Scotland’s best to worst universities have been published in an annual league table: The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023. This reveals Scotland’s fourteen universities and their ranking.
The league table encompasses data including graduate prospects, degree results, research quality, and student satisfaction and experience. According to these factors, The University of St Andrews in Fife topped the list, and even made it to second place on the UK list.
Carry on reading to find out how Scotland’s other fourteen universities ranked in the academic league table.
5. University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen comes in fifth. It’s a UK Top 20 institution and World Top 200 University with outstanding levels of student satisfaction. | Gannet77 from Getty Images Signature
6. University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is ranked #6. Until 1967, it was until linked heavily with the relatively-nearby University of St. Andrew’s before it struck out on it’s own. The school is internationally recognised for it’s contributions to science, medicine, and engineering. Photo: Third Party
7. University of Stirling
Established in 1967, making it one of the youngest universities in Scotland, the University of Stirling comes in at number 7 in Scotland. Photo: Paul Zanre
8. Glasgow Caledonian University
The third and final university within Glasgow is ranked at #8. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of The Queen’s College, Glasgow and Glasgow Polytechnic. Photo: Third Party