Rascasse Audience Intelligence

University Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about University in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. University has an estimated audience of 8,543,546 people in United Kingdom.

The average University fan in United Kingdom is 39.7 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, Greater London, South East.

Top brand affinities include Popular culture, College, Bachelor's degree, with strongest over-indexing on Popular culture (1.51× the country average).

Demographically, the University audience skews more female with an average age of 39.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Mindfulness, Spirituality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical University fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 39.7 years old, with strong Mindfulness tendencies and a notable affinity for Popular culture.

Category: Business & Career · Type: Touchpoint

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the University profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
8.5M
in United Kingdom
Gender
59.9%
40.1% male
Age
39.7
average years
Country rank
#632
Touchpoint in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-1%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of University fans

59.9% are female, 40.1% are male, average age 39.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

59.9%
Female
40.1%
Male
Demographic split for University audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female59.9%
Male40.1%
Average age39.7
Estimated audience size8,543,546
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.7
average years
Age distribution of the University audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1919%
20-2919%
30-3918%
40-4921%
50+22%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.2%

of the worldwide University audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for University
CountryShare
United States18.8%
Brazil5.6%
Italy4.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the University audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

University fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North West~1M1.26×
02Greater London~1.5M1.21×
03North East~400K1.10×
04Wales~500K1.05×
05Scotland~800K1.03×
06South East~1M1.01×
07Northern Ireland~300K1.01×
08East of England~800K1.00×
09East Midlands~600K0.96×
10South West~700K0.93×
11England~6.5M0.91×
12West Midlands~300K0.78×
13Yorkshire and the Humber~500K0.75×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the University audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for University audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Caixa Econômica FederalBusiness & Career2.43×
02MathrubhumiNews2.38×
03Prothom AloNews1.91×
04Liberal arts collegeArts & Culture1.80×
05Doctor of PhilosophyBusiness & Career1.77×
06Students' unionBusiness & Career1.72×
07UCASBusiness & Career1.70×
08Tertiary educationBusiness & Career1.70×
09Bachelor's degreeBusiness & Career1.69×
10CollegeBusiness & Career1.67×
11TES (magazine)News1.67×
12Universities in the United KingdomBusiness & Career1.65×
13Postgraduate educationBusiness & Career1.60×
14University of OxfordBusiness & Career1.58×
15A-levelBusiness & Career1.56×
16hotstarMovies & TV1.53×
17Popular cultureArts & Culture1.51×
18Academic degreeBusiness & Career1.51×
19StorytellingBusiness & Career1.51×
20Undergraduate educationBusiness & Career1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the University audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by University audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE1.08×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.06×
CreativityOPEN1.06×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by University audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.90×
IndulgenceJOY0.95×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.95×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does University have in United Kingdom?

University has an estimated audience of 8,543,546 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and Greater London.

02

What is the gender split and age of University fans?

59.9% of University fans are female, 40.1% are male, with an average age of 39.7 years.

03

Which brands do University fans like most?

University fans show strongest brand affinity for Popular culture (1.51×), College (1.67×), and Bachelor's degree (1.69×) over the country average.

04

Where do University fans live in United Kingdom?

University fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~6.5M), Greater London (reach ~1.5M), and South East (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do University fans also like?

Beyond University itself, the audience over-indexes on College (1.67×), Bachelor's degree (1.69×), Academic degree (1.51×), and Caixa Econômica Federal (2.43×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for University. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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