USA

The University of Glasgow welcomes over 500 American students every year. University graduates can be found in Hollywood working as film producers, in New York's leading law firms and in many other towns and cities across the USA.

Glasgow - one of the best places to visit in 2012

You don't just have to take our word that Glasgow is a great place to visit. The New York Times has just voted it the 12th best place to visit in 2012. With its recently developed waterfront area, Glasgow just keeps getting cooler.

Contact Us

Rory McDiarmid, Senior International Officer (North America)
+44 (0)141 330 3271
rory.mcdiarmid@glasgow.ac.uk

Leann Schmitz, International Officer (based in USA)
303 963 6814
leann.schmitz@glasgow.ac.uk

Meet us in the USA

You can find details of our future visits to the USA on our Travel Schedule. If there are no visits scheduled at this time, please contact Rory McDiarmid, Senior International Officer.

Student Network

If you would like to speak to a current student about studying at the University and living in Glasgow then please use our Student Network service. This is a great way to get the inside information about what it's like to be a student at Glasgow.

Factsheet for applicants from the USA

You can find out more information specifically for students from the USA by downloading our USA Factsheet 

Scholarships

Please see our International scholarships pages for details of scholarships and bursaries you may be interested in applying for.

New for 2012:
Business School North American scholarships

Movies about the University

You can watch movies about the University including student life and studying with us on our Student Life page.

We also offer a Welcome Service at Glasgow Airport for all new international students in September. You can find out more by watching our Airport Arrival video.

Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

You can find further information about Veterinary Medicine and Surgery by downloading our Information for North American applicants sheet and Veterinary Medicine and Surgery leaflet.

Did you know?

The grandfather of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the USA, graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MA in 1819? Read all about it in our library blogs!

Entry requirements

Undergraduate

International Baccalaureate
Applications with 36 points will be considered for direct admission to most schools. Please note that there are certain exceptions.

USA High School Diploma
Applicants must also achieve:

SAT 1 score of 1800 (minimum Verbal 600, Math 600 and Written 600) or a minimum composite score on 27 in the ACT assessment.

and

A minimum of either 2 or 3 AP examinations in relevant subjects (eg. Science applicants must provide APs in Science subjects), with grades of 4 or above, or at least 2 SAT II subject tests in a relevant subject at 600 or above.

Applicants with 3 AP examinations in relevant subjects with grades 4 or above will also be considered for entry.

Professional courses will have higher entrance qualifications than stated above.

Other Qualifications
Holders of an undergraduate associated degree at a two year community college in the USA will be considered for direct admission to the second year, or in rare cases, year three. Applicants wishing to transfer from a regular undergraduate four year bachelors degree programme in the USA will be considered for the most appropriate year at Glasgow, dependent on their completed credits and relevance in individual subjects.

Postgraduate

To be considered for direct admission to one of Glasgow's taught Masters degrees, applicants should hold a good undergraduate four year bachelor degree, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 from an accredited university or college in the USA. Applicants should also have high grades in relevant individual subjects.

Federal Aid

The University of Glasgow is one of few UK universities to offer a dedicated Federal Aid Support Officer.

Partnerships with American Institutions

The University of Glasgow has many partners and contacts all across America for research links, study abroad programmes and exchanges.  Our exchange partners include

• Boston College
• Miami University (Ohio)
• Pennsylvania State University
• Radford University (Virginia)
• State University of New York at Albany
• University of Alabama
• University of California
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of Miami (Florida)
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of Oklahoma
• University of South Florida
• University of Virginia
• University of St.Thomas
• Universtiy of Massachusetts at Amherst

Glasgow welcomes many students through the centres of Study Abroad run by Arcadia and Butler Universities. As well as this, Glasgow receives more than 100 study abroad students from universities and colleges all across America. Students benefitting from a University of Glasgow education have come from institutions such as American University, Smith, Cornell, Brown, Sarah Lawrence, SUNY, Chapman, University of Denver, Dartmouth, Duke, Beloit, University of Wisconsin (La Crosse, Eau Claire and Stout campuses), Lewis & Clark and Georgetown.