University of Aberdeen

King's College, Aberdeen

  • #=236 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 12,318Total Students
  • 1,268Faculty
  • 4,420Int'l Students

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As the fifth oldest University in the UK, the University of Aberdeen combines ancient tradition with the best in modern teaching and learning facilities. It has a student population of over 14,000 and a large international community drawn from more than 120 different countries. Undergraduate students are able to choose from almost 370 first degree courses, and postgraduates can undertake supervised research in all departments of the University and choose from over 120 taught Masters degrees.


At Aberdeen, graduate employability is at the heart of what they do with an impressive 96.6% of graduates entering into work or further study within six months The University has an excellent reputation for teaching quality and research (the 2014 Research Excellence Framework results classed over 75% of the institution’s research as world leading or internationally excellent), and five Nobel Prize winners are associated with the University. Find out more: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/   

About

As the fifth oldest University in the UK, the University of Aberdeen combines ancient tradition with the best in modern teaching and learning facilities. It has a student population of over 14,000 and a large international community drawn from more than 120 different countries. Undergraduate students are able to choose from almost 370 first degree courses, and postgraduates can undertake supervised research in all departments of the University and choose from over 120 taught Masters degrees.


At Aberdeen, graduate employability is at the heart of what they do with an impressive 96.6% of graduates entering into work or further study within six months The University has an excellent reputation for teaching quality and research (the 2014 Research Excellence Framework results classed over 75% of the institution’s research as world leading or internationally excellent), and five Nobel Prize winners are associated with the University. Find out more: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/   

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #162
  • 2014
    #148
  • 2015
    #137
  • 2016
    #=137
  • 2017
    #=141
  • 2018
    #=158
  • 2019
    #=172
  • 2020
    #194
  • 2021
    #207
  • 2022
    #205
  • 2023
    #=220
  • 2024
    #208
  • 2025
    #=236

Student & Staff

Total students
12,318

26%
74%

International students
4,420

47%
53%

Total faculty staff
1,268

494
774

Total students
12,318

26%
74%

International students
4,420

47%
53%

Total faculty staff
1,268

774
494
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Scholarships

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Campus locations

University of Aberdeen,

King's College , Aberdeen , United Kingdom , AB24 3FX

Asiri Health Hospitals,

181 Kirula Road , Colombo , Sri Lanka , 00500

Zomba Theological College,

P.O. Box 130 , Zomba , Malawi ,

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