University Challenge — Most Appearances (1994-2025)

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.

159 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 158 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) 152 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 series.

24 series	Durham
23 series	Edinburgh
22 series	Manchester
21 series	Warwick
20 series	York
19 series	Bristol; St Andrews
17 series	University, London
16 series	Imperial, London; Sheffield
13 series	Exeter; Queen's, Belfast; Trinity, Cambridge
12 series	Birmingham; Glasgow; Liverpool; Magdalen, Oxford; Newcastle; Nottingham; Open
11 series	Southampton
10 series	Balliol, Oxford; Birkbeck, London; LSE
9 series	Cardiff; Jesus, Cambridge
8 series	Christ Church, Oxford; Emmanuel, Cambridge; Reading; St John's, Oxford; Strathclyde; Sussex