Swakeleys · Photo: Harrison49 · CC BY-SA 3.0Hillingdon is home to Brunel University London
Brunel University London (14,165 students) and Uxbridge College are inside Hillingdon; the nearest university campus outside it is the University of West London, 6 miles away in Ealing.
What stands out about college in Hillingdon
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Hillingdon
56 within 15 miles: 31 universities, 25 further education colleges.
And 44 smaller schools with 203,245 students in all.
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 Hillingdon
Is Hillingdon a university town?
No. 10 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.
What colleges are in Hillingdon?
Brunel University London (14,165 students); Uxbridge College.
Where can you study after 16 near Hillingdon?
Uxbridge College, 1.8 miles away in Hillingdon, 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.
Neighbours talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbours next door.
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 Hillingdon. 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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