18 Best Art & Design schools in Scotland

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Below is a list of best universities in Scotland ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 1.69M citations received by 77K academic papers made by 18 universities in Scotland was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Edinburgh

For Art & Design

#5 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

3. University of St Andrews

For Art & Design

#54 in Europe
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

6. University of Stirling

For Art & Design

#126 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

9. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Art & Design

#343 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

10. Edinburgh Napier University

For Art & Design

#385 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

11. University of the West of Scotland

For Art & Design

#452 in Europe
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

12. Robert Gordon University

For Art & Design

#477 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

13. Queen Margaret University

For Art & Design

#568 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2007

14. Abertay University

For Art & Design

#672 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

15. Glasgow School of Art

For Art & Design

#771 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1845

18. Scotland's Rural College

For Art & Design

#975 in Europe
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2012

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