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Colleges and universities in and near East Bergholt

The University of Essex is 7.4 miles from East Bergholt

No college sits inside the town; The University of Essex is 7.4 miles away in Colchester.

Within 15 miles
4
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
7.4 mi
University of Essex
Full-time students
6%
About the same as England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
8 mi
Colchester Institute
Nearest university
7.4 mi
University of Essex
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from East Bergholt

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

A university 7.4 miles awayThe University of Essex’s campus is in Colchester.A further education college 8 miles awayColchester Institute: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of East Bergholt

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

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UniversityFurther education college
University of EssexUniversity · 7.4 mi · Colchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Colchester InstituteFurther education college · 8 mi · Colchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of SuffolkUniversity · 8 mi · Ipswich—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Suffolk New CollegeFurther education college · 8.2 mi · Ipswich—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 East Bergholt

Is East Bergholt 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 near East Bergholt?

University of Essex (7.4 mi); Colchester Institute (8 mi); University of Suffolk (8 mi); Suffolk New College (8.2 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near East Bergholt?

Colchester Institute, 8 miles away in Colchester, 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 East Bergholt. 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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