University of Aberdeen Rankings: World & National Rankings

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Updated on - Apr 18th, 2022 | 02:00 PM By Venushree Agarwal

The University of Aberdeen is one of the oldest in the whole of Scotland. With a combination of 12 schools and colleges, the University of Aberdeen offers more than 200 undergraduate and graduate courses. It has 33 online degrees as well. It has around 15,000 students including students from 130 countries.

University of Aberdeen Ranking Highlights

The University of Aberdeen is one of the oldest universities to be founded in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is listed as the Scottish University of the year in The Times and Sunday Times, Aberdeen is one of the top-100 for Archaeology and Architecture and the top-25 universities in the worldSome ranking highlights of the University of Aberdeen are:

  • The University of Aberdeen is ranked 207 in the QS Global World Rankings 2021
  • Ranked 238 in Best Global Universities by US News and World Report Rankings
  • Ranked 153 in Sunday Times
  • Ranked 51-57 in European Teaching Rank by THE

University of Aberdeen World Rankings

The University of Aberdeen is one of the oldest universities established in the UK. It is on 207th in QS Global World Rankings 2021. The other University of Aberdeen world rankings are tabulated below:

Ranked By World Ranking 2021
Times Higher Education #178
QS World University Rankings #207
US News and World Report Rankings #238
THE Rankings #25

University of Aberdeen National Rankings

The University of Aberdeen is one of the oldest universities in the UK and has 200+ undergraduate courses which are offered by 12 academic schools. It has been placed among the top 300 universities in the UK. Additionally, it has been ranked 25th by THE and US News and World Rankings 2021 in the UK. 

University of Aberdeen Rankings by Subject

The University of Aberdeen is ranked in the top global rankings by subject. Four subjects are ranked within the global top 200 which are Law, Humanities, Arts, and Clinical Science. The subjects are ranked primarily on two factors, global reputation, and contribution towards research. Around 32 courses were ranked in the top-500 including 4 subjects in the global top-200. The top-ranking subjects offered at the University of Aberdeen are tabulated below:

Subjects QS Rankings by Subject
Engineering #401-500
Law #81
Psychology #301-400
Economics #301-400
International Business #301-400
Clinical Science #126-150
Sciences #201-250
Humanities #126-150
Computer Science #401-500