	£123.0
King's College London King's College London King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...	£115.2	£103.6	£110.8	£121.9	£111.9
University of Liverpool University of Liverpool The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...	£120.7	£103.6	£113.3	£132	£110
University of Reading University of Reading The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The University was established in 1892 as University College, Reading and received its Royal Charter in 1926. It is based on several campuses in, and around, the town of Reading.The University has a long tradition...	£78.8	£71.6	£90.2	£87.6	£81.9
University of Birmingham University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...	£78.1	£71.2	£72.5	£76.8	£71.3
Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London is a constituent college of the University of London. The college has three faculties, 18 academic departments, and about 8,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 130 different countries...	£65.1	£60.7	£54.8	£60.0	£54.2
University College London University College London University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...	£67.8	£57.2	£65.5	£105.1	£97.1
London School of Economics London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...	£72.6	£57.4	£56.9	£53.6	£51.4
Imperial College London Imperial College London Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...	£58.8	£56.0	£56.0	£57.6	£52.2
University of London University of London -20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...	£60.0	£54.3	£60.6	£65.9	£61.2
Durham University Durham University The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837... (excl. colleges)	£57.8	£52.7	£57.1	£61.4	£47.3
University of Surrey University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey in the South East of England. It received its charter on 9 September 1966, and was previously situated near Battersea Park in south-west London. The institution was known as Battersea College of Technology...	£50.5	£45.8	£67.0	£79.8	£72.7
University of Leeds University of Leeds The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...	£49.3	£42.3	£49.4	£59.7	£56.8
University of Bristol University of Bristol The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...	£43.1	£41.9	£46.4	£45.8	£42.0
Queen's University Belfast	£39.0	£36.1	£35.9	£39.7	£37.8
Newcastle University	£36.9	£32.3	£33.1	£34.6	£29.8
University of St Andrews University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...	£34.1	£31.9	£34.8	£38.5	£36.3
Aberystwyth University		£29.2	£29.7	£31.1	£28.9
University of Sheffield University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...		£29.1	£31.7	£35.1	£33.3
Queen Mary, University of London Queen Mary, University of London Queen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...		£28.5	£32.2	£36.8	£36.3
University of Nottingham University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...		£26.4	£29.6	£30.5	£28.4
University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...	£26.4	£24.6	£30.9	£35.7	£32.1
Cardiff University Cardiff University Cardiff University is a leading research university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based...		£22.1	£24.3	£27.5	£26.1
University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university...		£18.9	£19.5	£22.5	£20.8
University of Exeter University of Exeter The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....		£18.1	£16.0	£19.0	£16.6
University of Dundee University of Dundee The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....		£17.0	£17.5	£15.6	£14.6
University of Wales University of Wales The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...		£14.1	£15.1	£16.9	£15.9
School of Oriental and African Studies School of Oriental and African Studies The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...		£12.5	£13.2	£24.1	£21.4
University of York University of York The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...		£8.7	£9.4	£7.5	£6.3
Swansea University Swansea University Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...		£7.0	£7.6	£8.1	£7.6
University of Southampton University of Southampton The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...		£6.2	£6.9	£7.6	£7.3
City University, London City University, London City University London , is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute and became a university in 1966, when it adopted its present name....		£6.1	£6.1	£4.6	£4.1
University of Warwick University of Warwick The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...		£4.9	£5.2	£5.5	£4.1
University of Sussex University of Sussex The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....		£4.6	£4.9	£5.3	£4.7
University of East Anglia University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...		£4.3	£3.4	£5.6	£5.0
University of Bradford University of Bradford The University of Bradford is a British university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The University received its Royal Charter in 1966, making it the 40th University to be created in Britain, but its origins date back to the early 1800s...		£n/a	£3.7	£3.8	£4.0
Birkbeck, University of London Birkbeck, University of London Birkbeck, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It offers many Master's and Bachelor's degree programmes that can be studied either part-time or full-time, though nearly all teaching is...		£n/a	£2.9	£3.2	£4.8
University of Bath University of Bath The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....		£n/a	£2.7	£2.8	£2.3
Aston University Aston University Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...		£n/a	£n/a	£2.0	£1.9
Brunel University Brunel University Brunel University is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. The university is named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel....		£n/a	£1.84	£1.86	£1.86
University of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth The University of Portsmouth is a university in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The University was ranked 60th out of 122 in The Sunday Times University Guide...		£n/a	£n/a	£n/a	£1.82
University of Gloucestershire University of Gloucestershire The University of Gloucestershire is a university primarily based in Gloucestershire, England, spread over four campuses, three in Cheltenham and one in Gloucester...		£n/a	£n/a	£1.77	£1.62
Goldsmiths, University of London		£n/a	£1.79	£1.36	£1.27
Kingston University Kingston University Kingston University is a public research university located in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, United Kingdom. It was originally founded in 1899 as Kingston Technical Institute, a polytechnic, and became a university in 1992....		£n/a	£1.45	£1.56	£1.55
Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...		£n/a	£1.07	£1.5	£1.43
London Metropolitan University London Metropolitan University London Metropolitan University , located in London, England, was formed on 1 August 2002 by the amalgamation of the University of North London and the London Guildhall University . The University has campuses in the City of London and in the London Borough of Islington.The University operates its...		£n/a	£n/a	£1.2	£1.1
Keele University Keele University Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...		£n/a	£0.74	£0.68	£0.82
University of Salford University of Salford The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...		£n/a	£0.71	£0.84	£0.84
University of Greenwich University of Greenwich The University of Greenwich is a British university located in the London Borough of Greenwich, London, England. The main campus is located on the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, a central location within the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site.-History:The history of the...		£n/a	£n/a	£0.68	£0.61
Southampton Solent University Southampton Solent University Southampton Solent University is a university of 17,000 students based in Southampton, United Kingdom. Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near the city centre....		£n/a	£n/a	£0.63	£0.67
Middlesex University Middlesex University Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...	£0.77	£0.76	£0.60	£0.67	£0.23
Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam University is a higher education institution in South Yorkshire, England, based on two sites in Sheffield. City Campus is located in the city centre, close to Sheffield railway station, and Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away, adjacent to Ecclesall Road in...		£n/a	£n/a	£0.55	£0.55
Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University with three campuses. Two are situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England while the third is situated in Bhopal, India...		£n/a	£0.55	£n/a	£n/a
Thames Valley University Thames Valley University The University of West London is a public university based in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in Ealing and Brentford, London, and Reading, Berkshire....		£n/a	£0.46	£0.67	£0.62
Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in North West England. Its headquarters and central campus is in the city of Manchester, but there are outlying facilities in the county of Cheshire. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers, behind the...		£n/a	£0.3	£0.3	£0.19
University of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield The University of Huddersfield is a university located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.- History :The University traces its roots back to a Science and Mechanic Institute founded in 1825...		£n/a	£0.29	£0.28	£0.27
University of Westminster University of Westminster The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...		£n/a	£0.27	£0.269	£n/a
University of Teesside University of Teesside Teesside University is a university in Middlesbrough, England. It has a student body of 29,285 students as of the 2009/10 academic year. It recorded rises in applications of 25.1 per cent and 23.5 per cent for degree courses beginning in 2010, the highest such percentage increases of the five...		£n/a	£0.19	£0.21	£0.24
Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool John Moores University is a British 'modern' university located in the city of Liverpool, England. The university is named after John Moores and was previously called Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts and later Liverpool Polytechnic before gaining university status in 1992, thus...		£n/a	£0.165	£0.177	£0.198
University of Bolton University of Bolton The University of Bolton is a university in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It has around 14,000 students across all sites and courses, with 700 academic and professional staff. Around 70% of its students come from Bolton and the North West region...		£n/a	£0.16	£0.15	£n/a
University of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton The University of Wolverhampton is a British university located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. The city campus is located in Wolverhampton city centre with a second campus at Compton Park, Wolverhampton; a third in Walsall and a fourth in Telford...		£n/a	£0.12	£0.11	£0.1
Anglia Ruskin University Anglia Ruskin University Anglia Ruskin University is one of the largest universities in Eastern England, United Kingdom, with a total student population of around 30,000.-History:...		£n/a	£0.022	£0.029	£0.025

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