Welcome to Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh is a World-leading University located in a World-class City, globally recognised for research, development, innovation, and providing students with world-class teaching for more than 400 years in Scotland’s inspiring capital.
Study in Scotland in a World-class city
Edinburgh is one of the world’s most beautiful, culturally rich, and desirable places to live, an irresistible blend of history, natural beauty, and modern city life. Large enough to offer something for everyone, but small enough to feel like home, the city is tailor made for students. Famous for being the World’s Festival City, Edinburgh’s lively, fun environment offers an exciting array of entertainment, social activities, and open spaces, while its reputation as a leading financial centre offers endless opportunities for students. We attract the best students from all over the world and our vibrant, diverse Global Student Community which comprises over 49,000 students from over 160 countries worldwide, offers all our students the opportunity to discover a world of different ideas and experiences.
Edinburgh degrees that work for you
Students will learn from World-class Academics and leaders in their fields, conducting ground-breaking research from unlocking the secrets of the universe to cloning sheep to building robots and devising technology used in today’s smartphones, that directly informs teaching, and learn about the latest developments in their subject. Employers from all sectors value our graduates for their intellectual ability and highly developed transferable skills, and regard Edinburgh as an excellent training ground for high-flyers. The University of Edinburgh is an historic and prestigious institution, one of six ancient universities in the UK founded in 1583. Renowned as a leading research institution, the quality and breadth of our research or research power makes us one of the UK's most powerful and impactful research bodies. There are three Colleges that reflect our main areas of teaching and research, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, and College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Across the Colleges, there are twenty-one Schools that group together our subject experts, support staff, students and facilities. You can explore our 275 Postgraduate taught programmes and 180 research programmes in our Postgraduate Degree Finder at this link.
Building employability and experience
Our Graduates are ranked 33rd in the world by employers (QS World University Rankings 2026) and Edinburgh is one of the top Universities targeted for recruitment. A specialised team of Careers Advisers facilitate student-industry interactions and strong, active relationships with a huge range of employers. The Careers Service organises an extensive events programme with opportunities to engage with employers and alumni, offers bespoke career counselling with one to one support, personalised advice and skills development, and advertises opportunities through MyCareer Hub. Our alumni network stretches all over the world, there are over 29,000 Edinburgh alumni residing in North America alone!
Living and thriving in Edinburgh
Students are encouraged to develop their interests, and our extensive range of clubs and societies coordinated by the Edinburgh University Student Association offers activities for all levels and cater for all interests - including the North American society. Our housing guarantee ensures the availability of centrally-located accommodation options from apartments, to studio flats, to halls of residence. Students benefit from a support network across the Residence Life team, Health and Wellbeing Services, Advice Place, Sport and Exercise, Disability Services, and School-based Student Support Advisers. You can connect with current students and chat online with Postgraduate ambassadors here - Chat to our students
Nothing ordinary comes from this extraordinary place, we believe students who choose to study at Edinburgh will be rewarded in the quality of education and student experience that will help them build a successful future.
For more information about the University of Edinburgh, see our partnership page: EDINBURGH MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIPS – Marshall Scholarships. To see the University's recent presentation as part of the 'Marshall Mondays' series of programming, visit our Marshall Monday page here: Marshall Mondays – Marshall Scholarships.