Is it true that some UK universities are blacklisted and visas are not issued for them?

You will not find an official UK university blacklist, but the underlying concern is valid. The Home Office maintains a whitelist instead, called the Register of Licensed Student Sponsors, and a university that fails strict compliance rules can lose its license to issue the visa document you need.

Compliance Benchmarks Universities Must Meet

Why Some Universities Have Paused Certain Intakes

• A university that misses these benchmarks gets a Red rating, triggering action plans, recruitment caps, or loss of its recruitment rights.
• Some universities have proactively paused recruitment from specific regions where historical visa rejection rates ran unusually high.
• Separately, a visa brake rule now halts student visa issuance for a small number of nationalities from outside the country, due to high post-study asylum claim rates.
• Always check the official Register of Licensed Student Sponsors before you pay any tuition deposit.

My Advice

Before you commit a single rupee in tuition deposit, look up your chosen university on the official Register of Licensed Student Sponsors yourself, and also confirm your own home country degree is recognized as accredited. This two-minute check protects you from a rejected visa application months down the line.