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Colleges and universities in and near Shipley

Shipley is home to Shipley College

Shipley College is inside Shipley; the nearest university campus outside it is the University of Bradford, 2.8 miles away in Bradford.

University of Bradford
Within 15 miles
21
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
in Shipley
Shipley College
Full-time students
6%
About the same as England (8%) · residents 16+
Nearest further education college
in Shipley
Shipley College
Nearest university
2.8 mi
University of Bradford
Tuition fee
£9,790
a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college in Shipley

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

A further education college in ShipleyShipley College’s campus is in Shipley.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Shipley

21 within 15 miles: 5 universities, 16 further education colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miShipley CollegeBradfordLeeds Trinity UniversiKeighley CollegeCalderdale CollegeShipley
UniversityFurther education college
Shipley CollegeFurther education college · in Shipley—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of BradfordUniversity · 2.8 mi · Bradford9,665students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Bradford CollegeFurther education college · 2.9 mi · Bradford—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Leeds Trinity UniversityUniversity · 5.4 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Keighley CollegeFurther education college · 5.6 mi · Keighley—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Calderdale CollegeFurther education college · 8.7 mi · Halifax—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Park Lane CollegeFurther education college · 9.2 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Leeds College of TechnologyFurther education college · 9.2 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Leeds City CollegeFurther education college · 9.2 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form CollegeFurther education college · 9.3 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of LeedsUniversity · 9.4 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
Leeds Beckett UniversityUniversity · 9.5 mi · Leeds—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

And 9 smaller schools with 0 students in all.

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 Shipley

Is Shipley 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 Shipley?

Shipley College.

Where can you study after 16 near Shipley?

Shipley College, 0.6 miles away in Shipley, 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 Shipley. 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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