Glasgow G12 8QQ

Tel 0141 330 4575

sras@gla.ac.uk

www.gla.ac.uk

Sunday Times ranking 26 (30)

Teaching excellence 66.7%

Student satisfaction 76.5%

Head teacher ranking 39= (23)

Peer ranking 19 (15)

Research quality 60.7%

A/AS-level/Higher points 395/405

A-levels/Highers for entry 20%/80%

Unemployment 4.7%

Firsts and 2:1s 70.6%

Student/staff ratio 13.1:1

Dropout rate 14% (10%)

World ranking 81

Undergraduates 14,629 (4,180)

Postgraduates 2,814 (1,969)

Teaching staff 1,266

Applications/places 27,634/4,238; 6.5:1 (-3.6%)

Clearing entry 3%

Bursaries No tuition fees for Scottish students

Scholarships None

EU/overseas 6%/5.4%

Mature 15.1%

State school 86%

Lowest social classes 24%

Low-participation areas 16%

Live in 20% (100%) £59-£107

The fourth oldest university in the UK, Glasgow is our Scottish University of the Year. Steeped in history, it has more listed buildings than any other university (100plus) acquired over more than 550 years; it has illustrious alumni including Adam Smith and Lord Kelvin – and a profile good enough to rank it in the top 100 universities worldwide. Students flock here from all over the UK and the wider world. One in five comes from outside Scotland – fewer than at Edinburgh and St Andrews but testimony to its popularity and that of the city as a student destination.

Students are drawn by Glasgow’s outstanding academic reputation, and the university is constantly developing its research. It is already one of the top 10 earners of research contract income in the UK. The old Loch Lomond field station site will house a new centre for environmental research, the Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (Scene), forming part of what Glasgow claims to be the largest grouping of life scientists in Europe.

Wider investment in facilities has been especially heavy with more than £150m spent in the past five years.

Glasgow graduates are among the best paid in the UK, earning on average just over £21,000 in their first job. More than two-thirds of them graduate with at least a 2:1 from Glasgow’s broad range of traditional subjects. Vocational education here does not extend much beyond medicine and teacher training.

Students are a sporty lot; the 62% participation rate in university sport is one of the highest in the UK.

With two students’ unions (another quirk born of a long history), and the trendy west end location of many of its buildings, Glasgow justifies its reputation for having the best social life of any Scottish institution.

Open days Contact the university.

Student view Mhairi Wilson, student rep council president:

USP With so many student organisations it is easy to get involved.

Worst feature The Glasgow rain, there’s lots of it.

Location The west end of Glasgow.

Social scene Cosmopolitan and young with every type of musical influence.

Rated excellent (20) Cellular and molecular biology; chemistry; classics and ancient history; computer studies; English; European languages (German, Spanish and Slavonic languages and literature); French studies; geography; geology; history; law; medicine; organismal biology; philosophy; physics; psychology; social policy; sociology; theology and religious studies; veterinary medicine.

Degree of student satisfaction: 76.5%

Physical Geography and Environmental Science 88.1; Other Languages and Area studies 87.0; Human and Social Geography 86.3; History and Archeology 83.8; English-based studies 82.7; Physical Science 82.0; Business 81.9; Computer Science 81.4; Finance and Accounting 80.9; Biology and related Sciences 80.3; Mathematical Sciences 80.0; Medical Science and Pharmacy 79.3; Management 79.0; Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies 78.5; European Languages and Area studies 77.8; Psychology 77.8; Sports Science 77.6; Economics 77.0; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 76.5; Politics 76.3; Performing Arts 73.5; Medicine and Dentistry 73.3; Electronic and Electric Engineering 72.6; Veterinary Sciences 69.8; Teacher Training 69.6; Law 69.4; Civil, Chemical and other Engineering 66.1; Mechanically-based Engineering 65.6

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