Abertay University: Statistics

Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 2016 of 7,633	In the World
# 700 of 2,785	In Europe
# 113 of 163	In United Kingdom
# 14 of 18	In Scotland
# 2 of 2	In Dundee
# 305 of 543	For Special Education
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

70%

Enrollment

15,555

Languages

English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Bachelor

Website

abertay.ac.uk

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	70%
Admissions Requirements	General Certificate Secondary Education (GCSE) with 5 passes including English and Maths allied to General Certificate of Education (GCE) with 2 passes at Advanced ('A') level or Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) 5 passes at SQA Standard Grade plus 3 or 4 passes at SQA Higher Grade. International and non-standard qualifications are welcome and considered on an individual basis
Academic Calendar	September to June (September - February; February-June)
Enrollment	15,555

We've calculated the 70% acceptance rate for Abertay University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Abertay University faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up Abertay University.

Centre : Simbios

Environmental Studies

Centre : Urban Water Technology

Water Management

School : Arts, Media and Computer Games

Computer Graphics Sound Engineering (Acoustics)

School : Business

Accountancy Administration Business Administration Business and Commerce Civil Law Commercial Law Communication Studies Constitutional Law Economics Finance Human Resources Industrial Management Institutional Administration International Business International Studies Labour and Industrial Relations Labour Law Law Management Management Systems Marketing Public Administration Public Law Tourism

School : Science, Engineering and Technology

Biomedicine Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Graphics Computer Networks Computer Science Consumer Studies Environmental Management Food Science Health Sciences Information Sciences Information Technology Software Engineering Systems Analysis Water Science

School : Social and Health Sciences

Behavioural Sciences Cinema and Television Clinical Psychology Cognitive Sciences Community Health Comparative Sociology Criminology Cultural Studies Curriculum Demography and Population Developmental Psychology Econometrics Economic and Finance Policy Educational and Student Counselling Educational Research Educational Testing and Evaluation Ethics Experimental Psychology Family Studies Film Health Sciences History of Societies Industrial and Production Economics Nursing Oncology Pedagogy Police Studies Psychiatry and Mental Health Psychology Psychometrics Public Health Social and Community Services Social Policy Sociology Sports Sports Management Treatment Techniques Urban Studies Vocational Counselling Women's Studies

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Abertay University.

Programs	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Art & Design	Yes	Yes	No
Biology	Yes	Yes	No
Business	Yes	Yes	No
Chemistry	No	No	No
Computer Science	Yes	Yes	No
Economics	Yes	Yes	No
Engineering	Yes	Yes	No
Environmental Science	Yes	Yes	No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	Yes	Yes	No
Mathematics	Yes	No	No
Medicine	No	No	No
Physics	No	No	No
Psychology	Yes	Yes	No

Diploma

Higher Education

Doctorate

Business Administration Health Sciences Law Management Social Sciences

Research profile

Abertay University has published 4,220 scientific papers with 97,349 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Engineering, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Political Science, and Law.

Publications

4,220

Citations

97,349

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	2,433 / 51,274
Biology	2,223 / 63,446
Computer Science	1,955 / 45,301
Environmental Science	1,954 / 54,586
Engineering	1,912 / 48,107
Medicine	1,577 / 39,618
Physics	1,566 / 40,405
Chemistry	1,512 / 47,258
Political Science	1,430 / 30,273
Law	1,342 / 29,114
Psychology	1,290 / 29,215
Philosophy	1,202 / 22,767
Sociology	1,152 / 23,601
Business	1,049 / 21,477
Quantum and Particle physics	1,026 / 24,416
Geology	1,010 / 32,622
Ecology	999 / 31,679
Geography and Cartography	988 / 23,306
Mathematics	863 / 22,227
Biochemistry	849 / 28,610
Genetics	845 / 28,608
Organic chemistry	777 / 26,326
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	749 / 16,455
History	749 / 16,113
Paleontology	740 / 23,845
Economics	661 / 14,465
Archaeology	658 / 15,651
Materials Science	618 / 17,406
Statistics	613 / 17,188
Linguistics	607 / 10,886
Social Psychology	603 / 15,098
Psychiatry	573 / 14,607
Art & Design	569 / 10,246
Management	524 / 10,602
Neuroscience	424 / 11,022
Botany	422 / 14,929
Pathology	422 / 9,425
Optics	377 / 9,203
Cyber Security	369 / 8,780
Mechanical Engineering	334 / 6,441

Academic rankings

6 Notable alumni

1. David Jones

1966-. (aged 60)

programmer engineer video game developer

David Scott Jones is a Scottish video game programmer and entrepreneur who co-founded video game developers DMA Design (now Rockstar North) in 1987, Realtime Worlds in 2002, and Cloudgine in 2012. Jones created Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto, which both spawned many successful sequels. He also created the Crackdown franchise for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles, and the...

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2. Stewart Hosie

1963-. (aged 63)

politician

Stewart Hosie is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee East from 2005 to 2024. He served as the SNP Treasury Spokesperson from 2022 to 2023, and previously from 2015 to 2017. He served as the SNP Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office since...

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3. Iain McNicol

1969-. (aged 57)

trade unionist

Iain Mackenzie McNicol, Baron McNicol of West Kilbride is a British politician, trade unionist and life peer who served as General Secretary of the Labour Party from 2011 to 2018. He was National Political Officer of the GMB trade union from 2004 to 2011.

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4. Stuart McMillan

1972-. (aged 54)

politician

Stuart McMillan is a Scottish politician serving as Convener of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Greenock and Inverclyde since 2016, having previously represented the West of Scotland region from 2007 to 2016.

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All 6 notable alumni