The University of Huddersfield is 5.2 miles from Upperthong

No college sits inside the town; The University of Huddersfield is 5.2 miles away in Huddersfield. 4 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students, against 8 across England.

Within 15 miles

student numbers to come (HESA)

Nearest college

5.2 mi

University of Huddersfield

Full-time students

Below England (8%) · residents 16+

Nearest further education college

5.4 mi

Kirklees College

Nearest university

5.2 mi

University of Huddersfield

Tuition fee

£9,790

a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Upperthong

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

A university 5.2 miles awayThe University of Huddersfield’s campus is in Huddersfield.Few students: 4% of residents 16+Against 8% across England (Census 2021).A further education college 5.4 miles awayKirklees College: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Upperthong

9 within 15 miles: 1 university, 8 further education colleges.

UniversityFurther education college

University of HuddersfieldUniversity · 5.2 mi · Huddersfield—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Kirklees CollegeFurther education college · 5.4 mi · Huddersfield—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Huddersfield New CollegeFurther education college · 5.8 mi · Huddersfield—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Calderdale CollegeFurther education college · 10.7 mi · Halifax—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Northern College for Residential Adult Education LimitedFurther education college · 12.3 mi · Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Tameside CollegeFurther education college · 12.6 mi · Ashton-under-Lyne—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

The Oldham CollegeFurther education college · 13 mi · Oldham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Barnsley CollegeFurther education college · 13.4 mi · Barnsley—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Wakefield CollegeFurther education college · 14.7 mi · Wakefield—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 Upperthong

Is Upperthong a university town?

No. 4 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Upperthong?

University of Huddersfield (5.2 mi); Kirklees College (5.4 mi); Huddersfield New College (5.8 mi); Calderdale College (10.7 mi); Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited (12.3 mi); Tameside College (12.6 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Upperthong?

Kirklees College, 5.4 miles away in Huddersfield, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

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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 Upperthong. 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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