List of UK universities by endowment
The following is a list of British universities ordered by their financial endowments, expressed in pounds sterling at fair value. All sources are official audited financial statements published in the respective fiscal years. Note that changes to the Financial Reporting Standards and Statement of Recommended Accounting Practice in 2015 mean endowments as of 2016 are not directly comparable in all cases with those for previous years.
Endowments over £1 billion
| University | Endowment as of 2019 | Endowment as of 2018 | Endowment as of 2017 | Endowment as of 2016 | Endowment as of 2015 | Endowment as of 2014 | Endowment as of 2013 | Endowment as of 2012 | Endowment as of 2011 |
| University of Cambridge | 6,904 | 6,441.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | - |
| University of Oxford | 6,100 | 5,592.2 | 5,068.9 | 4,702.1 | 4,245.9 | 4,033.1 | 3,772.3 | 3,721.8 | - |
Endowments from £100 million to £500 million
| University | Endowment as of 2019 | Endowment as of 2018 | Endowment as of 2017 | Endowment as of 2016 | Endowment as of 2015 | Endowment as of 2014 | Endowment as of 2013 | Endowment as of 2012 | Endowment as of 2011 |
| University of Edinburgh | 459.9 | 424.1 | 392.1 | 342.8 | 317.2 | 297.9 | 283.5 | 238.3 | 236.5 |
| King's College London | 258.1 | 233.5 | 213.5 | 194.1 | 179.4 | 162.6 | 154.1 | 130.8 | 124.7 |
| University of Manchester | 238.4 | 235.1 | 222.2 | 196.8 | 188.9 | 174.3 | 169.2 | 153.7 | 158.7 |
| University of Glasgow | 201.9 | 200.6 | 188.4 | 170.9 | 164.3 | 157.8 | 153.9 | 129.5 | 128.1 |
| Imperial College London | 178.1 | 157.1 | 141.7 | 126.2 | 113.6 | 98.0 | 96.7 | 79.1 | 75.6 |
| University of Liverpool | 171.7 | 167.1 | 166.5 | 155.8 | 147.9 | 141.7 | 143.5 | 137.9 | 136.7 |
| London School of Economics | 155.0 | 141.6 | 132.7 | 119.2 | 112.9 | 97.2 | 92.6 | 83.2 | 81.7 |
| University College London | 138.7 | 118.0 | 111.4 | 101.0 | 103.6 | 90.5 | 85.9 | 72.4 | 72.7 |
| University of Birmingham | 121.6 | 120.3 | 112.6 | 103.8 | 97.0 | 90.1 | 88.3 | 83.5 | 83.0 |
Endowments from £50 million to £100 million
| University | Endowment as of 2019 | Endowment as of 2018 | Endowment as of 2017 | Endowment as of 2016 | Endowment as of 2015 | Endowment as of 2014 | Endowment as of 2013 | Endowment as of 2012 | Endowment as of 2011 |
| University of St Andrews | 90.0 | 77.8 | 69.4 | 58.6 | 56.8 | 50.1 | 49.9 | 39.1 | 35.7 |
| Newcastle University | 85.1 | 80.6 | 75.2 | 63.4 | 62.0 | 57.6 | 55.2 | 41.3 | 41.9 |
| University of Leeds | 82.3 | 77.2 | 72.7 | 67.7 | 66.7 | 65.7 | 62.3 | 53.6 | 52.2 |
| Durham University | 81.9 | 74.0 | 72.0 | 67.6 | 71.1 | 67.4 | 66.0 | 61.8 | 61.3 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | 81.2 | 80.4 | 79.6 | 75.3 | 75.8 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 69.7 | 70.8 |
| University of Bristol | 77.2 | 72.2 | 70.2 | 62.6 | 61.2 | 55.3 | 52.8 | 43.1 | 46.7 |
| Queen's University Belfast | 67.1 | 67.1 | 65.4 | 56.6 | 53.4 | 52.0 | 48.8 | 42.4 | 41.6 |
| University of Nottingham | 63.0 | 58.5 | 55.1 | 49.9 | 43.8 | 40.2 | 38.6 | 32.7 | 32.4 |
| University of Aberdeen | 52.0 | 49.7 | 46.9 | 41.3 | 38.0 | 35.0 | 33.6 | 29.2 | 28.8 |
Endowments from £25 million to £50 million
| University | Endowment as of 2019 | Endowment as of 2018 | Endowment as of 2017 | Endowment as of 2016 | Endowment as of 2015 | Endowment as of 2014 | Endowment as of 2013 | Endowment as of 2012 | Endowment as of 2011 |
| School of Oriental and African Studies | 45.3 | 47.0 | 42.2 | 39.0 | 35.4 | 31.7 | 20.8 | 20.2 | 20.0 |
| University of Sheffield | 46.0 | 43.8 | 42.2 | 39.7 | 39.0 | 37.8 | 36.5 | 32.8 | 34.5 |
| University of Exeter | 40.7 | 38.2 | 37.2 | 32.5 | 33.2 | 30.3 | 29.1 | 23.5 | 23.9 |
| Cardiff University | 38.2 | 34.5 | 33.1 | 30.3 | 28.7 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 25.1 | 25.5 |
| University of Strathclyde | 37.8 | 35.1 | 33.1 | 30.9 | 28.9 | 27.0 | 26.8 | 23.7 | 23.3http://www.strath.ac.uk/media/ps/finance/annualaccounts/Annual_Accounts_2010-11.pdf |
| Aberystwyth University | 36.6 | 43.3 | 57.7 | 48.4 | 44.7 | 43.0 | 41.7 | 38.0 | 37.0 |
| Queen Mary University of London | 33.4 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.7 | 35.1 | 32.8 | 34.1 | 30.8 | 33.6 |
| University of Dundee | 31.3 | 29.6 | 28.3 | 25.8 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 23.1 | 20.9 | 20.3 |
Endowments from £2.5 million to £25 million
| University | Endowment as of 2019 | Endowment as of 2018 | Endowment as of 2017 | Endowment as of 2016 | Endowment as of 2015 | Endowment as of 2014 | Endowment as of 2013 | Endowment as of 2012 | Endowment as of 2011 |
| University of Leicester | 21.0 | 20.6 | 17.7 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 7.03 | 6.83 |
| University of Reading | 17.5 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 9.0 |
| University of Hull | 15.2 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 18.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
| Lancaster University | 13.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| University of Sussex | 13.6 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| University of Southampton | 13.0 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 9.8 |
| Ulster University | 9.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| Heriot-Watt University | 8.9 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 8.5 | |||||
| University of East Anglia | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | |
| Birkbeck, University of London | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | |
| Birmingham City University | 8.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.56 | ||
| University of York | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 10.6 |
| University of Bath | 7.1 | 6.9< | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David | 6.8 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.4 | ||||
| University of Essex | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Swansea University | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | |
| University of Kent | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 10.1 | ||
| City University, London | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 7.9 | |
| University of Warwick | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | ||
| Nottingham Trent University | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 0.8 | |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| University of West London | 2.9 | 3.2Financial Report 17/18"> | |||||||
| University of Hertfordshire | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.62 | 2.30 | 2.53 | ||
| University of Surrey | 2.6 | 2.7 | 69.5 | 55.4 | 44.2 | 42.2 | 48.7 |
Specialist Higher Education Institutions
| University | Endowment as of 2019 | Endowment as of 2018 | Endowment as of 2017 | Endowment as of 2016 | Endowment as of 2015 | Endowment as of 2014 |
| London Business School | 56.5 | 53.3 | 51.9 | 47.7 | 46.1 | 36.8 |
| Royal College of Music | 45.6 | 42.8 | 37.8 | 36.5 | 32.4 | 29.9 |
| Courtauld Institute of Art | 44.9 | 39.7 | 37.6 | 34.4 | 29.1 | 25.4 |
| Royal Academy of Music | 39.3 | 39.5 | 36.5 | 33.8 | 31.6 | 30.2 |
| Royal College of Art | 21.3 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 17.9 | 15.9 |
| Royal Northern College of Music | 18.9 | 17.5 | 21.2 | 19.3 | 18.4 | 18.2 |
| Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine | 17.5 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 14.9 | 13.4 | 12.9 |
| London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | 16.1 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
| Royal Veterinary College | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 |