University of Glasgow

About us

Location Glasgow, United Kingdom Funding Type Public
No of Students 25357 Establishment Polytechnic
Founded In 1451 Estimated Cost of Living 9207 GBP
Address Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom

The University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world, founded in 1451. Based in Scotland’s largest city, the University of Glasgow is one of the world’s top 100 universities and currently has 26,000 students from over 120 different countries enrolled. Glasgow is also a member of the prestigious Russell Group of UK research universities.

Throughout its history Glasgow has created six Nobel laureates, one Prime Minister, Scotland's inaugural First Minister and the country's first female medical graduates. 96% of University of Glasgow research-active staff are in areas which have been independently assessed as producing research of international importance.

The University of Glasgow’s main campus is located in the cosmopolitan West End of Glasgow, just three miles from the city centre. The University has more listed buildings than any other university in the UK, and the neo-Gothic main building of the campus was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The University of Glasgow’s Faculty of Engineering is the oldest in the UK, while the only Department of Aerospace Engineering in Scotland is at Glasgow

Why?

Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. We are one of the top 100 of the world's universities.

The University of Glasgow

  • is ranked 67th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2020
  • is in the top 100 in the world: Times Higher World University Rankings 2020
  • welcomes students from more than 140 countries worldwide
  • has around 29,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students
  • has a global community of over 219,000 alumni
  • is a major employer in the city of Glasgow with more than 8,000 staff, including more than 3,400 research and teaching staff
  • is undertaking a £1 billion estate investment to expand campus research & teaching facilities
  • has annual research income of more than £179m
  • is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of leading UK research universities
  • is a founding member of Universitas 21, an international grouping of universities dedicated to setting worldwide standards for higher education
  • is a founding member of The Guild of European Research Intensive Universities
  • has strategic partnerships with the Universities of Columbia, Hong Kong, McGill and Sydney
  • has 420 study abroad and exchange partners
  • is home to The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, one of the leading university museums in the world
  • has unique partnerships with the Singapore Institute of Technology, Nankai University and the University of Electronic Science & Technology of China meaning that we continue to extend our global footprint through innovative transnational education
  • includes among its alumni, the father of economics Adam Smith, Scotland’s architect of devolution Donald Dewar and renowned physicist and engineer Lord Kelvin.