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Colleges and universities in and near Styal

Xaverian College is 7.3 miles from Styal

No college sits inside the town; Xaverian College is 7.3 miles away in Manchester.

Within 15 miles
10
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
7.3 mi
Xaverian College
Full-time students
6%
About the same as England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
7.3 mi
Xaverian College
Nearest university
8.1 mi
University of Manchester
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Styal

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

A further education college 7.3 miles awayXaverian College’s campus is in Manchester.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Styal

10 within 15 miles: 4 universities, 6 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miXaverian CollegeMacclesfield CollegeThe Manchester CollegeTameside CollegeThe Oldham CollegeStyal
UniversityFurther education college
Xaverian CollegeFurther education college · 7.3 mi · Manchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Loreto CollegeFurther education college · 7.8 mi · Manchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Macclesfield CollegeFurther education college · 8 mi · Macclesfield—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of ManchesterUniversity · 8.1 mi · Manchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Royal Northern College of MusicUniversity · 8.2 mi · Manchester696students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · 8.3 mi · Manchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
The Manchester CollegeFurther education college · 9 mi · Manchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of SalfordUniversity · 9.4 mi · Salford—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Tameside CollegeFurther education college · 11.6 mi · Ashton-under-Lyne—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
The Oldham CollegeFurther education college · 14.3 mi · Oldham—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 Styal

Is Styal a university town?

No. 6 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Styal?

Xaverian College (7.3 mi); Loreto College (7.8 mi); Macclesfield College (8 mi); University of Manchester (8.1 mi); Royal Northern College of Music (8.2 mi, 696 students); Manchester Metropolitan University (8.3 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Styal?

Xaverian College, 7.3 miles away in Manchester, 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 Styal. 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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