Fast Facts

• Scottish University of the Year 2019 (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019)
• Scotland's third oldest university and the fifth oldest in the UK, founded 1495
• Five Nobel Laureates are associated with the University of Aberdeen
• Community of 130 nationalities, with over 15,000 students: 43% men and 57% women
• Aberdeen is the second most ‘affordable student city’ in the UK (Royal Bank of Scotland Student Living Index 2017)
• One of the largest wireless campuses in Europe
• Engineering and Technology graduates earn the highest salaries in the UK (DfE LEO dataset, June 2017. Median UK salary 5 years after graduation.)
• Rated top in the UK in REF14 for environmental and soil science research
• Top 45 in the world for Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies, top 100 for Anthropology, Archaeology, and Environmental Sciences (2018 QS World University Rankings by subject)
• 76% of research assessed through the UK's Research Excellence Framework (REF14) is ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’
• Outstanding sports facilities include Olympic-standard Aberdeen Sports Village and Aquatic Centre

League Tables

The national and global league tables are calculated using different criteria and weighting but all include; student satisfaction, student to staff ratio, graduate prospects, and entry grades.

Subject Rankings (UK)