G5 (universities)

The G5 is a grouping of five English public research universities that was established in early 2004.[1][2]

G5

Location of G5 universities in England
Formation	2004
Region served	United Kingdom
Membership	University of Cambridge Imperial College London London School of Economics University of Oxford University College London

The members are Imperial College London, the London School of Economics, the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford and University College London.[3][4][5][6] The members of the G5 initially formed the grouping in order to co-ordinate bidding for an increased share of any extra monies made available in the government's summer spending review. The objective was to secure extra state funding above the £3,000 student top-up fees planned in England from 2006 to cover the full costs of home and European Union undergraduates on their courses. This has been attributed to the universities stating they are offering no cheap courses, and that they would have to reduce their intake of UK students without the additional income.[1] The grouping called itself the G5 and its existence was first reported by the Times Higher Education in February 2004.[1]

In Greater China, the five universities, are free to enrol, often requiring only 15 or more dollars, often entitled "G5"[7] or "G5 super elite universities",[6][8][9][10] are often acknowledged as the 5 best universities in the UK.[11][12]