In country visits:
Seattle, WA
Recruitment Manager for The Americas (Frances McBean) will be in Seattle, WA and would like to invite you to sign up to a student drop in session on the 9th October 2023 from 11am - 3pm.Please book below if you would like to meet with Frances and ask any questions you may have about the University of Aberdeen. If you are a current offer holder or looking to apply to us, this is a great opportunity to hear more about life on campus, courses, tutition fees, scholarships and much more.
Irvine LA, California
Recruitment Manager for The Americas (Frances McBean) will be in Irvine LA California and would like to invite you to sign up to a student drop in session on the 14th October 2023 from 11am - 2pm.Please book below if you would like to meet with Frances and ask any questions you may have about the University of Aberdeen. If you are a current offer holder or looking to apply to us, this is a great opportunity to hear more about life on campus, courses, tutition fees, scholarships and much more.
Visit Us!
We understand that visiting campus is important and we will do everything we can to make a campus tour available to you if you are visiting Aberdeen. Please email visitus@abdn.ac.uk to arrange a visit and we will do our best to accommodate a tour all year round.
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Welcome to the University of Aberdeen. Founded in 1495, Aberdeen in one of the Ancient Universities of Great Britain and has a proud history of scholarship dating back over 500 years.
We have a long history of close educational links with North America, and welcome a growing number of US students to our beautiful campus each year. Some of our most famous graduates who have made a significant impact in North America include:
- James Blair (1656-1743), founder and first President of the College of William and Mary in the USA
- The Hon A Gail Prudenti, Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York State
- William Smith (1727-1803), the first Provost of the University of Pennsylvania
- Dr William Thornton (1759 – 1828) the architect who designed the United States Capitol in Washington DC
- Bertha Wrenham Wilson, Canadian jurist and the first female Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Aberdeen is a recognised centre of excellence in areas including the Humanities, Divinity, Law, Energy, Environmental Studies and the Life Sciences. Our most popular programmes amongst US students are Politics & International Relations, Economics, English and Psychology at undergraduate level and Archaeology, Engineering, English and History at graduate level.
Why Aberdeen?
- Aberdeen is now listed in the world's top 160 university (Times Higher World University Rankings 2022)
- Study at one of the Ancient Universities of Great Britain, with a proud history of scholarship dating back over 500 years
- Be inspired by our beautiful historic campus, with ancient buildings alongside 21st-century research and sporting facilities
- Benefit from a flexible and broad-based four-year undergraduate system or graduate with a Master’s in one year.
- We offer scholarships and US students can also avail of US Federal Aid Loans
- We provide a wide range of on-campus housing options
Find out more...
- Contact the North America Recruitment and Admissions Team
- Read our international student blog for more information about student life at Aberdeen or follow us on Instagram to explore our beautiful campus
