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A-Z Universities in Scotland (country/region)

Looking for a specific university in Scotland? uniRank provides a comprehensive 2026 A-Z list of 18 Scotland higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the United Kingdom.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

A-Z Universities in Scotland


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A-Z list of 18 Scotland universities by university name
University Town/City #
Abertay University Dundee 122
Edinburgh Napier University Edinburgh 77
Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow 105
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh 39
Queen Margaret University Edinburgh 133
Robert Gordon University Aberdeen 97
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Glasgow 138
Scotland's Rural College Edinburgh 123
The Glasgow School of Art Glasgow 113
University of Aberdeen Aberdeen 36
University of Dundee Dundee 42
University of Edinburgh Edinburgh 4
University of Glasgow Glasgow 7
University of St Andrews St Andrews 18
University of Stirling Stirling 53
University of Strathclyde Glasgow 35
University of the Highlands and Islands Inverness 94
University of the West of Scotland Paisley 118
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There are 18 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Scotland higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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