New for 2025, The Complete University Guide’s league tables ranks the best universities in the UK, overall and in 74 subject areas.
We’ve looked at the data and put together a list of Scotland’s 14 universities. The league tables can help students make informed decisions over which university to attend, based on a number of factors – including entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more.
Scroll through our picture gallery to see how Scotland's 14 universities rank best to worst in the Complete University Guide’s league table for 2025.
Scroll through our picture gallery to see how Scotland's 14 universities rank best to worst in the Complete University Guide’s league table for 2025.
![Scotland rank: 12. UK rank: 97. Overall score: 57%. Entry standards: 78%. Student satisfaction: 75%. Research quality: 65%. Graduate prospects: 76%.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjkwZDUyODAxLWJiZDItNGI1Zi1iMzMyLWY1M2E1ZjllNTk0MjowOThkYTA2Ni00YTViLTRmMzMtOWUyNi1jZWZjN2I3MmFiMmE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=580)
13. Queen Margaret University (Edinburgh)
Scotland rank: 12. UK rank: 97. Overall score: 57%. Entry standards: 78%. Student satisfaction: 75%. Research quality: 65%. Graduate prospects: 76%.Photo: Third Party
![Scotland rank: 13. UK rank: 99. Overall score: 57%. Entry standards: 75%. Student satisfaction: 81%. Research quality: 67%. Graduate prospects: 75%.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmY2Njg0NWQ5LTdlZDEtNDc0ZC1hOTFjLTg2ZjUwOTE1NWIzZTpjY2E4NDRiMS0wYTQyLTRjZmMtOTg1Zi01NTBjNzUxMDMwY2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
14. Abertay University (Dundee)
Scotland rank: 13. UK rank: 99. Overall score: 57%. Entry standards: 75%. Student satisfaction: 81%. Research quality: 67%. Graduate prospects: 75%.Photo: Third Party
![Scotland rank: 14. UK rank: 128. Overall score: 42%. Entry standards: 66%. Student satisfaction: 77%. Research quality: 62%. Graduate prospects: 71%.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmVlY2M1M2FmLWIyNTUtNDA5Zi1hOGFhLWY3MjQ2ZWNhOThhZTpjMTUyNmIyYS1iNTk3LTRiNmQtOWZmNS0yNDcyMTQ4ZTY2YWI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
15. University of the West of Scotland (Paisley)
Scotland rank: 14. UK rank: 128. Overall score: 42%. Entry standards: 66%. Student satisfaction: 77%. Research quality: 62%. Graduate prospects: 71%.Photo: Third Party