University Ranking
More than 500 years old, The University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the UK. Key ranking providers have placed Glasgow within the top 100 universities in the world since 2017. However, QS has dropped Glasgow’s position from 63 in 2017 to 77 in 2021. However, the university has improved its position when we read the US News & World Report data. It has ranked Glasgow at 95th place in 2018, whereas for 2021 the university has been ranked at 86th position. Times Higher Education has also consistently ranked Glasgow within the top 100 education institutes globally. Glasgow has also strengthened its position within UK universities. The Complete University Guide has ranked it at 26th place in 2017, in 2021 it has been ranked at 19th position. Similarly, The Guardian has given it 26th rank in 2017 and it has been ranked at 12th place for the current year.University of Glasgow RankingUniversities Rankings (ARWU (Shanghai Ranking))World University Ranking (QS)University Ranking (THE (Times Higher Education))University Ranking (UK) (The Complete University Guide)University Rankings (The Guardian)2016201720182019202020215010015015115110110115115115115115115163636565696967677777888880809393999992922929272724241818191926262323242414141212YearRank
Year | Universities Rankings (ARWU (Shanghai Ranking)) | World University Ranking (QS) | University Ranking (THE (Times Higher Education)) | University Ranking (UK) (The Complete University Guide) | University Rankings (The Guardian) |
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2016 | 151 | ||||
2017 | 101 | 63 | 88 | 29 | 26 |
2018 | 151 | 65 | 80 | 27 | 23 |
2019 | 151 | 69 | 93 | 24 | 24 |
2020 | 151 | 67 | 99 | 18 | 14 |
2021 | 77 | 92 | 19 | 12 |
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Ranked By | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) – Universities Rankings [1] | 151-200 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 151-200 | NA |
QS – World University Ranking [2] | NA | 63 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 77 |
THE (Times Higher Education) – University Ranking [3] | NA | 88 | 80 | 93 | 99 | 92 |
The Complete University Guide – University Ranking (UK) [4] | NA | 29 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 19 |
The Guardian – University Rankings [5] | NA | 26 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 12 |
US News & World Report – Global Universities [6] | NA | NA | 95 | 89 | 89 | 86 |
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking)[1]The Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities takes into account universities that have Fields Medalists, Highly Cited Researchers, Nobel Laureates, papers published to determine top universi…Read More
QS[2]At QS World University Ranking, six simple metrics are taken into account that effectively capture university performances and a list of top-performing universities in the world are derived for a p…Read More
THE (Times Higher Education)[3]Candidates looking for colleges that give importance to Teaching and Research can consider Times Higher Education Ranking Methodology. THE gives higher importance to the academic reputation of a hi…Read More
The Complete University Guide[4]The Complete University Guide uses a total of ten indicators to decide on the top-performing universities in the UK. While the information is sourced from the public domain, know all abo…Read More
The Guardian[5]The Guardian Ranking Methodology uses a total of nine indicators of performance that covers all stages of a student’s life cycle to put together their ranking league table.Read More
US News & World Report[6]Read More
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If we look at the subject ranking for the University of Glasgow then we can see that The Complete University Guide has kept it at first place in the UK for 2021. Also, it has placed Glasgow at second position for Civil Engineering in 2021. QS and THE have kept Glasgow within the top 200 in their MBA and PG Business and Economics ranking from 2017 to 2021. Apart from this, Glasgow strived hard and have improved its position within the UK subject ranking. the Guardian has placed it at 15th position in 2017, which has now jumped to the second position for 2021. Also, its ranking for Business, Management & Marketing has gone up from 47in 2017 to 39 in 2021. Various engineering programs offered by Glasgow have been kept at top 50 positions within the UK. The Complete University Guide has placed it under the top 10 ranking for Civil and Electrical & Electronic Engineering since 2017. Similarly, The Guardian has also placed it under the top 20 positions within the UK for Mechanical and Civil Engineering since 2017. Candidates looking to study in the UK and pursue engineering programs can look at the list of courses offered by the University of Glasgow.
Ranking for Business Courses
Master in Finance (FT (Financial Times))Accounting & Finance (QS)Global MBA (QS)PG Business and Economics (THE (Times Higher Education))Accounting & Finance Ranking (The Complete University Guide)Business & Management Studies (UK) (The Complete University Guide)Accounting & Finance Rankings (The Guardian)Business, Management & Marketing (The Guardian)2016201720182019202020211002004848595958585555515151515151101101151151201201151151151151126126126126176176101101883322111134342525131312121010151510102929662247474646525219193939YearRank
Year | Master in Finance (FT (Financial Times)) | Accounting & Finance (QS) | Global MBA (QS) | PG Business and Economics (THE (Times Higher Education)) | Accounting & Finance Ranking (The Complete University Guide) | Business & Management Studies (UK) (The Complete University Guide) | Accounting & Finance Rankings (The Guardian) | Business, Management & Marketing (The Guardian) |
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2016 | 48 | |||||||
2017 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 34 | 15 | 47 | ||
2018 | 58 | 51 | 151 | 126 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 46 |
2019 | 51 | 201 | 126 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 52 | |
2020 | 55 | 101 | 151 | 176 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 19 |
2021 | 151 | 101 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 39 |
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Ranked By | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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FT (Financial Times) – Master in Finance [7] | 48 | 59 | 58 | NA | 55 | NA |
FT (Financial Times) – Master in Management [7] | 88 | 91 | 96 | NA | NA | NA |
QS – Accounting & Finance [8] | NA | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 101-150 | NA |
QS – Global MBA [9] | NA | NA | 151-200 | 201+ | 151-200 | 151-200 |
THE (Times Higher Education) – PG Business and Economics [10] | NA | NA | 126-150 | 126-150 | 176-200 | 101-125 |
The Complete University Guide – Accounting & Finance Ranking [11] | NA | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
The Complete University Guide – Business & Management Studies (UK) [11] | NA | 34 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
The Guardian – Accounting & Finance Rankings [12] | NA | 15 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 2 |
The Guardian – Business, Management & Marketing [12] | NA | 47 | 46 | 52 | 19 | 39 |
FT (Financial Times)[7]Candidates who consider compensation as a major factor while deciding a business school should go for Financial Times Global MBA Rankings. It also provides rankings for Masters in Management and Ma…Read More
QS[8]The QS University Rankings by Subject methodology ranks the quality of subjects in each university taking into consideration four parameters, Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Research…Read More
QS[9]The QS Global MBA Rankings use six benchmarks that are further divided into multiple indicators to capture university performances for a list of top-performing MBA universities.Read More
THE (Times Higher Education)[10]Candidates looking for colleges that give importance to Teaching and Research can consider Times Higher Education Ranking Methodology. THE gives higher importance to the academic reputation of a hi…Read More
The Complete University Guide[11]The Complete University Guide uses a total of ten indicators to decide on the top-performing universities in the UK. While the information is sourced from the public domain, know all abo…Read More
The Guardian[12]The Guardian Ranking Methodology uses a total of nine indicators of performance that covers all stages of a student’s life cycle to put together their ranking league table.Read More
Ranking for Engineering Courses
Engineering and Technology (QS)PG Engineering and Technology (THE (Times Higher Education))Mechanical Engineering Ranking (The Complete University Guide)Civil Engineering (The Guardian)Electronic & Electrical Engineering (The Guardian)Mechanical Engineering (The Guardian)20172018201920202021100200163163150150182182188188151151201201201201251251121211111111995544191912126611111414101026261616363641414545282810102525YearRank
Year | Engineering and Technology (QS) | PG Engineering and Technology (THE (Times Higher Education)) | Mechanical Engineering Ranking (The Complete University Guide) | Civil Engineering (The Guardian) | Electronic & Electrical Engineering (The Guardian) | Mechanical Engineering (The Guardian) |
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2017 | 163 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 41 | |
2018 | 150 | 151 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 45 |
2019 | 182 | 201 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 28 |
2020 | 188 | 201 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
2021 | 251 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 25 |
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Ranked By | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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QS – Engineering and Technology [13] | 163 | 150 | 182 | 188 | NA |
THE (Times Higher Education) – PG Engineering and Technology [14] | NA | 151-175 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 251-300 |
The Complete University Guide – Civil Engineering Ranking [15] | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
The Complete University Guide – Electrical & Electronic Engineering [15] | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
The Complete University Guide – Mechanical Engineering Ranking [15] | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
The Guardian – Civil Engineering [16] | 4 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
The Guardian – Electronic & Electrical Engineering [16] | 14 | 10 | 26 | 16 | 36 |
The Guardian – Mechanical Engineering [16] | 41 | 45 | 28 | 10 | 25 |
QS[13]The QS University Rankings by Subject methodology ranks the quality of subjects in each university taking into consideration four parameters, Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Research…Read More
THE (Times Higher Education)[14]Candidates looking for colleges that give importance to Teaching and Research can consider Times Higher Education Ranking Methodology. THE gives higher importance to the academic reputation of a hi…Read More
The Complete University Guide[15]The Complete University Guide uses a total of ten indicators to decide on the top-performing universities in the UK. While the information is sourced from the public domain, know all abo…Read More
The Guardian[16]The Guardian Ranking Methodology uses a total of nine indicators of performance that covers all stages of a student’s life cycle to put together their ranking league table.Read More
Ranking for Computers Courses
PG Computers (THE (Times Higher Education))Computer Science (The Complete University Guide)2017201820192020202110020060601011012012012512512512511010141413137788YearRank
Year | PG Computers (THE (Times Higher Education)) | Computer Science (The Complete University Guide) |
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2017 | 60 | 10 |
2018 | 101 | 14 |
2019 | 201 | 13 |
2020 | 251 | 7 |
2021 | 251 | 8 |
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Ranked By | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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THE (Times Higher Education) – PG Computers [17] | 60 | 101-125 | 201-250 | 251-300 | 251-300 |
The Complete University Guide – Computer Science [18] | 10 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
THE (Times Higher Education)[17]Candidates looking for colleges that give importance to Teaching and Research can consider Times Higher Education Ranking Methodology. THE gives higher importance to the academic reputation of a hi…Read More
The Complete University Guide[18]The Complete University Guide uses a total of ten indicators to decide on the top-performing universities in the UK. While the information is sourced from the public domain, know all abo…Read More
MBA Programs in Glasgow
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