Location
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Type
University
Ownership
Public
Year Founded
1451
Population
1,718,940
Students
29,800
International %
20
Campuses
Description
Member of the UK's prestigious Russell Group. Fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. Member of Universitas21 (U21), a global network of world-leading, research-intensive universities.
Ranking
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
Top 10 in the UK
QS World University Rankings 2026
Top 80 in the world
Prestigious group of UK research universities
Russell Group member
Best Rankings
Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026
2nd in the UK for Sports Science
Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026
11th in the UK for Anatomy and Physiology
Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2026
4th Biology
Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026
9th in the UK for Civil Engineering
Subject Rankings
Accounting and Finance
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
5th in the UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025) Top 75 in the world
Business and Management
Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025
19th in the UK (Complete University Guide 2026) Top 100 in the world
Chemistry
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
12th in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2026) Top 80 in the world
Computer Science
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
9th in the UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026) Top 150 in the world
Economics and Econometrics
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
11th in the UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026) Top 125 in the world
Pharmacology and Pharmacy
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
2nd in the UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026) Top 90 in the world
Physics and Astronomy
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
14th in the UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026) Top 120 in the world
Sociology
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
7th in the UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026) Top 75 in the world
Undergraduate Program
Graduate Program
Scholarship
Scholarship:
Up to GBP $10,000 available for international students
Internship
Internship:
Internship available
Accommodation
Accommodation:
Accommodation available
Degrees
Adam Smith Business School, College of Social Sciences
School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, College of MVLS
School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, College of MVLS
School of Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering
School of Computing Science, College of Science and Engineering
School of Culture and Creative Arts, College of Arts
School of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering
School of Geography and Earth Science, College of Science and Engineering
School of Infection and Immunity, College of MVLS
School of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science and Engineering
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, College of MVLS
School of Modern Languages and Cultures, College of Arts
School of Molecular Bioscience, College of MVLS
School of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science and Engineering
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, College of MVLS
School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, College of Social Sciences
School of Social and Political Sciences, College of Social Sciences
MA (Hons) Business & Management
MA (Hons) Business & Management and Business Economics
MA (Hons) Business & Management and Economic and Social History
MA (Hons) Business & Management and Economics
MA (Hons) Business & Management and Politics
MA (Hons) Business Economics
MA (Hons) Business Economics and Economic and Social History
MA (Hons) Business Economics and Politics
MA (Hons) Business Economics and Sociology
MA (Hons) Economic and Social History and Economics
MA (Hons) Economics
MA (Hons) Economics and Politics
MA (Hons) Economics and Sociology