The University of Edinburgh, located in Scotland’s capital city, is one of the world’s leading universities. It is a member of the Russell Group of leading research-intensive UK universities and is ranked 18th in Europe and 97th in the world by the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The university was founded in 1583 and is Scotland’s second oldest university after St Andrews.
Edinburgh offers over 500 undergraduate degree programmes and 200 postgraduate degree programmes across a wide range of disciplines. The university has around 38,000 students from over 140 countries, making it one of the most internationally diverse universities in the UK.
Research at Edinburgh is world-leading and internationally excellent across a wide range of disciplines. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 82% of our research was assessed as either world-leading or internationally excellent. We are ranked 5th in Europe for overall research power according to REF 2014. We are also ranked 2nd in Europe for clinical medicine (Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2017).
The University of Edinburgh has an outstanding reputation for teaching excellence and provides an exceptional student experience. Edinburgh was ranked 1st in Scotland and 3rd in the UK for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2018. 96% of Edinburgh graduates were employed or engaged in further study within six months of graduating, according to figures published by HESA 2018/19..