How these universities are ranked
3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #35 (University of Manchester) to #511 (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Manchester has the largest research record in this group, with 29,584,860 citations and an h-index of 1,246. 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
The split is 6 public to 0 private institutions. By location, England (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Manchester, founded in 1824. University of Manchester is the largest, with 46,000 students.
What the courses look like
The usual length is 1 year and 1 year full-time; 2 or 3 years part-time. 92% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (90% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (20% of courses with a stated intake). University of Manchester offers the widest choice, with 6 of these courses.