University of Glasgow

US News & World Report 2024:

University of Glasgow achieved a notable position on the global stage, securing #74 position.

 

QS World University Ranking 2024:

University of Glasgow has shown excellence by securing =87 spot on the global scale.

 

The university has always been aiming to improve and excel, and all their hard work has paid off.  In the Scientific Women's Academic Network, the university was awarded the bronze prize. The institute has also been driven towards the United Nations' sustainable development goals with promising plans and strategies. The ranking and QS rankings have placed the university in the top 20 for sustainable development. Apart from this, the university has received the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for higher education. Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide has ranked it the university of the year for the year 2022. Some of the University of Glasgow rankings in recent years -

 

• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings (2022) - #101-150
• QS - World University Ranking (2023) - #81
• THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking (2023) - #82
• The Complete University Guide - University Ranking (UK)  (2023) - #23
• The Guardian - University Rankings  (2023) - #11
• US News & World Report - Global Universities  (2023) - #74

 

Course Ranking:

The Engineering programs offered by the University of Glasgow are considered to be one of the best in the UK. They have been consistently ranked in the top 20 by publications like The Complete University Guide and The Guardian. Other courses have equally impacted the overall rankings of the university. These ranks estimate standards of the course and compare them with the other universities in UK and even the world. For the year 2023 the rankings for some of the courses at Glasgow are mentioned below: 

 

Business Courses - 

• QS - Global MBA  (2023) - #151-200
• THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Business and Economics  (2023) - #101-125
• The Complete University Guide - Accounting & Finance Ranking  (2023) - #11
• The Complete University Guide - Business & Management Studies (UK)   (2023) - #9
• The Guardian - Accounting & Finance Rankings   (2023) - #6

 

Engineering Courses - 

• The Complete University Guide - Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering  (2023) - #11
• The Complete University Guide - Civil Engineering Ranking  (2023) - #5
• The Complete University Guide - Electrical & Electronic Engineering  (2023) - #15
• The Complete University Guide - Mechanical Engineering Ranking  (2023) - #15

 

Computer Courses - 

• THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Computer Science  (2023) - #151-175
• The Complete University Guide - Computer Science  (2023) - #16

 

Science Courses - 

• The Complete University Guide - Biological Sciences Rankings  (2023) - #21
• The Complete University Guide - Physics & Astronomy Rankings  (2023) - #13
• The Complete University Guide - Psychology Rankings  (2023) - #15
• The Guardian - Guardian Physics Rankings  (2023) - #15

 

Humanities Courses - 

• The Complete University Guide - Art & Design Rankings  (2023) - #4
• The Complete University Guide - Sociology Rankings  (2023) - #7
• The Guardian - Guardian Politics Rankings  (2023) - #9
• The Guardian - Guardian Sociology and Social Policy Rankings  (2023) - #10

 

Medicine Courses - 

• THE (Times Higher Education) - Clinical and Health Rankings  (2023) - #49
• The Complete University Guide - Medicine Rankings  (2023) - #3
• The Complete University Guide - Nursing Rankings  (2023) - #1
• The Guardian - Guardian Medicine Rankings  (2023) - #10

 

Law Courses - 

• THE (Times Higher Education) - THE - Law Rankings  (2023) - #63
• The Complete University Guide - Law Rankings  (2023) - #15
• The Guardian - Guardian Law Rankings  (2023) - #5

 

In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, the University of Glasgow fared well. Since the last evaluation in 2008, the proportion of world-leading research has more than quadrupled to 31%, and Glasgow was placed 12th overall in the UK and second in Scotland. This advancement was made throughout the University's four colleges.