Universities in Britain can be divided into the ancient universities ('Oxbridge' and St Andrews), traditional collegiate universities (such as Durham), the 19th Century foundations (such as the University of London), and the post-War Universities. The ancient and collegiate institutions often have alternative or additional requirements to the general entry requirements laid down by the British equivalent of UAC, which is called "UCAS" (https://www.ucas.com/). It is important, therefore, when applying to an ancient or collegiate university to attend to both what is outlined on the UCAS site, and also to make inquiries of the particular university concerned.
Admissions Sites:
Ancient and Collegiate
Top Universities in England and Wales (by 2014 ranking) outside the A&C universities:
Admissions Sites:
Ancient and Collegiate
- University of Oxford (Admissions site: http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions)
- University of Cambridge (http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk)
- University of St Andrews (http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/ug/apply)
- University of Durham (https://www.dur.ac.uk/ug.admissions)
- University of Edinburgh (http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-recruitment)
- University of Glasgow (http://www.gla.ac.uk/about/wideningparticipation/admissions)
- University of Aberdeen (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/study)
Top Universities in England and Wales (by 2014 ranking) outside the A&C universities:
- London School of Economics
- Imperial College London
- Warwick
- Surrey
- Lancaster
- Exeter
- Bath
- Loughborough
- University College London
- Southampton
- Bristol
- East Anglia
- York
- Birmingham
- Leeds
- Sussex
- Kent
- King's College London
- Leicester
- Nottingham
- Newcastle
- Sheffield
- Manchester
- Reading
- Cardiff
- Aston
- Queen Mary, University of London
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Essex
- Queen's, Belfast
- Heriot-Watt
- Strathclyde
- Liverpool
- City
- SOAS, University of London
- University of Dundee (http://www.dundee.ac.uk/study/ug)