Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. We are one of the top 100 of the world's universities.

The University of Glasgow
- is ranked 73rd in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2022
- is in the top 100 in the world: Times Higher World University Rankings 2022
- has been named Scottish University of the Year in The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022
- welcomes students from more than 140 countries worldwide
- has around 35,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students
- has a global community of over 219,000 alumni
- is a major employer in the city of Glasgow with more than 9,000 staff, including more than 4,800 research and teaching staff
- is undertaking a £1 billion estate investment to expand campus research & teaching facilities
- has annual research income of more than £168m
- is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of leading UK research universities
- is a founding member of Universitas 21, an international grouping of universities dedicated to setting worldwide standards for higher education
- is a founding member of The Guild of European Research Intensive Universities
has strategic partnerships with the Universities of Columbia, Hong Kong, McGill and Sydney
- has 420 study abroad and exchange partners
- is home to The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, one of the leading university museums in the world
- has unique partnerships with the Singapore Institute of Technology, Nankai University and the University of Electronic Science & Technology of China meaning that we continue to extend our global footprint through innovative transnational education
- includes among its alumni, the father of economics Adam Smith, Scotland’s architect of devolution Donald Dewar and renowned physicist and engineer Lord Kelvin.