Number of publicly funded universities and higher education institutions
| Universities | Constituent parts of federal universities | Colleges of higher education | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The names of institutions are provided in appendix 2 on the journal website at http://www.occenvmed.com/supplemental. | ||||
| Adapted from Universities UK. Higher education facts and figures, Summer 2004. Available at http://bookshop.universitiesuk.ac.uk/downloads/facts04.pdf (accessed November 2004). | ||||
| England | 73 | 19 | 41 | 133 |
| Wales | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| Scotland | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 90 | 27 | 54 | 171 |