Bath is a university town: 23 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students

The University of Bath and City of Bath College are inside Bath; the nearest university campus outside it is Bath Spa University, 2.9 miles away in Newton St Loe.

University town23% of residents 16+ are students

Within 15 miles

student numbers to come (HESA)

Nearest college

in Bath

City of Bath College

Full-time students

23%

Above England (8%) · residents 16+

Nearest further education college

in Bath

City of Bath College

Nearest university

in Bath

University of Bath

Tuition fee

£9,790

a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college in Bath

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

A university town23 of every 100 residents aged 16+ are full-time students, against 8 across England (Census 2021).A university in BathThe University of Bath’s campus is in Bath.A further education college in BathCity of Bath College: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Bath

11 within 15 miles: 4 universities, 7 further education colleges.

UniversityFurther education college

City of Bath CollegeFurther education college · in Bath—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of BathUniversity · in Bath—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Bath Spa UniversityUniversity · 2.9 mi · Newton St Loe—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Norton Radstock CollegeFurther education college · 7.1 mi · Radstock—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

St Brendan's Sixth Form CollegeFurther education college · 7.9 mi · Bristol—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

City of Bristol CollegeFurther education college · 11.3 mi · Bristol—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of the West of EnglandUniversity · 11.3 mi · Stoke Gifford28,990students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of BristolUniversity · 11.4 mi · Bristol27,513students (Wikidata, 2020)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

North Bristol Post 16 CentreFurther education college · 11.4 mi · Bristol—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Wiltshire CollegeFurther education college · 12.7 mi · Chippenham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

South Gloucestershire and Stroud CollegeFurther education college · 12.7 mi · Filton—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 Bath

Is Bath a university town?

Yes. 23 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are in Bath?

University of Bath; City of Bath College.

Where can you study after 16 near Bath?

City of Bath College, 0.4 miles away in Bath, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

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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 Bath. 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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