Core marketing messages
Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. We are one of the top 100 of the world's universities.
The University of Glasgow
- is ranked 81st in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2023
- is in the top 100 in the world: Times Higher World University Rankings 2023
- is Scottish University of the Year in The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022
- welcomes students from more than 140 countries worldwide
- has around 43,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students (academic year 2021-22)
- has a global community of over 219,000 alumni
- is a major employer in the city of Glasgow with more than 10,000 staff, including more than 4,800 research and teaching staff
- has significantly invested in its estate in the last decade to expand its world-class campus and facilities
- has annual research income of more than £168m
- is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of leading UK research universities
- is a founding member of Universitas 21, an international grouping of universities dedicated to setting worldwide standards for higher education
- is a founding member of The Guild of European Research Intensive Universities
- has strategic partnerships with the Universities of Columbia, Hong Kong, McGill and Sydney
- has 420 study abroad and exchange partners
- has been awarded University of Sanctuary status in recognition of its commitment to supporting people who have experienced forced migration
- is home to The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, one of the leading university museums in the world
- has unique partnerships with the Singapore Institute of Technology, Nankai University and the University of Electronic Science & Technology of China meaning that we continue to extend our global footprint through innovative transnational education
- includes among its alumni, the father of economics Adam Smith, Scotland’s architect of devolution Donald Dewar and renowned physicist and engineer Lord Kelvin.