University Challenge — Most Appearances (1994-2022)

See also a full list of the institutions that have appeared on the show since its return in 1994, and the years in which they were on.

156 institutions have appeared on the series since its return in 1994. 29 Cambridge colleges (ie all except Clare Hall and Hughes Hall) have appeared on 146 occasions, and 38 Oxford colleges (all 38 colleges except All Souls, Green Templeton, Mansfield, and St Antony's, plus the permanent private halls Greyfriar's Hall, Regents Park, St Benet's Hall and Wycliffe Hall) 139 times. All 17 constituent colleges of the University of London have also appeared, other than the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Here is a table of all institutions who have appeared on at least 8 of the 28 series.

22 seriesDurham
21 seriesEdinburgh
20 seriesManchester
19 seriesWarwick; York
17 seriesBristol; St Andrews
14 seriesImperial, London; Sheffield; University, London
12 seriesExeter; Magdalen, Oxford; Trinity, Cambridge
11 seriesBirmingham; Glasgow; Liverpool; Newcastle; Nottingham; Queen's, Belfast
9 seriesOpen; Southampton
8 seriesBalliol, Oxford; Birkbeck, London; Jesus, Cambridge; LSE; St John's, Oxford; Sussex