5 Best Universities in Glasgow [2023 Rankings]

Top 5 universities in Glasgow ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 5.14M citations received by 133K academic publications made by 5 universities from Glasgow, the popularity of 839 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Glasgow

#2 in Scotland

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

2. University of Strathclyde

#5 in Scotland

#36 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

3. Glasgow Caledonian University

#9 in Scotland

#79 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1993

4. Glasgow School of Art

#17 in Scotland

#125 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1845

5. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

#18 in Scotland

#143 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1993

Universities near Glasgow

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	University of the West of Scotland	100	Paisley
38	University of Stirling	46	Stirling
58	Heriot-Watt University	43	Edinburgh
64	Edinburgh Napier University	86	Edinburgh
67	University of Edinburgh	4	Edinburgh
67	Scotland's Rural College	121	Edinburgh
74	Queen Margaret University	112	Edinburgh
103	University of Dundee	37	Dundee
104	Abertay University	111	Dundee
105	University of St Andrews	26	St Andrews