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 73rd in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2022
- Is in the top 100 in the world: Times Higher World University Rankings 2021
- 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.
