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Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh
#801 QS World
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Rankings

QS World University Ranking

Ranked #801 in 2027

Academic reputation9.1
Employer reputation7.2
Employment outcomes9.3

Admissions

Offer rate: 73.5%

16,250 applicants · 2025 entry

Admissions statistics for Edinburgh Napier University

In the 2025 UCAS cycle: 16,250 applied, 11,950 received an offer (73.5% offer rate), and 2,575 were placed.

Placed · 2,575
Offer declined · 9,375
Not offered · 4,300

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.

153typical entrant tariff (≈ A*AA)
Music197 · ≈A*A*A*+
Film187 · ≈A*A*A*+
Graphic Design186 · ≈A*A*A*+
Acting & English183 · ≈A*A*A*+
Television (Advanced Entry)179 · ≈A*A*A*+
Midwifery177 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law171 · ≈A*A*A*
Product Design171 · ≈A*A*A*
Interior & Spatial Design171 · ≈A*A*A*
Sport & Exercise Science166 · ≈A*A*A*
Games Development166 · ≈A*A*A*
Animation for Games166 · ≈A*A*A*
Civil & Transportation Engineering165 · ≈A*A*A*
Civil Engineering165 · ≈A*A*A*
Sound Design165 · ≈A*A*A*
Architectural Technology161 · ≈A*A*A
Photography161 · ≈A*A*A
Sports Coaching160 · ≈A*A*A
Computer Systems & Networks159 · ≈A*A*A
User Experience (UX) Design159 · ≈A*A*A
Computer Science (Artifical Intelligence)159 · ≈A*A*A
Journalism159 · ≈A*A*A
English & Film158 · ≈A*A*A
Computing158 · ≈A*A*A
Electrical and Electronic Engineering157 · ≈A*A*A
Data Science156 · ≈A*A*A
Psychology with Sociology156 · ≈A*A*A
Accounting with Corporate Finance156 · ≈A*A*A
Cybersecurity & Forensics156 · ≈A*A*A
Animal & Conservation Biology156 · ≈A*A*A
Software Engineering (MEng)154 · ≈A*AA
Accounting & Finance (Advanced Entry)154 · ≈A*AA
Marketing Management154 · ≈A*AA
Psychology (BA Hons)153 · ≈A*AA
Policing & Criminology152 · ≈A*AA
Mass Communications152 · ≈A*AA
Accounting151 · ≈A*AA
International Festival and Event Management and Marketing150 · ≈A*AA
Mass Communications, Advertising and Public Relations150 · ≈A*AA
Marine & Freshwater Biology150 · ≈A*AA
Mechanical Engineering149 · ≈A*AA
English148 · ≈A*AA
Criminology147 · ≈AAA
Applied Microbiology146 · ≈AAA
Nursing Learning Disabilities145 · ≈AAA
International Hospitality Management & Festival & Event145 · ≈AAA
Social Sciences144 · ≈AAA
Web Design & Development144 · ≈AAA
Intercultural Business Communication and Marketing Management143 · ≈AAA
Intercultural Business Communication and Tourism Management143 · ≈AAA
Software Engineering143 · ≈AAA
Business Management142 · ≈AAA
Marketing with Digital Media142 · ≈AAA
Financial Services141 · ≈AAA
Business Management with Human Resource Management141 · ≈AAA
Nursing Child Health140 · ≈AAA
International Business Management140 · ≈AAA
Biomedical Science140 · ≈AAA
Biological Science139 · ≈AAB
Business Management with Marketing138 · ≈AAB
Building Surveying137 · ≈AAB
Business Management with Entrepreneurship135 · ≈AAB
International Tourism Management134 · ≈AAB
International Festival & Event Management133 · ≈AAB
International Hospitality Management130 · ≈ABB
Nursing Mental Health125 · ≈ABB
Nursing Adult121 · ≈BBB

Cost

Tuition

UK undergraduate tuition fees.

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

Graduate outcomes

£25,000
Median graduate salary
91%
In work or further study
76%
Continue past first year

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

Student body

17,000
undergraduates

Demographics

3%international students
White84%
Asian5.6%
Black/African American4%
Mixed3.4%
Other1.8%