At Queen Margaret University (QMU), students are a name, not a number. With 5,000 students, campus is 6 minutes from Edinburgh city centre.

The vet school at the University of Nottingham has historically been the most applied to veterinary medicine program in the UK.

If you're considering studying abroad in the UK and looking for a hands-on, industry-connected university experience, UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) deserves a spot on your list -- especially if you want to study in one of the UK's coolest cities. With 30,000 students, nearly a third of whom are international, UWE is one of the largest and most diverse modern universities in the UK. And it's especially popular among American students as a test-optional institution.