List of universities in Scotland
There are fifteen universities based in Scotland, the Open University, and three other institutions of higher education.[1][2]
The first university in
Restoration in 1661.[7] In 1747 St Leonard's College in St Andrews was merged into St Salvator's College to form the United College of St Salvator and St Leonard.[8] A new college of St Andrews was opened in Dundee in 1883, though initially an independent institution.[9] The two colleges at Aberdeen were considered too small to be viable and they were restructured as the University of Aberdeen in 1860. Marischal College was rebuilt in the Gothic style from 1900.[10] The University of Edinburgh was taken out of the care of the city and established on a similar basis to the other ancient universities.[10]
After the
Paisley and Robert Gordon.[15] in 2001 the University of the Highlands and Islands was created by a federation of 13 colleges and research institutions in the Highlands and Islands and gained full university status in 2011.[2]
University | Image | Location | University grouping | Year of university status | Total HE students (2021/22)[16] | Academic staff (2021/22)[17] | Motto | Notes |
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University of St Andrews | St Andrews, Fife | Ancient university |
1413 (foundation 1410)[8] |
11,820 | 1,355 | ΑΙΕΝ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΥΕΙΝ Ever to excel |
University status conferred on 28 August 1413 by a papal bull of Pope Benedict XIII.[8] | |
University of Glasgow | Glasgow | Ancient university |
1451[18] | 42,980 | 5,255 | Via, Veritas, Vita The way, the truth, and the life |
University status conferred on 7 January 1451 by a papal bull of Pope Nicholas V.[19] | |
University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Ancient university |
1495 | 16,565 | 1,620 | Initium sapientiae timor domini The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord |
Established as King's College, Aberdeen in 1495 by a papal bull of Pope Alexander VI, and in 1860 merged with Marischal College (established 1593 as Aberdeen's second university), explicitly maintaining the date of foundation of King's College.[20] | |
University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Ancient university |
1582 | 41,250 | 7,725 | Nec temere, nec timide "Neither rashly nor timidly" |
Established as the ‘Tounis College’ in 1582, after Edinburgh Town Council a royal charter to establish a college on 14 April 1582.[21]
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University of Strathclyde | Glasgow | Chartered university | 1964 (foundation 1796) |
25,715 | 1,930 | The Place of Useful Learning | The Royal College of Science and Technology was granted university status by royal charter in 1964, although the precursor Anderson Institute can be traced back to 1796 and the name Anderson's University was used between 1828 and 1887. | |
Heriot-Watt University | Edinburgh | Chartered university | 1966 (foundation 1821) |
11,680 | 865 | Heriot-Watt College was granted university status by royal charter in 1966, although the precursor School of Arts of Edinburgh was established in 1821. | ||
University of Dundee | Dundee | Chartered university | 1967 (foundation 1881) |
18,100 | 1,445 | Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum My soul glorifies the Lord |
First established (1881) as University College, then Queen's College under the University of St. Andrews, until establishment as an independent university in 1967. | |
University of Stirling | Stirling | Chartered university | 1967 | 15,530 | 990 | Innovation and Excellence | Planned as part of the Robbins Report of 1963, and constructed at a greenfield site on the estate of Airthrey Castle. | |
Edinburgh Napier University | Edinburgh | Modern university |
1992 (foundation 1964) |
15,530 | 890 | Nisi Sapientia Frustra Without knowledge all is in vain |
First established 1964 as Napier Technical College. | |
Robert Gordon University | Aberdeen | Modern university |
1992 (foundation 1750) |
14,970 | 640 | Omni Nunc Arte Magistra Now by all your mastered arts |
First established 1750 as Robert Gordon's Hospital. | |
Glasgow Caledonian University | Glasgow | Modern university |
1993 (foundation 1875) |
20,050 | 790 | For the Common Weal For the common good |
The university traces its origin to The Queen's College, Glasgow (founded 1875) and the Glasgow Polytechnic (founded 1971). | |
Abertay University | Dundee | Modern university |
1994 (foundation 1888) |
4,790 | 225 | Beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam.
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom. |
First established in 1888 as Dundee College of Technology. | |
Queen Margaret University | Musselburgh, East Lothian | Modern university |
2007 (foundation 1875) |
6,250 | 300 | First established 1875 as The Edinburgh School of Cookery and Domestic Economy. Moved to a new campus in Musselburgh in 2007-8. | ||
University of the West of Scotland | Paisley, Hamilton, Dumfries and Ayr | Modern university |
2007 (foundation 1836) |
20,070 | 655 | Doctrina Prosperitas Success comes through learning |
First established 1836 as a School of Arts, then in 1992 as the University of Paisley, and re-formed in 2007 following a merger with Bell College. | |
University of the Highlands and Islands | Western Isles and Northern Isles |
Modern university |
2011 (foundation 2001) |
10,005 | 95 | Foghlam aig ìre Oilthigh air a' Ghàidhealtachd is anns na h-Eileanan University-level study in the Highlands and Islands |
A federation of colleges, planned from 1992 onwards and first established in 2001 as the UHI Millennium Institute[22] and awarded full university status in February 2011. The central administration and largest college is in Inverness.[23] |
See also
- Armorial of UK universities
- Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
- Education in Scotland
- List of further education colleges in Scotland
- Universities in Scotland
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- ^ "Universities (Scotland) Act 1858" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
The University and King's College of Aberdeen, and Marischal College and University of Aberdeen shall be united and incorporated into one University and college, in all time coming, under the style and title of the "University of Aberdeen"; and the said united University shall take rank among the Universities of Scotland as from the date of erection of King's College and University, viz., the year one thousand four hundred and ninety-four; and all the funds, properties, and revenues now pertaining or belonging in any manner of way to the University and King's College, or to Marischal College and University, shall in time coming pertain and belong to the University of Aberdeen.
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