18 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Scotland
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Below is a list of best universities in Scotland ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 11.7M citations received by 385K 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.
1. University of Edinburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Founded
- 1583
4. University of St Andrews
- Enrollment
- 10,425
- Founded
- 1413
6. University of Stirling
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 14,000
- Founded
- 1967
9. Glasgow Caledonian University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Founded
- 1993
10. Edinburgh Napier University
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Founded
- 1992
11. University of the West of Scotland
- Enrollment
- 15,555
- Founded
- 1897
12. Robert Gordon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Founded
- 1992
13. Queen Margaret University
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Founded
- 2007
14. Abertay University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Founded
- 1994
15. Scotland's Rural College
- Enrollment
- 6,000
- Founded
- 2012
17. Glasgow School of Art
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 1,500
- Founded
- 1845
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