Recognised UK degrees
The United Kingdom (UK) has a well-deserved reputation world-wide for providing high quality and reputable higher education. There are 159 institutions in the UK that are permitted to award a wide variety of degrees to suit most educational aspirations. All these institutions have degree awarding powers recognised by the UK authorities (UK and Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies). These and the other two main categories of institutions recognised to offer UK degrees are listed below.
All those institutions or bodies, including universities, which have their own UK degree awarding powers.
All those institutions or bodies, which for the time being, deliver courses that lead to UK degrees awarded by Recognised Bodies.
All those institutions or bodies which can award UK degrees which are unique to them, but do not have the powers to award any degree, unlike the Recognised Bodies.
Information relating to changes in titles and powers of institutions, institutions proposed for inclusion as Listed Bodies, changes to legislation and other features.
Frequently asked questions related to the subject of UK degrees.
