Every year we are ranked in the Guardian University Guide, The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide and the Complete University Guide. We are also included in the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings and the prestigious QS Stars international rankings. Below is a summary of our current rankings.
The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021
We are officially The Times and The Sunday Times top modern university in Scotland, having climbed 38 places in the Good University Guide 2021.
Edinburgh Napier Principal, Professor Andrea Nolan, said: “Our climb through the rankings is a wonderful lift for everyone at Edinburgh Napier in what are, and will continue to be, extremely challenging times for Higher Education.
“These tables are based on varying sets of metrics so to perform so impressively in successive assessments of the university landscape is a tribute to the hard work which goes into ensuring studying here is a rewarding experience.”
The Guardian University Guide 2021
We have been recognised as The #1 Highest Climbing University in Scotland for 2021 by the Guardian University Guide (2021)
We’re now ninth in Scotland and 63rd in the UK, building further on the success of this year's Guardian University Guide and the National Student Survey (NSS) 2020 results!
The Higher Education Statistics Agency 2016/17
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) found that our postgraduate graduate employment stood at 96.2% as of 2016/17.
Complete University Guide 2022
A top 15 UK university for:
- Building (12th of 37)
- Communication and Media Studies (13th of 97)
- English (12th of 100)
- Tourism, Transport, Travel and Heritage Studies (8th of 57)
A top 10 UK modern university for:
- Drama, Dance and Cinematics (1st of 55)
- English (1st of 43)
- Music (1st of 43)
- Sociology (1st of 53)
- Communication and Media Studies (2nd of 55)
- Art and Design (4th of 53)
- Accounting and Finance (5th of 51)
- Biological Sciences (6th of 46)
- Building (6th of 26)
- Business and Management Studies (3rd of 57)
- Computer Science (5th of 54)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering (5th of 29)
- Law (7th of 51)
- Psychology (9th of 56)
- Tourism, Transport , Travel and Heritage Studies (6th of 45)
2023 National Student Survey
For the fourth year running, Edinburgh Napier is number one in the capital for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey (NSS).
We are #1 for teaching in the UK for:
We are top five for teaching in the UK for:
- Biomedical Sciences
- English
- Social Sciences
In addition, we received a >95% positivity score for academic support provision in the following courses:
- Accounting
- Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences
- Drama
- English
- Energy Engineering
- Finance
- Midwifery
- Music
We are internationally recognised
In the 2019 QS Stars international university rankings, the quality of our teaching, internationalisation and employability were all recognised, with the University scoring five stars in each category. The University overall scored four stars.
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