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University of Aberdeen

Aberdeen
#288 QS World

Rankings

QS World University Ranking

Ranked #288 in 2027 · Overall score 47.1

Academic reputation37.2
Employer reputation28.1
Employment outcomes32

Admissions

Offer rate: 80.0%

16,580 applicants · 2025 entry

Admissions statistics for University of Aberdeen

In the 2025 UCAS cycle: 16,580 applied, 13,270 received an offer (80.0% offer rate), and 2,695 were placed.

Placed · 2,695
Offer declined · 10,575
Not offered · 3,310

UK offers are usually conditional on exam grades, so a high offer rate does not mean easy admission. The entry requirements are the real bar.

How to apply

UK undergraduate admissions run through UCAS.

Application
Via UCAS (one application, up to 5 course choices)
Deadline
29 January · 15 October for Oxford, Cambridge, medicine, dentistry & veterinary

Academics

Courses & entry tariff

Typical UCAS tariff points that entrants held, by course (Discover Uni). This runs above the published offer, since entrants often carry extra qualifications. For reference, AAA = 144 points and A*A*A* = 168.

181typical entrant tariff (≈ A*A*A*+)
Medicine227 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biomedical Sciences (Physiology)202 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biomedical Science (Physiology) with Industrial Placement202 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biomedical Sciences (Anatomy) with Industrial Placement202 · ≈A*A*A*+
Microbiology200 · ≈A*A*A*+
Microbiology with Industrial Placement200 · ≈A*A*A*+
Immunology with Industrial Placement200 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with English Law196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Archaeology196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Anthropology and Archaeology196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law195 · ≈A*A*A*+
Legal Studies and Psychology194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics and Legal Studies194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law Accelerated194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law Accelerated with English Law194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with French Law194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with options in Spanish Language194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with German Law194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with options in German194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with options in French Language194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with Spanish Law194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with options in Gaelic Language194 · ≈A*A*A*+
International Law and Comparative Law194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with Computing Science194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with options in Economics194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with options in Accountancy194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with options in Music194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Legal Studies and Politics194 · ≈A*A*A*+
International Relations and Legal Studies194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business Management and Legal Studies194 · ≈A*A*A*+
German and Legal Studies (4yrs)194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Legal Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)194 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Legal Studies194 · ≈A*A*A*+
German and Legal Studies194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Legal Studies and Spanish & Latin American Studies194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with options in Mandarin194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Accountancy and Legal Studies194 · ≈A*A*A*+
History and Legal Studies194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Legal Studies and Philosophy194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Physiology194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Archaeology and History193 · ≈A*A*A*+
Anthropology and French192 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Geography192 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Language & Linguistics (5 years)192 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Language and Linguistics192 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Spanish & Latin American Studies192 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and History of Art192 · ≈A*A*A*+
Art History and French192 · ≈A*A*A*+
Film and Visual Culture and French192 · ≈A*A*A*+
Accountancy192 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biology187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with options in Business Management187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business Management185 · ≈A*A*A*+
Plant and Soil Science183 · ≈A*A*A*+
English Law and European Legal Studies183 · ≈A*A*A*+
Zoology182 · ≈A*A*A*+
History and International Relations182 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography and German (4yrs)181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Anthropology and German181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography and German181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature & Culture (4 years)181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature & Culture (5 years)181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature and Culture with French (4yrs)181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature and Culture and German (5yrs)181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature and Culture and French (5yrs)181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature and Culture with German (4yrs)181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature and Culture and Spanish & Latin American Studies (5yrs)181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature and Culture with Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Anthropology and German (4yrs)181 · ≈A*A*A*+
German and Language and Linguistics181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages and Translation & Interpretation Studies181 · ≈A*A*A*+
German and Language & Linguistics (4yrs)181 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and German181 · ≈A*A*A*+
German with Spanish & Latin American Studies181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Film & Visual Culture and German (4yrs)181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Film and Visual Culture and German181 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business Management and Mathematics180 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business Management and French180 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business Management and History180 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business Management and English180 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business Management and German180 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business Management and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)180 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business Management and Spanish & Latin American Studies180 · ≈A*A*A*+
Anthropology and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4 yrs)179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Anthropology and Spanish & Latin American Studies179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography and Spanish & Latin American Studies179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Language & Linguistics and Spanish & Latin American Studies179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Language and Linguistics and Spanish & Latin American Studies179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Art History and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Art History and Spanish & Latin American Studies179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish & Latin American Studies and Theology & Religion (4yrs)179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish & Latin American Studies and Theology & Religion (5yrs)179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Film and Visual Culture and Spanish & Latin American Studies179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Film & Visual Culture and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mechanical Engineering with Subsea Technology178 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mechanical with Oil and Gas Studies178 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mechanical Engineering with Management178 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering178 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biomedical Sciences (Developmental Biology)177 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biomedical Sciences (Developmental Biology) with Industrial Placement177 · ≈A*A*A*+
Animal Behaviour and Welfare177 · ≈A*A*A*+
Human Embryology and Developmental Biology177 · ≈A*A*A*+
Human Embryology and Developmental Biology with Industrial Placement177 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biomedical Sciences (Molecular Biology)177 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biomedical Science (Molecular Biology) with Industrial Placement177 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Physics176 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics176 · ≈A*A*A*+
Applied Mathematics176 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Philosophy176 · ≈A*A*A*+
German and Mathematics (4yrs)176 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Spanish & Latin American Studies (4yrs)176 · ≈A*A*A*+
German and Mathematics176 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Spanish & Latin American Studies176 · ≈A*A*A*+
Politics and International Relations175 · ≈A*A*A*
Pharmacology with Industrial Placement175 · ≈A*A*A*
Biomedical Sciences175 · ≈A*A*A*
Biomedical Sciences (Pharmacology)175 · ≈A*A*A*
Biomedical Science (Pharmacology) with Industrial Placement175 · ≈A*A*A*
Immunology and Pharmacology with Industrial Placement175 · ≈A*A*A*

Cost

Tuition

UK undergraduate tuition fees.

Home (UK)
£9,250 / year
International
Varies by course

Graduate outcomes

£25,500
Median graduate salary
89%
In work or further study
90%
Continue past first year

Earnings and destinations about 15 months after graduating (Discover Uni).

Student body

Demographics

7%international students
White80.6%
Asian8%
Black/African American4.2%
Mixed4%
Other2.2%