Fast Facts
- The University of Aberdeen was founded in 1495 and is the third oldest University in Scotland
- Teaching is split into 3 Colleges, The College of Life Sciences & Medicine, The College of Physical Sciences, and The College of Arts and Social Sciences
- Over 13,900 students
- 46% men, 54% women
- 19% mature undergraduates
- 120 nationalities
- 4 Nobel Prizes have been awarded for work carried out or begun at Aberdeen
- High quality teaching with over 89% subjects rated Excellent / Highly Satisfactory
- Within 6 months 97% of graduates enter directly into work, further study or training
- 85% of academic staff are research active
- Over 590 first degree programmes
- Over 110 taught Masters programmes
- Over 150 sports clubs and societies
- Study abroad options worldwide
- Libraries with over 1,050,000 volumes
- £240 million investment on infrastructure and facilities over the next ten years
