University of Glasgow: Statistics

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#88 of 14,131 In the World
#16 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#2 of 18 In Scotland
#1 of 5 In Glasgow
#8 of 1,009 For UX/UI Desgin
Top100 For 75 other topics
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Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
www.gla.ac.uk
Languages
English
Acceptance rate
30%*

* The University of Glasgow is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsCompetitive admission
Academic CalendarSeptember to June

Research profile

University of Glasgow is a world-class research university with 125,083 scientific papers published and 3,473,868 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Genetics, and Biochemistry.

Publications
125,083
Citations
3,473,868

University of Glasgow majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
70,509 / 2,519,027
Medicine
58,912 / 2,116,186
Chemistry
56,067 / 1,948,043
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
54,551 / 1,238,536
Engineering
48,501 / 1,302,885
Physics
45,214 / 1,186,791
Computer Science
44,818 / 1,319,706
Environmental Science
41,420 / 1,095,930
Genetics
35,921 / 1,469,457
Biochemistry
35,089 / 1,480,037
Quantum and Particle physics
30,310 / 783,249
Psychology
28,409 / 956,207
Pathology
26,645 / 1,040,021
Political Science
26,017 / 483,414
Sociology
24,787 / 624,588
Philosophy
24,110 / 477,294
Law
24,026 / 456,858
Organic Chemistry
22,488 / 728,882
Geology
22,206 / 621,744
Materials Science
21,401 / 560,801
Geography and Cartography
21,325 / 482,062
Mathematics
20,728 / 685,044
History
18,875 / 281,724
Statistics
16,720 / 612,534
Paleontology
16,416 / 493,443
Ecology
15,984 / 471,971
Psychiatry
15,830 / 649,293
Business
15,672 / 333,543
Optical Engineering
15,012 / 390,377
Economics
13,778 / 302,924
Immunology
13,729 / 576,295
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
13,583 / 323,297
Surgery
13,572 / 518,971
Archaeology
13,053 / 258,060
Art & Design
11,642 / 224,688
Linguistics
11,250 / 252,174
Electrical Engineering
11,017 / 221,824
Neuroscience
10,981 / 414,835
Public Health
10,259 / 396,186
Demography
9,579 / 377,695

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 1088 10822
1991 1206 11375
1992 1289 13176
1993 1250 12804
1994 1351 14489
1995 1512 16208
1996 1576 16878
1997 1645 19117
1998 1821 21746
1999 1847 24495
2000 2038 26516
2001 1907 30314
2002 2053 35236
2003 2200 40790
2004 2269 47557
2005 2308 55061
2006 2463 62687
2007 2761 70121
2008 3000 77103
2009 3419 88259
2010 3584 98143
2011 3556 112208
2012 3631 125626
2013 3859 139318
2014 4379 148730
2015 4645 158645
2016 4741 167729
2017 5150 184693
2018 5276 189240
2019 5892 222162
2020 6452 267073
2021 7613 346372
2022 6518 335285
Academic rankings

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Glasgow.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Master's Degree Design, Education, Engineering Drawing and Design, Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy
Doctorate Accountancy, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Archaeology, Art History, Astronomy and Space Science, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Celtic Languages and Studies, Central European Studies, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Classical Languages, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Education, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Film, Finance, French, Geography (Human), History, Italian, Law, Management, Mathematics, Media Studies, Medicine, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Psychology, Religious Studies, Slavic Languages, Sociology, Statistics, Theatre, Theology, Translation and Interpretation, Urban Studies, Veterinary Science

University of Glasgow alumni

  1. Gerard Butler

    Gerard Butler
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1969-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    film actorstage actorfilm produceractortelevision actor
    Biography

    Gerard James Butler is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as Mrs Brown (1997), the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, he starred as Count Dracula in the gothic horror film Dracula 2000 with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller.

  2. Adam Smith

    Adam Smith
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1723-1790 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    non-fiction writeruniversity teacherphilosopherFrench moralisteconomist
    Biography

    Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the thinking of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment. Seen by some as "The Father of Economics" or "The Father of Capitalism", he wrote two classic works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). The latter, often abbreviated as The Wealth of Nations, is considered his magnum opus and the first modern work that treats economics as a comprehensive system and as an academic discipline. Smith refuses to explain the distribution of wealth and power in terms of God's will and instead appeals to natural, political, social, economic and technological factors and the interactions between them. Among other economic theories, the work introduced Smith's idea of absolute advantage.

  3. James Watt

    James Watt
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1736-1819 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    technicianmathematicianengineerinventorchemist
    Biography

    James Watt was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.

  4. David Livingstone

    David Livingstone
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1813-1873 (aged 60)
    Occupations
    geographermissionaryexplorerwriterphysician writer
    Biography

    David Livingstone was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, and pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, who wanted to abolish slavery, and one of the most popular British heroes of the late 19th-century Victorian era. David was the husband of Mary Moffat Livingstone, from the prominent 18th-century missionary family, Moffat. Livingstone had a mythic status that operated on a number of interconnected levels: Protestant missionary martyr, working-class "rags-to-riches" inspirational story, scientific investigator and explorer, imperial reformer, anti-slavery crusader, and advocate of British commercial and colonial expansion.

All 100 notable alumni

University of Glasgow faculties and divisions

College : Arts Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Celtic Languages and Studies, Classical Languages, Czech, English, European Languages, Film, French, History, Italian, Media Studies, Music, Philosophy, Polish, Psychology, Russian, Slavic Languages, Spanish, Theatre, Theology
College : Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Dentistry, Genetics, Immunology, Marine Biology, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Nursing, Pharmacology, Physiology, Surgery, Veterinary Science, Zoology
College : Science and Engineering Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Architecture, Astronomy and Space Science, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Geography, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Psychology, Statistics
College : Social Sciences Accountancy, Business Administration, Central European Studies, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Finance, Health Sciences, Law, Political Sciences, Primary Education, Religious Education, Social Policy, Sociology
School : Glasgow School of Art Architecture, Communication Arts, Computer Graphics, Engineering Drawing and Design, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Jewellery Art, Painting and Drawing, Photography, Sculpture, Textile Design

General information

Alternative names UofG
Founded 1451
Motto Via, Veritas, Vita
The Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6)
Colors black, yellow

Location and contacts

Address University Avenue
Glasgow, G12 8QQ
United Kingdom
City population 626,000

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