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Colleges and universities in and near Lancaster

Lancaster is a university town: 20 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students

The University of Cumbria is inside Lancaster; the nearest university campus outside it is Lancaster University, 2.7 miles away in Bailrigg.

University town20% of residents 16+ are studentsLancaster University
Within 15 miles
4
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
in Lancaster
University of Cumbria
Full-time students
20%
Above England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
1.4 mi
Lancaster and Morecambe College
Nearest university
in Lancaster
University of Cumbria
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college in Lancaster

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

A university town20 of every 100 residents aged 16+ are full-time students, against 8 across England (Census 2021).A university in LancasterThe University of Cumbria’s campus is in Lancaster.A further education college 1.4 miles awayLancaster and Morecambe College: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Lancaster

4 within 15 miles: 2 universities, 2 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miCumbriaLancaster and MorecambLancaster UniversityMyerscough CollegeLancaster
UniversityFurther education college
University of Cumbria, Lancaster campusUniversity · in Lancaster—students: HESA figures to comePlaced from its postcode; teaching locations from Discover Uni to come.
Lancaster and Morecambe CollegeFurther education college · 1.4 mi · Morecambe—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Lancaster UniversityUniversity · 2.7 mi · Bailrigg12,000students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Myerscough CollegeFurther education college · 13.6 mi · Bilsborrow—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 Lancaster

Is Lancaster a university town?

Yes. 20 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are in Lancaster?

University of Cumbria, Lancaster campus.

Where can you study after 16 near Lancaster?

Lancaster and Morecambe College, 1.4 miles away in Morecambe, 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 Lancaster. 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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