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Colleges and universities in and near Birkenhead

Birkenhead is home to Wirral Metropolitan College

Wirral Metropolitan College is inside Birkenhead; the nearest university campus outside it is Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, 3.6 miles away in Liverpool.

University of Liverpool
Within 15 miles
11
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
in Birkenhead
Wirral Metropolitan College
Full-time students
6%
Below England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
in Birkenhead
Wirral Metropolitan College
Nearest university
3.6 mi
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college in Birkenhead

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

A further education college in BirkenheadWirral Metropolitan College’s campus is in Birkenhead.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Birkenhead

11 within 15 miles: 6 universities, 5 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miWirral Metropolitan CoHugh Baird CollegeThe City of Liverpool Liverpool Hope UniversRiverside College HaltBirkenhead
UniversityFurther education college
Wirral Metropolitan CollegeFurther education college · in Birkenhead—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Liverpool Institute for Performing ArtsUniversity · 3.6 mi · Liverpool—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Liverpool John Moores UniversityUniversity · 3.7 mi · Liverpool—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of LiverpoolUniversity · 3.9 mi · Liverpool28,693students (Wikidata, 2020)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Hugh Baird CollegeFurther education college · 5.2 mi · Bootle—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
The City of Liverpool CollegeFurther education college · 6.1 mi · Liverpool—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Liverpool Hope UniversityUniversity · 6.7 mi · Liverpool7,885students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Riverside College HaltonFurther education college · 13.2 mi · Widnes—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
St Helens CollegeFurther education college · 13.8 mi · St Helens—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of ChesterUniversity · 14.1 mi · Chester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Edge Hill UniversityUniversity · 14.3 mi · Ormskirk—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 Birkenhead

Is Birkenhead 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 in Birkenhead?

Wirral Metropolitan College.

Where can you study after 16 near Birkenhead?

Wirral Metropolitan College, 1.5 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 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 Birkenhead. 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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