Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow

  • #1001-1200 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 15,488Total Students
  • 723Faculty
  • 2,765Int'l Students

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Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) is a vibrant multi-cultural modern university in the centre of Glasgow. Our welcoming community of 20,000 students from more than 100 countries enjoys a wide range of award-winning support services and state of the art facilities. Positioned as the University for the Common Good, GCU has a distinct and defining mission to deliver social benefit at home and overseas through education, research and social innovation. Our Chancellor is Nobel Peace Prize Winner and global anti-poverty campaigner Professor Muhammad Yunus.

Combined with our platinum-award winning eco-friendly campus (Ecocampus, 2015) and wide range of accreditations and industry links, it is no surprise that we have a graduate employment rate of 96% (HESA, 2016).  As the first Changemaker Campus in Scotland (Ashoka U, 2015), GCU is also a leader in widening access and is ranked 1st for both research power and graduate completion rates in Scotland within modern universities (HESA, 2014).

About

Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) is a vibrant multi-cultural modern university in the centre of Glasgow. Our welcoming community of 20,000 students from more than 100 countries enjoys a wide range of award-winning support services and state of the art facilities. Positioned as the University for the Common Good, GCU has a distinct and defining mission to deliver social benefit at home and overseas through education, research and social innovation. Our Chancellor is Nobel Peace Prize Winner and global anti-poverty campaigner Professor Muhammad Yunus.

Combined with our platinum-award winning eco-friendly campus (Ecocampus, 2015) and wide range of accreditations and industry links, it is no surprise that we have a graduate employment rate of 96% (HESA, 2016).  As the first Changemaker Campus in Scotland (Ashoka U, 2015), GCU is also a leader in widening access and is ranked 1st for both research power and graduate completion rates in Scotland within modern universities (HESA, 2014).

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2020
    #801-1000
  • 2021
    #801-1000
  • 2022
    #1001-1200
  • 2023
    #1001-1200
  • 2024
    #1001-1200

Student & Staff

Total students
15,488

13%
87%

International students
2,765

39%
61%

Total faculty staff
723

112
611

Total students
15,488

13%
87%

International students
2,765

39%
61%

Total faculty staff
723

611
112
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Scholarships

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Campus locations

Glasgow Caledonian University,

Glasgow Caledonian University , Glasgow , United Kingdom ,

Glasgow,

Glasgow, United Kingdom , Glasgow , United Kingdom ,

GCU London,

40 Fashion Street , London , United Kingdom , E1 6PX

GCU New York,

GCU New York , New York , United States ,

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