Student satisfaction
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Relative position20th percentile
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University profile
University of Stirling in profile
The University of Stirling is a public university with around 14,000 students. Profile, courses, entry and funding at a glance.
14,000
Students
1967
Founded
179
Programmes listed
Published outcomes & experience
Comparable indicators for University of Stirling, calculated from published official datasets. This is not an overall university ranking.
Graduate outcomes
Graduate Outcomes survey
Relative position42nd percentile
Official source →Continuation
Students continuing after their first year
Relative position63rd percentile
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Subject strengths
University of Stirling ranks in the UK top 10 for 2 subjects. UK subject ranks from the Complete University Guide league tables.
#1 Paramedic Science#9 Tourism Transport Travel & Heritage Studies#19 Communication & Media Studies#19 Social Policy#24 Philosophy#25 Education#25 Marketing#25 Sociology
Complete University Guide subject league tables. Only subjects where University of Stirling ranks in the UK top 25 are shown.
About University of Stirling
The University of Stirling is a public university with around 14,000 students, founded in 1967.
It is a recognised UK degree-awarding body, so its degrees are nationally recognised. It is based in Stirling, FK9 4LA.
Numbers & facts
The key facts about University of Stirling at a glance.
1967
Founded
14,000
Students
Stirling
Location
179
Programmes listed
Public university
Institution type
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Degree-awarding body
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Applying from school or college
With A-levels, Scottish Highers or Advanced Highers, a BTEC, T-level, IB or another accepted Level 3 route, you apply to University of Stirling through UCAS, up to five choices in one application, by the late-January equal-consideration deadline. Offers are usually conditional on your predicted grades, confirmed on results day.
Returning to study
If you're 21+ or don't have traditional qualifications, University of Stirling considers an Access to HE Diploma, relevant work experience and contextual factors. Many courses also offer a part-time route, and a foundation year can bridge the gap where entry requirements aren't yet met.
Applying from outside the UK
International applicants apply to University of Stirling through UCAS too, with an English-language qualification (typically IELTS) and international fee status. An International Foundation Year is a common entry route if your qualifications aren't a direct match.
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Programmes at University of Stirling
179 programmes at University of Stirling. Search live or filter by subject, level and study mode:
| Course | Award | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Business Law | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Accounting | BA (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Film & Media and History | BA (Hons) | History |
| Criminology and Law | BA (Hons) | Law |
| English Studies | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| English Studies and Psychology | BA (Hons) | Psychology |
| Art and Design | BA (Hons) | Art & Design |
| Digital Media and Communications | BA (Hons) | Sociology & Social Sciences |
| Economics and Politics | BA (Hons) | Economics |
| Film & Media | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| Film & Media and Philosophy | BA (Hons) | Philosophy & Religion |
| Film & Media and Politics | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| Business Studies | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business Studies and Economics | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business Studies and English Studies | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business Studies and Film & Media | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business Studies and Finance | BA (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Business Studies and French | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business Studies and Human Resource Management | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business Studies and Law | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business Studies and Management | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business Studies and Marketing | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business Studies and Politics | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business Studies and Psychology | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business Studies and Spanish | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Business Studies and Sport | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Criminology and Philosophy | BA (Hons) | Law |
| Criminology and Politics | BA (Hons) | Law |
| Criminology and Social Policy | BA (Hons) | Law |
| Criminology and Sociology | BA (Hons) | Law |
| Economics and Marketing | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| English Studies and Film & Media | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| English Studies and French | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| English Studies and History | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| English Studies and Journalism Studies | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| English Studies and Philosophy | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| English Studies and Politics | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| English Studies and Professional Education | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| English Studies and Religion | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| English Studies and Spanish | BA (Hons) | English & Literature |
| European Languages and Society with International Management | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Film & Media and Journalism Studies | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| Film & Media and Marketing | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Film & Media and Psychology | BA (Hons) | Psychology |
| Film & Media and Religion | BA (Hons) | Philosophy & Religion |
| Film & Media and Sociology | BA (Hons) | Sociology & Social Sciences |
| Film & Media and Spanish | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| Film & Media Studies and French | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| Finance | BA (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Finance and Mathematics | BA (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| French | BA (Hons) | Modern Languages |
| French and History | BA (Hons) | History |
| French and Human Resource Management | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| French and Journalism Studies | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| French and Law | BA (Hons) | Law |
| French and Marketing | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| French and Mathematics | BA (Hons) | Mathematics |
| French and Philosophy | BA (Hons) | Philosophy & Religion |
| French and Politics | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| French and Professional Education | BA (Hons) | Education & Teaching |
| French and Religion | BA (Hons) | Philosophy & Religion |
| French and Spanish | BA (Hons) | Modern Languages |
| French with Spanish and Professional Education | BA (Hons) | Education & Teaching |
| History | BA (Hons) | History |
| History and Heritage | BA (Hons) | History |
| History and Journalism Studies | BA (Hons) | History |
| History and Law | BA (Hons) | Law |
| History and Philosophy | BA (Hons) | History |
| History and Politics | BA (Hons) | History |
| History and Politics and Professional Education | BA (Hons) | History |
| History and Professional Education | BA (Hons) | History |
| History and Religion | BA (Hons) | History |
| History and Sociology | BA (Hons) | History |
| History and Sociology and Professional Education | BA (Hons) | History |
| History and Spanish | BA (Hons) | History |
| History and Sports Studies | BA (Hons) | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Human Resource Management | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Human Resource Management and Law | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Human Resource Management and Marketing | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Human Resource Management and Psychology | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Human Resource Management and Spanish | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| International Politics | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| Journalism Studies | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| Journalism Studies and Politics | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| Journalism Studies and Spanish | BA (Hons) | Media & Communications |
| Journalism Studies and Sport | BA (Hons) | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Law | BA (Hons) | Law |
| Law and Marketing | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Law and Politics | BA (Hons) | Law |
| Law and Spanish | BA (Hons) | Law |
| Liberal Arts | BA (Hons) | General Studies |
| Marketing | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Marketing and Psychology | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Marketing and Spanish | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Modern Languages and Business Studies | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Modern Languages and International Politics | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| Philosophy | BA (Hons) | Philosophy & Religion |
| Philosophy and Politics | BA (Hons) | Philosophy & Religion |
| Philosophy and Psychology | BA (Hons) | Psychology |
| Philosophy and Religion | BA (Hons) | Philosophy & Religion |
| Philosophy and Religion and Professional Education | BA (Hons) | Philosophy & Religion |
| Politics | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| Politics and Psychology | BA (Hons) | Psychology |
| Politics and Religion | BA (Hons) | Philosophy & Religion |
| Politics and Social Policy | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| Politics and Sociology | BA (Hons) | Politics & International Relations |
| Politics, Philosophy and Economics | BA (Hons) | Economics |
| Professional Accountancy | BA (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Professional Education (Primary) with specialism in Early Years | BA (Hons) | Education & Teaching |
| Professional Education (Primary) with specialism in Inclusive Practice | BA (Hons) | Education & Teaching |
| Professional Education (Primary) with specialism in Literacy | BA (Hons) | Education & Teaching |
| Professional Education (Primary) with specialism in Modern Language | BA (Hons) | Education & Teaching |
| Professional Education (Primary) with specialism in Numeracy | BA (Hons) | Education & Teaching |
| Professional Education (Primary) with specialism in The Environment | BA (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Psychology | BA (Hons) | Psychology |
| Psychology and a European Language | BA (Hons) | Psychology |
| Psychology and Sociology | BA (Hons) | Psychology |
| Religion and Sociology | BA (Hons) | Philosophy & Religion |
| Retail Marketing | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Scottish History | BA (Hons) | History |
| Social Work | BA (Hons) | Nursing & Health |
| Sociology and Social Policy | BA (Hons) | Sociology & Social Sciences |
| Sociology and Spanish | BA (Hons) | Sociology & Social Sciences |
| Spanish and Latin American Studies | BA (Hons) | Modern Languages |
| Sport Business Management | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Sport Studies | BA (Hons) | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Sports Studies and Marketing | BA (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Sport Development and Coaching | BA | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Accountancy | BAcc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Accountancy and Business Law | BAcc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Accountancy and Business Studies | BAcc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Accountancy and Economics | BAcc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Accountancy and Marketing | BAcc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Accountancy and Mathematics | BAcc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Accountancy and Spanish | BAcc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Accountancy and Sport | BAcc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Accounting and Finance | BAcc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Animal Biology | BSc (Hons) | Biological Sciences |
| Applied Mathematics | BSc (Hons) | Mathematics |
| Biology | BSc (Hons) | Biological Sciences |
| Biology and Mathematics | BSc (Hons) | Biological Sciences |
| Biology and Professional Education | BSc (Hons) | Biological Sciences |
| Biology and Psychology | BSc (Hons) | Psychology |
| Business Computing | BSc (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Cell and Molecular Bioscience | BSc (Hons) | Biological Sciences |
| Computing Science | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Computing Science and French | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Computing Science and Mathematics | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Computing Science and Philosophy | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Computing Science and Spanish | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Ecology and Conservation | BSc (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Economics | BSc (Hons) | Economics |
| Economics and Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) | Economics |
| Economics and Finance | BSc (Hons) | Accounting & Finance |
| Economics and Mathematics | BSc (Hons) | Economics |
| Environmental Geography | BSc (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Environmental Geography and Outdoor Education | BSc (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Environmental Geography and Professional Education | BSc (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Environmental Science | BSc (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Environmental Science and Mathematics | BSc (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Environmental Science and Outdoor Education | BSc (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Environmental Science and Politics | BSc (Hons) | Environmental Science |
| Management | BSc (Hons) | Business & Management |
| Marine Biology | BSc (Hons) | Biological Sciences |
| Mathematics | BSc (Hons) | Mathematics |
| Mathematics and Professional Education | BSc (Hons) | Mathematics |
| Mathematics and Psychology | BSc (Hons) | Psychology |
| Nursing (Adult) | BSc (Hons) | Nursing & Health |
| Nursing (Mental Health) | BSc (Hons) | Nursing & Health |
| Psychology | BSc (Hons) | Psychology |
| Software Engineering | BSc (Hons) | Computer Science |
| Sport and Exercise Science | BSc (Hons) | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Sport, Physical Education and Professional Education | BSc (Hons) | Sport & Exercise Science |
| Nursing (Adult Branch) | BSc | Nursing & Health |
| Nursing (Mental Health) | BSc | Nursing & Health |
| Paramedic Science | BSc | Nursing & Health |
| Accelerated Graduate Programme | LLB (Hons) | Law |
| Law | LLB (Hons) | Law |
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Campus & locations
University of Stirling is a campus-based public university in Stirling.
Teaching runs on campus: lectures, seminars and labs alongside libraries and study spaces, with a student community of societies, sport and events around them. The day-to-day exchange with tutors and coursemates is a big part of the experience.
On campus
Libraries & study spaces Labs & teaching facilities Students’ union & societies Sport & fitness Support services
Locations
Stirling
Typical campus facilities; the university’s own pages are authoritative.
Students & campus life
Who you’d study alongside at University of Stirling in Stirling. The student body in numbers, from official HESA data.
11,750
Students
enrolled (HESA, 2024/25)
19%
International
students from outside the UK
32%
Mature students
aged 25+ on entry
UK students by ethnicity
White92%
Asian3%
Black2%
Mixed3%
Other1%
Ethnicity of UK-domiciled students (HESA); international students not shown here.
Is University of Stirling right for you?
A particularly good fit if you …
- want a recognised UK degree with student finance eligibility
- like the idea of student life in Stirling
- prefer campus teaching with societies, sport and people around you
Less suitable if …
you need a fully flexible, distance-learning degree alongside a job. Check whether the individual programme offers online or part-time study.
For parents
The questions parents ask most about University of Stirling, answered briefly.
A recognised UK degree
University of Stirling awards its own degrees and is regulated in the UK higher-education framework. Its degrees are nationally recognised and a basis for postgraduate study.
Regulated fees & student finance
Tuition is set under Scotland’s own student-finance system. SAAS pays tuition for eligible Scottish-domiciled students; living-cost support is applied for separately.
A clear, structured route
Fixed term structure, defined assessment rules and academic support give orientation from day one.
Support from day one
Personal tutors, wellbeing and careers services accompany students from enrolment to graduation.
Career prospects
Graduate outcomes are tracked in the national Graduate Outcomes survey. Every course page here shows real earnings and employment data where available.
Structure & campus life
A fixed term rhythm in Stirling with in-person teaching, exchange and campus life gives structure and motivation.
Accreditation & recognition
How to read University of Stirling’s formal standing, the seals and what they mean:
Recognised degree-awarding body
Recognised UK degree-awarding body
University of Stirling awards its own degrees, which are accepted nationally and are the basis for Master’s and doctoral study.
Student finance eligible
Courses at recognised providers may qualify for tuition and maintenance support; eligibility depends on the student, course and home-nation system.
Admissions & entry routes
Apply through UCASUndergraduate applications run through UCAS, up to five course choices in one application.
Check the entry requirementsCheck the course’s accepted route: A-levels, Scottish Highers or Advanced Highers, BTEC, T-level, International Baccalaureate, Access qualifications or an international equivalent.
Mind the deadlinesThe main UCAS equal-consideration deadline is in late January; Clearing runs from July for remaining places.
Offers & resultsUniversities respond with conditional or unconditional offers; places are confirmed on results day.
Fees & funding
University of Stirling is in Scotland. Your funding route depends on where you normally live, not only where you study. Eligible Scottish-domiciled students apply through SAAS. The main routes:
SAAS tuition payment
Paid directly to the university for eligible Scottish-domiciled students. Applied for through SAAS, not Student Finance England.
Living-cost support
A mix of bursary and loan, depending on household income.
Scholarships & bursaries
University-specific awards for grades, subjects or circumstances. Check the university’s funding pages.
Repayment
Only above the Scottish repayment threshold, and written off at the end of the plan term.
Tuition fees vary by course and fee status (Home vs International). Please check the university's own course page.
Named scholarships & bursaries
Named awards University of Stirling offers, on top of standard student finance, pulled from the university’s own pages. Always confirm current eligibility and deadlines on the source page.
Extracted from University of Stirling’s official course and funding pages.
Frequently asked questions about University of Stirling
Is University of Stirling officially recognised?
Yes. University of Stirling is a recognised UK degree-awarding body; its degrees are nationally recognised.
How big is University of Stirling?
Around 14,000 students, founded in 1967.
What can I study at University of Stirling?
179 programmes are listed on this page, each with entry requirements, outcomes and fees. Use the filter above to find your subject.
How do I apply to University of Stirling?
Undergraduate applications run through UCAS, with up to five course choices in one application. Each course page lists the typical entry requirements.
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