A public university in Glasgow, Scotland. Formed in 1993 from the merger of The Queen’s College, Glasgow (1875) and Glasgow Polytechnic (1971). Focus on applied research, social benefit, and employability.
Address: Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, Scotland, United Kingdom
Health and Social Care, Engineering, Business
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong links with public services (NHS), industry (particularly built environment, energy, finance), and third sector organisations. Emphasis on social innovation and employability. Campuses in London and New York.
Research:
Applied research focused on societal challenges, including sustainable development, health and wellbeing (Ageing Well Research Group), and social justice. Strong in vision sciences.
Famous Alumnis:
Rhona Martin, Eunice Olumide, Gordon Smith
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1800
Current students***:
21000
Foreign students***:
15%
Cumulative former students***:
105000
Pros
Commitment to social impact (“For the Common Weal”), strong vocational programs, modern city campus, good graduate employability.
Cons
Lower research intensity than University of Glasgow, more focused on applied subjects, less international prestige.
Best For
Students interested in career-focused degrees with a strong social purpose, particularly in health, engineering, built environment, and business, valuing practical skills.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Among national alternatives, Edinburgh Napier University stands out for its focus on civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics, and it has almost the same size, at about 20,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- University of Derby takes a similar route through civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics, and it has almost the same size, at about 20,500 students, and is also a public institution.
- Robert Gordon University follows much the same lines as this institution, with civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics as common ground, and it covers manufacturing as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 16,500 students against roughly 21,000 here.
- University of Wolverhampton overlaps with this institution on civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics, so the two are easy to compare, and it covers manufacturing as well, and has almost the same size, at about 19,000 students.
- Also strong in civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics, University of East London makes a sensible second look at home; it covers robotics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 20,000 students.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For a study option in Taiwan with a comparable spread of civil engineering, electrical and electronics and life sciences, National Cheng Kung University is the reference point: it also offers mba programmes and covers industrial design and materials as well.
- Western Sydney University, based in Australia, is built around civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics much like this institution, and it covers statistics and ecology and sustainability as well, and is larger, enrolling about 47,197 students against roughly 21,000 here.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Clemson University in the United States, where civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics also form the core, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers agriculture as well.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at University of Colorado Denver in the United States, where civil engineering, life sciences and data analytics also form the core, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- On content, Griffith University in Australia and this university are close, as both teach life sciences, data analytics and software engineering; it covers finance and ecology and sustainability as well, and is larger, enrolling about 44,427 students against roughly 21,000 here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Engineering, Environmental Impact, Innovation, Project Management, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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