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Good University Guide ranks Strathclyde amongst Top 20 in UK

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The University of Strathclyde is ranked amongst the Top 20 higher education institutions in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023.

Strathclyde is placed fourth in Scotland and 18th in the UK in the rankings, which is made up of eight indicators including student satisfaction with teaching quality and their wider student experience, research quality, graduate prospects, entrance qualifications held by new students, degree results achieved, student/staff ratios, and degree completion rates.

Strathclyde performs particularly well for its completion rate (91%), entry standards (202 UCAS points), graduate prospects (83.8%) and National Student Survey teaching quality (76.7%).

Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Principal & Vice-Chancellor, said: “We are pleased that Strathclyde’s ethos as ‘a place of useful learning’ combined with our distinctive approach to teaching, research and innovation positions us amongst the top-ranked universities in the country.

“As a leading international technological university that pursues the delivery of its strategic objectives in a socially progressive way, we are committed to providing an excellent student experience and applying our research expertise towards tackling urgent global challenges, working in partnership with academia, government, industry and the third sector.”