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University of Glasgow

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Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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Students38,710 (2025)
World ranking (2026)QS #79 · THE #84 · Guardian #24
Int'l tuition£27,720/yr
Acceptance rateNot reported

Tuition (2026/27, from the official fees page's 2026/27 table, distinct from a 2025/26 table also on the same page) ranges £27,720/year (Arts and Social Sciences, used as the low end, excluding the non-degree £24,000 Incoming Study Abroad rate) to £33,210 (Science/Engineering/Nursing/Medical-Veterinary-Life-Sciences) to £37,350 (BVMS Veterinary Medicine) to £58,500 (BDS Dentistry) to £62,730 (MBChB and clinical programmes, the highest figure found across this whole set). Rankings all come from Glasgow's own official pages: QS 79th world / 12th UK (2026) from Glasgow's own news article; THE 84th world / 10th UK (2026) from Glasgow's own news article; Guardian 24th UK (2026) from Glasgow Business School's own accreditations page. Russell Group membership is confirmed directly on Glasgow's own 'About' page ('a member of the prestigious Russell Group'). Student size (38,710 total: 24,300 undergraduate + 14,410 postgraduate, 2024/25) is a secondary (Wikipedia/HESA-derived) figure -- Glasgow's own marketing copy instead rounds down to 'over 30,000' students, a looser round number than the HESA-based figure, flagged as a wider gap than most other schools' rounding. No official acceptance rate published.

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Accountancy & Finance (Hons)

Business & Management

Partial

AAB - BBB (A-level), Mathematics required (or an accepted alternative: Accounting, Chemistry, Physics, Further Maths, Economics, Statistics, or Applied Statistics), GCSE English at B/5; IB 36 points (6,6,5), HL Mathematics, SL English at 5

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Accountancy & Finance course page (UCAS code N400) confirms the AAB-BBB/IB 36 (665 HL) standard and the flexible Mathematics-or-named-alternative subject requirement -- a real, wider set of qualifying subjects than the other Mathematics-requiring STEM entries. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Business & Management MA(SocSci) (Hons)

Business & Management

Partial

AAB - BBB (A-level), English or Humanities subject required; IB 36 points (6,6,5), English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Business & Management course page (UCAS code N200) confirms the AAB-BBB/IB 36 (665 HL) standard and states directly that no prior business or management study is required to enter. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Chemical Physics BSc (Hons)

Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Partial

AAB - BBB (A-level), Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics all required; IB 34 points (6,5,5), HL Chemistry, Mathematics (Analysis & Approaches), and Physics all required

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Chemical Physics course page (UCAS code F335) confirms the AAB-BBB/IB 34 (655 HL) standard and the three-required-science-subjects requirement (Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics all mandatory, not a choose-one list). Glasgow doesn't offer a standalone Chemical Engineering degree -- Chemical Physics and general Engineering (the Civil Engineering with Architecture entry) are the closest routes, confirmed by the absence of any Chemical Engineering programme page on gla.ac.uk. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Chemistry BSc (Hons)

Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Partial

ABB - BBB (A-level), Mathematics and Chemistry required; IB 32 points (5,5,5), HL Mathematics (Analysis & Approaches) and Chemistry required

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Chemistry course page (UCAS code F100) confirms the ABB-BBB/IB 32 (555 HL) standard and the Mathematics-plus-Chemistry subject requirement. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Civil Engineering with Architecture BEng (Hons)

Engineering

Partial

AAB - BBB (A-level, BEng route; MEng route requires AAA), Mathematics and Physics required (Design & Technology accepted in place of Physics for 3D/Product Design options only); IB 34 points (6,5,5) for BEng, 38 points (6,6,6) for MEng, HL Mathematics (Analysis & Approaches) and Physics

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Civil Engineering with Architecture course page confirms both the BEng (AAB-BBB, UCAS code H2KC, 4 years) and MEng (AAA, UCAS code H2K1, 5 years) routes and the Mathematics-plus-Physics subject requirement -- this entry stores the BEng route's UCAS code and grade figures. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Computing Science BSc (Hons)

Computer Science & Computing

Partial

AAA - AAB (A-level), Mathematics required; IB 38 points (6,6,6), HL6 Mathematics (Analysis & Approaches)

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Computing Science course page (UCAS code G400) confirms the AAA-AAB/IB 38 (666 HL) standard and the Mathematics subject requirement, and names no admissions test. Glasgow's general US-applicant policy (Method 1: 3.0 GPA + SAT 1280+/ACT 27+ + 2 APs at 4+, or Method 2: 3 APs at 4+ with no SAT/ACT) is re-confirmed on gla.ac.uk's own Arts-college USA-applicant page, which states explicitly that it does not map to specific A-level bands or programmes -- the same honest gap the existing Glasgow Economics and Medicine entries already identified, so no direct SAT/ACT figure is published here either, keeping this entry consistent with that established precedent. Kept 'partial'.

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Dentistry BDS

Medicine & Health Sciences

Partial

AAA in three different subjects (A-level), Biology/Human Biology at A and Chemistry at A required, third subject cannot be General Studies; IB 36 points (6,6,6 HL), HL Chemistry and Biology required, Mathematics or Physics at HL (or SL6 if HL unavailable)

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Oct 15

Glasgow's own Dental School academic-entry-requirements page (UCAS code A200) confirms the AAA/IB 36 (666 HL) standard and the Biology-plus-Chemistry-at-A requirement. All Medicine and Dentistry applicants must complete the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) by the same-year deadline, used together with meeting academic requirements to select candidates for interview -- a real contrast with the Veterinary Medicine entry, which uses its own separate ethical-reasoning-test-plus-interview process instead of the UCAT. UCAS applications for Dentistry, Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine are due 15 October, earlier than the 13 January deadline confirmed for the other, non-clinical Glasgow entries. Dentistry is a dental degree, not a physician-training programme, so no ECFMG sponsor-note lookup applies here. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Economics MA(SocSci) (Hons)

Economics

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AAB-BBB (A-level English/Humanities subject and Mathematics required)

£27,720/yr (international)2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Economics MA(SocSci) (Hons) course page (UCAS code L150) states the A-level standard entry requirement directly: AAB-BBB, plus A-level English/Humanities and Mathematics. Glasgow separately publishes a general international-qualifications guidance page describing a 'Method 1: SAT 1280+ or ACT 27+ plus 2 APs at 4/5' conversion, but that page doesn't confirm which A-level band it maps to for this specific course, so no SAT/ACT figure is published here rather than assuming the mapping -- same honest-gap standard as elsewhere. Tuition confirmed via gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees/intlfees/: Arts and Social Sciences band (covers Economics) is £27,720/year for 2026/27.

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English Literature MA (Hons)

Humanities

Partial

ABB - BBB (A-level), English or another Humanities subject required; IB 34 points (6,5,5), English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own English Literature course page (UCAS code Q301) confirms the ABB-BBB/IB 34 (655 HL) standard and the English/Humanities subject requirement, plus a real advanced-entry route (A*A*A or 38+ IB points skips directly to Year 2). Application deadline confirmed directly: 13 January 2027 for most UK applicants. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the general Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Film & Television Studies MA (Hons)

Media & Journalism

Partial

ABB - BBB (A-level), English or another Humanities subject required; IB 34 points (6,5,5), English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Film & Television Studies course page (UCAS code P390) confirms the ABB-BBB/IB 34 (655 HL) standard and the English/Humanities subject requirement, the same figures as the English Literature, History, and Philosophy entries. No portfolio or audition requirement stated -- an academic Humanities-style admission, not a creative-practice one. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Geography BSc (Hons)

Geography & Environmental Sciences

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ABB - BBB (A-level), a Science subject at B required; IB 32 points (5,5,5), HL Science subject required

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Geography course page confirms the BSc route (UCAS code F800, ABB-BBB/IB 32 [555 HL], a Science subject required, this entry's published data) alongside two Arts-side variants not published as separate rows: MA (L702) and MA(SocSci) (L700), both requiring English/Humanities instead of a Science subject and carrying higher IB floors (34/665 and 36/665 respectively). Advanced entry to Year 2 (A*A*A or 38 IB points) is available for the MA route but not the BSc. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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History MA (Hons)

Humanities

Partial

ABB - BBB (A-level), English or another Humanities subject required; IB 34 points (6,5,5), English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own History course page (UCAS code V100) confirms the ABB-BBB/IB 34 (655 HL) standard and the English/Humanities subject requirement, the same figures as the English Literature, Film & Television Studies, and Philosophy entries -- a real, consistent Arts-college floor across multiple named single-honours degrees, not a coincidence unique to one course. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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International Relations MA(SocSci) (Hons)

International Relations & Politics

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AAB - BBB (A-level), English or Humanities subject required; IB 36 points (6,6,5), English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own International Relations course page (UCAS code L250, a distinct code coincidentally shared numerically with LSE's own BSc International Relations UCAS code elsewhere in this list -- unrelated institutions, unrelated coincidence) confirms the AAB-BBB/IB 36 (665 HL) standard. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for its two-tier US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Mathematics BSc (Hons)

Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Partial

AAB - BBB (A-level), Mathematics required (MA variant additionally requires a Humanities subject); IB 34 points (6,5,5), HL Mathematics (Analysis & Approaches) required

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Mathematics course page confirms the AAB-BBB/IB 34 (655 HL) standard for the BSc route (UCAS code G100, this entry's published code) and notes a separate MA route (code G102) adding a Humanities subject requirement, not published as a separate row. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Medicine MBChB

Medicine & Health Sciences

ECFMG Sponsor NotePartial

AAA including Chemistry and one of Biology, Maths, or Physics, plus a third A in a separate subject (A-level)

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Oct 15

Glasgow's own Medicine (MBChB, A100) course page confirms the AAA A-level standard and that the UCAT plus an interview are required, but names no SAT, ACT, or AP figure for US applicants anywhere -- a genuine gap, consistent with the existing Glasgow Economics entry (also partial, no confirmed SAT/ACT mapping for a specific A-level band). No direct SAT/ACT figure published.

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Philosophy MA (Hons)

Humanities

Partial

ABB - BBB (A-level), English or another Humanities subject required; IB 34 points (6,5,5), English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Philosophy course page (UCAS code V502) confirms the ABB-BBB/IB 34 (655 HL) standard and the English/Humanities subject requirement, the same figures as the English Literature, History, and Film & Television Studies entries. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Physics BSc (Hons)

Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Partial

AAB - BBB (A-level), Mathematics and Physics required; IB 34 points (6,5,5), HL Mathematics (Analysis & Approaches) and Physics required

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Physics/Theoretical Physics course page (UCAS code F300 for the standard Physics BSc; F344 for Theoretical Physics BSc, not published as a separate row) confirms the AAB-BBB/IB 34 (655 HL) standard and the Mathematics-plus-Physics subject requirement. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Politics MA(SocSci) (Hons)

International Relations & Politics

Partial

AAB - BBB (A-level), English or Humanities subject required; IB 36 points (6,6,5), English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6

2027 entry

Glasgow's own Politics course page (UCAS code L202) confirms the AAB-BBB/IB 36 (665 HL) standard, the same figures as the Business & Management, International Relations, and Sociology entries -- another real, consistent Social Sciences-college floor across multiple named degrees. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Psychology BSc (Hons)

Psychology

Partial

AAA - ABB (A-level), two A-level Science subjects required, GCSE Mathematics at B/5-6; IB 36 points (6,6,5), two HL Science subjects, SL4 Mathematics minimum

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Psychology course page (UCAS code C800 for the BSc route) confirms the AAA-ABB/IB 36 (665 HL) standard and the two-science-subjects requirement; a separate MA/MA(SocSci) route (codes C801/C802) instead requires English or a Humanities subject rather than sciences -- this entry covers the BSc science route only. The programme is capped at a 600-student class size, with priority given to applicants who use the Psychology UCAS code specifically. No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Scots Law LLB

Law

Partial

AAA (A-level), English or Humanities subject required, GCSE English at B/5; IB 38 points (6,6,6), HL Humanities and SL English at 6

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Scots Law course page (UCAS code M114) confirms the AAA/IB 38 (666 HL) standard and the mandatory LNAT (Law National Admissions Test) -- unlike Edinburgh's Law entry, which names no admissions test at all, a genuine institutional contrast between Scotland's two oldest law schools. No admissions test detail beyond 'satisfactory completion' is given. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for its two-tier US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Sociology MA(SocSci) (Hons)

International Relations & Politics

Partial

AAB - BBB (A-level), English or Humanities subject required; IB 36 points (6,6,5), English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Jan 13

Glasgow's own Sociology course page (UCAS code L300) confirms the AAB-BBB/IB 36 (665 HL) standard, the same figures as the Business & Management, International Relations, and Politics entries. Filed under 'International Relations & Politics' as the closest existing taxonomy bucket for a social-science course without a dedicated one -- the same reasoning already applied to LSE's BSc Sociology entry earlier (same taxonomy gap, same resolution). No admissions test named. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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Veterinary Medicine & Surgery BVMS

Medicine & Health Sciences

Partial

AAA (A-level), Chemistry and Biology required, GCSE English at B/5; IB 38 points (6,6,6 HL), HL Chemistry and Biology required, SL English and Physics/Mathematics at 6

2027 entryUCAS · Apply by Oct 15

Glasgow's own Veterinary Medicine & Surgery (BVMS) course page (UCAS code D100) confirms the AAA/IB 38 (666 HL) standard and the Chemistry-plus-Biology requirement. Admissions assessment is a real, distinct process from the other UK Vet Medicine entries: an online ethical-reasoning test followed by a 20-25 minute interview with two admissions panel members, not the UCAT used by Glasgow's own Medicine and Dentistry programmes (the Dentistry entry). Around 250 candidates interviewed for 72 UK places, per the same page. At least one week of veterinary-practice work experience is recommended. Filed under 'Medicine & Health Sciences' -- Veterinary Medicine trains vets, not physicians, so no ECFMG sponsor-note lookup applies here, the same treatment already applied to the other Veterinary Medicine entries. Reuses the established Glasgow honest-gap treatment for the Method 1/2 US-applicant policy -- no direct SAT/ACT figure published. Kept 'partial'.

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