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Colleges and universities in and near Flitwick

Cranfield University is 7.3 miles from Flitwick

No college sits inside the town; Cranfield University is 7.3 miles away in Cranfield.

Within 15 miles
7
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
7.3 mi
Cranfield University
Full-time students
5%
Below England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
7.9 mi
Central Bedfordshire College
Nearest university
7.3 mi
Cranfield University
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Flitwick

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A university 7.3 miles awayCranfield University has 4,825 students across its campuses; its main campus is in Cranfield.A further education college 7.9 miles awayCentral Bedfordshire College: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Flitwick

7 within 15 miles: 3 universities, 4 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCranfield UniversityCentral Bedfordshire CThe Open UniversityBedford CollegeBedfordshireFlitwick
UniversityFurther education college
Cranfield UniversityUniversity · 7.3 mi · Cranfield4,825students (Wikidata, 2020)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Central Bedfordshire CollegeFurther education college · 7.9 mi · Dunstable—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
The Open UniversityUniversity · 8.9 mi · Milton Keynes—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Bedford CollegeFurther education college · 9 mi · Bedford—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of BedfordshireUniversity · 9.5 mi · Luton20,000students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Milton Keynes CollegeFurther education college · 11 mi · Milton Keynes—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
North Hertfordshire CollegeFurther education college · 14.7 mi · Stevenage—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
What it costs

What would you pay?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

Questions about college near Flitwick

Is Flitwick a university town?

No. 5 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Flitwick?

Cranfield University (7.3 mi, 4,825 students); Central Bedfordshire College (7.9 mi); The Open University (8.9 mi); Bedford College (9 mi); University of Bedfordshire (9.5 mi, 20,000 students); Milton Keynes College (11 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Flitwick?

Central Bedfordshire College, 7.9 miles away in Dunstable, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

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Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2021 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Flitwick. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.

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