University of Edinburgh

花费Fee

Catered costs£118-£201

UK/EU fees£0-£1,820

RUK fees£9,000 (£36,000 max)

Fees (international)£15,250-£20,050

Fees (international, medical)£23,450-£45,400

地址Address

Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL

Performance		Score 数值	Ranking 排名
2015 Times Ranking	2015年泰晤士报排名		22
2014 Times Ranking	2014年泰晤士报排名		22
World Ranking	世界排名		17
Student satisfaction	学生满意度	77.4%	115
Research quality	研究质量	32.7%	6
Ucas entry points	本科录取水平	489	9
Graduate prospects	毕业生展望	78.1%	21
Firsts and 2:1s	1等及2等1学位比例	83.7%	9
Completion rate	完成度	90.4%	37
Student-staff ratio	学生-老师比	13.8:1	18
Services/facilities spend	服务/设施花费	£2,188	17
Graduate salaries	毕业生起薪	£22,634
Sports points/rank	体育	2893	5

Social mix	学生情况	Score数值
Undergraduate (full-time)	本科全日制人数	18,390
Postgraduate (full-time)	研究生全日制人数	6,605
Applications/places	申请人数／录取人数	50,755/5,490
Applications/places ratio	申请录取率	9.2:1
EU students	欧盟学生	9%
Other overseas students	海外学生	16.2%
Mature	成年学生	9%
State school educated	公立学校教育	67.3%
Middle class/working class	中产／工薪比率	83.4/16.6

Student satisfaction 学生满意度
Subject	科目领域	％
Accounting & Finance	会计金融	82.1
Anatomy & Physiology	解剖和生理学	77.9
Anthropology	人类学	58.1
Archaeology	考古学	69.3
Architecture	建筑学	81.6
Art & Design	艺术设计	83.6
Biological Science	生物科学	83.1
Business Studies	商务研究	74.8
Celtic Studies	盖尔特研究	81.0
Chemistry	化学	83.3
Civil Engineering	土木工程	78.0
Classics & Ancient History	古典和古代史	74.0
Computer Science	计算机科学	81.8
Drama, Dance & Cinematics	戏剧、舞蹈和电影研究	75.7
East & South Asian Studies	东南亚研究	78.2
Economics	经济学	77.5
Education	教育	72.6
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	电子电气工程	76.1
English	英语	81.3
French	法语	81.2
Geography & Environmental Science	地理和环境科学	77.2
Geology	地质学	73.7
German	德语	89.0
History	历史	77.3
History of Art, Architecture & Design	艺术、建筑和设计史	76.2
Iberian Languages	伊比利亚语	73.2
Italian	意大利语	82.5
Law	法律	80.7
Lingusistics	语言学	82.4
Mathematics	数学	71.4
Mechanical Engineering	机械工程	72.6
Medicine	医学	73.3
Middle Eastern & African Studies	中东和非洲研究	68.9
Music	音乐	88.6
Nursing	护理	78.1
Pharmacology and Pharmacy	药理学和药剂学	77.9
Philosophy	哲学	75.3
Physics and Astronomy	物理和天文学	76.1
Politics	政治	69.0
Psychology	心理学	67.5
Social Policy	社会政策	73.1
Social Work	社会工作	67.3
Sociology	社会学	77.6
Sport Science	体育科学	79.7
Theology & Religious Studies	神学和宗教研究	87.5
Town & Country Planning & Landscape	城市乡村规划及景观	66.6
Veterinary Medicine	兽医	82.2

奖学金／助学金Bursaries/scholarships

Edinburgh RUK Bursary taken as fee waiver or cash: household income below £16K, £7,000 per year (£3,685 for Welsh students),and then a sliding scale to £42.6K, £5,700–£500 (£3,685–£500 for Welsh students).

Scholarships and other bursaries available.

大学概况University Profile

Edinburgh became the latest UK university to boast a Nobel Laureate on its staff when Professor Peter Higgs was awarded the 2013 physics prize for predicting the existence of the so-called “God particle”. The new Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics will offer masters programmes and enable students to take up PhDs in relevant areas.

His success helps to boost Edinburgh’s performance in the international rankings that currently give the most positive view of the university: it is rated among the top 20 institutions in the world by QS.

Unusually poor student satisfaction ratings contributed to an eight-place drop out of the top 20 in our domestic league table last year, however. And Edinburgh has been unable to recover this year either. The university is trying to address undergraduates’ concerns with a new personal tutor system and a peer support scheme, and other developments designed to improve the student experience – but there remains a disconnect presently between the university’s standing in domestic rankings (which include student satisfaction) and international rankings (which don’t).

New undergraduates generally take three subjects in both their first and second years. Every student has a personal tutor to help them narrow down the selection of a final degree and give personal advice when necessary. However, Edinburgh achieved an unwanted clean sweep of rock bottom rankings among universities in this guide  in this year’s National Student Survey (NSS) for questions to do with the promptness, usefulness and extent of academic feedback, suggesting the university still has a long way to go to turn around a poor position.

Despite the depressed domestic rankings, Edinburgh retains a special status north of the border, where it is regarded as the nearest thing to Oxbridge. It is one of the two most expensive universities in the UK for undergraduates from England, Wales and Northern Ireland, who pay £9,000 for the full four years of their degree. However, that has not prevented Edinburgh attracting more applications in each of the last two years.

And the fact that more than a third of the 30,000 students come from outside the UK testifies to its worldwide reputation, reinforced by a QS world ranking of 17= this year – and generates huge income from overseas students’ fees.

Edinburgh is the largest university in Scotland. Its buildings are spread around the city, but most border the historic Old Town. These include the university’s main library, which has been redeveloped at a cost of £60m.

The science and engineering campus is two miles to the south. The university got even larger in 2011, when it merged with Edinburgh College of Art, extending the opportunity for students and staff to collaborate across disciplines.

The university’s Centre for Sport and Exercise was extended in 2010, adding to the already impressive sports facilities. Considerable sums have also been spent making the university more accessible to disabled students. The students’ union operates on several sites and there is a regular bus link between the science areas and the main university around George Square. The city is a treasure-trove of cultural and recreational opportunities, and most students thrive on Edinburgh life. Most first years are guaranteed an offer of accommodation.

Competition for places remains intense with more than ten applications for each place in 2013.Edinburgh has been trying to widen its intake, with a range of bursaries, some worth up to £7,000 a year to English, Welsh or Northern Irish students. Other measures include an eight-week summer school for local teenagers and support for students in the transition to higher education.

The university has always attracted a high proportion of middle-class candidates (who make up five of every six entrants) – many from England – and is a favourite in independent schools, whose students take about a third of all places. Selection guidelines aim to look beyond grades to consider candidates’ potential, giving particular weight to references and personal statements.

Edinburgh is a member of the Russell Group of leading UK research universities. A fundraising campaign has contributed to a new informatics building, as well as to the development of a  “BioQuarter”, a ground-breaking collaboration between the university and a number of public bodies that is intended to consolidate Scotland’s reputation as a world leader in biomedical science.

In 2010, the author J K Rowling gave £10m to the university to set up a new clinic which conducts research into neurodegenerative diseases. A new library opened this year on the Science and Engineering campus, named after Noreen and Kenneth Murray, the Edinburgh-based husband and wife team who developed the Hepatitis B vaccine.

The Business School has relocated to the main campus and a new research centre has been established for the study of Islamic civilisation and issues relating to Islam in Britain. Elsewhere, £90m has been spent on the redevelopment of the Easter Bush site, where a veterinary school building, a research building for the recently incorporated Roslin Institute and a cancer centre opened in 2011.

Almost two-thirds of the work submitted for the last Research Assessment Exercise was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent, the highest proportion in Scotland. The university’s entry was among the largest in the UK and produced strong results across the board. The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine was the star performer, with all of the work in hospital-based clinical subjects rated at the international level and 40 per cent at the highest grade. Informatics, linguistics and English literature also produced outstanding results.

学生观点Student view

Briana Pegado, students’ association president

First impressions

Whether you’re studying engineering or art the range of people give a holistic and interesting edge to class discussions. 

Worst feature

It’s such a large university that the experience can be isolating but the union is here to provide support. 

Making a difference

The university fosters an activist culture that empowers students to get involved with more than 240 societies and seven volunteer groups.

Deal clincher

The first sheep to be cloned was Dolly here in 1996.