Double rankings success
The University of Glasgow has been ranked 78th in the 2025 QS World Rankings and 11th in the UK. Additionally, in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, we have been ranked 12th in the world, top in Scotland and 3rd in the UK.
The QS World Rankings are a globally recognised league table which includes 1,503 institutions. The results are grouped into five broad areas: Research & Discovery, Employability & Outcomes, Learning Experience, Global Engagement and Sustainability.
In this year’s rankings, the University ranked in the world top 50 in three Indicators: Sustainability (20th), International Research Network (30th) and International Students (49th).
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, said: “The QS World University Rankings is an internationally recognised and respected league table, and it is fantastic once again to see the University of Glasgow placed among the very best universities in the world. This result is evidence of the strength of our international reputation, and our success is driven by research outputs and the quality of our learning and teaching experience.
“This great outcome is also testament to the strength of our international networks and partnerships, through which we are working with other leading institutions to change the world. As always, our strong position is due to the collective efforts of many colleagues, and I’d like to thank everyone who has contributed to our success again in the QS World University Rankings.”
The 2024 THE Impact Rankings result of 12th in the world is an improvement of one place on the 2023 result. The THE Impact Rankings include 1,963 global institutions and measures universities' performance against the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The University of Glasgow ranks within the world's top 50 for nine of the 17 goals, and in the world's top 15 for four of the goals: SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities; SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities; SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption & Production and SDG 15 – Life on Land.
Scotland's First Minister, John Swinney, said: "Scotland has a world-class higher education sector, with universities the length and breadth of the country making an extraordinary local, national and international impact. I am delighted that the University of Glasgow's social impact has been recognised as truly world-leading and I congratulate all of the students and staff on this extraordinary success."