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#35 QS World

Rankings

QS World University Ranking

Ranked #35 in 2027 · Overall score 85.9

Academic reputation99.6
Employer reputation98.4
Employment outcomes63.1

Admissions

Offer rate: 51.8%

71,055 applicants · 2025 entry

Admissions statistics for The University of Edinburgh

In the 2025 UCAS cycle: 71,055 applied, 36,810 received an offer (51.8% offer rate), and 7,605 were placed.

Placed · 7,605
Offer declined · 29,205
Not offered · 34,245

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.

196typical entrant tariff (≈ A*A*A*+)
Economics and Accounting229 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law and Business227 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computer Science and Mathematics221 · ≈A*A*A*+
Philosophy and Mathematics220 · ≈A*A*A*+
Electronics and Electrical Engineering218 · ≈A*A*A*+
Politics, Philosophy and Economics218 · ≈A*A*A*+
Medicine217 · ≈A*A*A*+
Engineering Not Known (1st Year)215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mechanical Engineering213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics and Mathematics213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics and Statistics213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Cognitive Science (Humanities)212 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemistry211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Music211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematical Physics211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Applied Mathematics210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Music210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Cognitive Science210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics and Politics210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics209 · ≈A*A*A*+
Electronics and Computer Science209 · ≈A*A*A*+
Medicinal and Biological Chemistry208 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law and Accountancy207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law and French207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law and German207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law and Social Anthropology207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law and Sociology207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law and Spanish207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law and Social Policy207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Global Law207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Social Policy and Law207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Clinical Veterinary Medicine207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computer Science207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Pharmacology207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Theoretical Physics207 · ≈A*A*A*+
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering206 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemical Physics205 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computational Physics205 · ≈A*A*A*+
Physics with Meteorology205 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish and Linguistics205 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biomedical Sciences204 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish and Politics203 · ≈A*A*A*+
Astrophysics201 · ≈A*A*A*+
Applied Sport Science200 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences (Development, Regeneration and Stem Cells)199 · ≈A*A*A*+
Reproductive Biology199 · ≈A*A*A*+
Japanese and Linguistics199 · ≈A*A*A*+
Anatomy and Development198 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences198 · ≈A*A*A*+
Structural and Fire Safety Engineering197 · ≈A*A*A*+
Artificial Intelligence197 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences (Cell Biology)196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences (Biochemistry)196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences (Molecular Genetics)196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences (Biotechnology)196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences (Ecology)196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences (Evolutionary Biology)196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences (Genetics)196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences (Immunology)196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology)196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences (Plant Science)196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biological Sciences (Zoology)196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Learning in Communities196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Primary Education with Gaelic196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Medical Sciences196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science196 · ≈A*A*A*+
History and Classics196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Sociology and Social Anthropology196 · ≈A*A*A*+
Physical Education195 · ≈A*A*A*+
Performance Costume195 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemical Engineering194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business with Enterprise and Innovation194 · ≈A*A*A*+
Psychology and Economics193 · ≈A*A*A*+
Interdisciplinary Futures193 · ≈A*A*A*+
Philosophy and Psychology193 · ≈A*A*A*+
Social Anthropology193 · ≈A*A*A*+
Accounting and Finance192 · ≈A*A*A*+
Physics192 · ≈A*A*A*+
Psychology and Sociology191 · ≈A*A*A*+
Psychology191 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and Politics190 · ≈A*A*A*+
Italian and Politics190 · ≈A*A*A*+
International Relations with Quantitative Methods190 · ≈A*A*A*+
Politics with Quantitative Methods190 · ≈A*A*A*+
Scandinavian Studies and Politics190 · ≈A*A*A*+
Neuroscience190 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business Management190 · ≈A*A*A*+
Nursing190 · ≈A*A*A*+
Sustainable Development190 · ≈A*A*A*+
English Language and Literature190 · ≈A*A*A*+
German and History190 · ≈A*A*A*+
International Business190 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and Social Anthropology189 · ≈A*A*A*+
Persian and Social Anthropology189 · ≈A*A*A*+
Social Anthropology and Social Policy189 · ≈A*A*A*+
International Relations189 · ≈A*A*A*+
Politics189 · ≈A*A*A*+
Archaeology and Social Anthropology189 · ≈A*A*A*+
Archaeology and Ancient History189 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business with Decision Analytics188 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business with Human Resource Management188 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography188 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and Business187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business with Strategic Economics187 · ≈A*A*A*+
German and Business187 · ≈A*A*A*+
International Business with Chinese187 · ≈A*A*A*+
International Business with French187 · ≈A*A*A*+
International Business with German187 · ≈A*A*A*+
International Business with Italian187 · ≈A*A*A*+
International Business with Japanese187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish and Business187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Environmental Geoscience187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Earth Sciences187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Earth Science and Physical Geography187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geophysics and Geology187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geophysics and Meteorology187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geophysics and Meteorology with Professional Placement187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geophysics187 · ≈A*A*A*+

Cost

Tuition

UK undergraduate tuition fees.

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

Graduate outcomes

£30,000
Median graduate salary
88%
In work or further study
92%
Continue past first year

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

Student body

26,138
undergraduates

Demographics

36%international students
White77.6%
Asian9.2%
Mixed6.7%
Black/African American2.4%
Other2%