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Colleges and universities in and near Flint

The University of Chester is 10.3 miles from Flint

No college sits inside the town; The University of Chester is 10.3 miles away in Chester.

Within 15 miles
7
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
10.3 mi
University of Chester
Full-time students
5%
Below Wales (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
11.4 mi
Wirral Metropolitan College
Nearest university
10.3 mi
University of Chester
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, Wales, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Flint

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

A further education college 11.4 miles awayWirral Metropolitan College: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.A university 10.3 miles awayThe University of Chester’s campus is in Chester.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Flint

7 within 15 miles: 6 universities, 1 further education college.

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UniversityFurther education college
University of ChesterUniversity · 10.3 mi · Chester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Wirral Metropolitan CollegeFurther education college · 11.4 mi · Birkenhead—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Liverpool Institute for Performing ArtsUniversity · 12.8 mi · Liverpool—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Liverpool John Moores UniversityUniversity · 13 mi · Liverpool—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of LiverpoolUniversity · 13.2 mi · Liverpool28,693students (Wikidata, 2020)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Wrexham UniversityUniversity · 14.1 mi · Wrexham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Liverpool Hope UniversityUniversity · 14.4 mi · Liverpool7,885students (Wikidata)Students: 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 a Welsh university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, the same cap as England; 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 Flint

Is Flint a university town?

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

What colleges are near Flint?

University of Chester (10.3 mi); Wirral Metropolitan College (11.4 mi); Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (12.8 mi); Liverpool John Moores University (13 mi); University of Liverpool (13.2 mi, 28,693 students); Wrexham University (14.1 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Flint?

Wirral Metropolitan College, 11.4 miles away in Birkenhead, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 a Welsh university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, the same cap as England; 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 Flint. 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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