University of Strathclyde

16 Richmond Street, Glasgow

#=281 QS Global World Ranking
PublicStatus
Very HighResearch Output
20,726Total Students
1,619Faculty
5,222Int'l Students

About

We are one of the largest providers of postgraduate education in the UK, with more than 7,000 PG students. Our postgraduate degree portfolio is among the UK’s largest and is highly regarded by employers, providing an excellent platform for research. We offer a Researcher Development Programme which gives tailored courses, events and workshops to aid postgraduate development.

We are in the UK’s top 20 universities for research intensity according to the Times Higher Education’s analysis of REF2014. Based on the REF 2014 GPA Scores, Times Higher Education ranked Strathclyde as number one in the UK for physics research.

We offer a wide range of taught programmes (Master, MSc, MLitt, MEd, MArch, LLM, PGDE, PgDip, PgCert) and research degrees (MRes, MPhil, PhD) across all subject areas. Our Centres for Doctoral Training offer four-year programmes which integrate world-class research teams with pioneering external partnerships in an interdisciplinary environment. Our £89m Technology and Innovation Centre is a hub of research activity where we work with business and industry to find solutions to the world’s most urgent challenges.

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University highlights

2012
#254
2014
#257
2015
#=246
2016
#=249
2017
#=272
2018
#=277
2019
#268
2020
#=296
2021
#300
2022
#302
2023
#=325
2024
#=276
2025
#=281

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Student & Staff

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Data

Total students

20,726

PG students

30%

UG students

70%

International students

5,222

PG students

60%

UG students

40%

Total faculty staff

1,619

Int'l staff

610

Domestic staff

1009

Total students

20,726

PG students

30%

UG students

70%

International students

5,222

PG students

60%

UG students

40%

Total faculty staff

1,619

Domestic staff

1009

Int'l staff

610

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Scholarships

Offered

Yes

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