University of Aberdeen

Complete University Guide - University Ranking has the university at number 26. (UK). Previously, the university had rankings of 28 for 2019 and 29 for 2020. The university has been placed 20 for 2021 by The Guardian - University Rankings, which is particular to the UK. Previously, the university had rankings of 51 for 2019 and 34 for 2020. As part of their ranking criteria, The Complete University Guide takes into account Graduate Prospects, Research Quality, Research Intensity, and Entry Standards. Entry Standards, Student-Staff Ratio, Value-Added Services, and Career Prospects are the main ranking factors used by The Guardian.

The university is also mentioned in the list of global universities published by US News & World Report, where it is ranked 238th for the year 2021. In addition to other rating factors, the US News & World Report bases their rankings on the number of publications cited, global research reputation, and regional research reputation (12.5% each).

placing first QS The university has received rankings of 207 and 178 for 2021 in the World University Ranking and THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking, respectively. While Times Higher Education (THE) accords equal weight to Teaching, Research, and Citations at 30% each, QS places the greatest emphasis on Academic Reputation (40%) followed by Faculty/Student Ratio and Citations per Faculty at 20% each.

High rankings have been given to the business courses. The Business & Management Studies (UK) programme is listed at 13 (2020) and 11 (2020) in The Complete University Guide, while the Accounting and Finance programme is ranked at 4 (2021) and 10 (2020). (2021). Business courses have also received good rankings from The Guardian, which put their Accounting & Finance programme at number 18 for 2021.

The engineering programmes of the university received top marks in the Complete University Guide subject rankings. The PG programmes in chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and mechanical engineering have been ranked by The Complete University Guide for 2021. The university's Computer Science programme received a ranking of 29 in The Complete University Guide for the academic years 2020 and 2021.