15 Best universities for Geotechnical Engineering in Scotland

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Below is a list of best universities in Scotland ranked based on their research performance in Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 409K citations received by 14.6K academic papers made by 15 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.

1. University of Edinburgh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#32 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

2. University of Aberdeen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#48 in Europe
Founded
1495

3. University of Strathclyde

For Geotechnical Engineering

#77 in Europe
Founded
1964

4. University of Glasgow

For Geotechnical Engineering

#86 in Europe
Founded
1451

5. Heriot-Watt University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#92 in Europe
Founded
1966

6. University of Dundee

For Geotechnical Engineering

#119 in Europe
Founded
1967

7. University of St Andrews

For Geotechnical Engineering

#169 in Europe
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

8. University of Stirling

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

9. Edinburgh Napier University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#450 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

10. Robert Gordon University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#476 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

11. University of the West of Scotland

For Geotechnical Engineering

#489 in Europe
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

12. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#511 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

13. Abertay University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#528 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

14. Scotland's Rural College

For Geotechnical Engineering

#652 in Europe
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2012

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England 85 1
Wales 7 23