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About Edinburgh Napier University
At Edinburgh Napier University, we believe in the importance of making a difference. While we’ve risen in rankings and grown in scope over the years, we’ve stayed true to our heritage as an applied technical institution. For our students and researchers, this means that learning and discovery doesn’t just take place in the lab or the classroom, it happens in the real world. That’s what makes us different. Year on year, we deliver personalised education, work-related learning and innovative research that matters—making positive change not just a distant goal but a daily reality.
- Edinburgh Napier University is one of the largest higher education institutions in Scotland with over 21,000 students from 150 countries on campus.
- The Edinburgh Napier University Business School has achieved AACSB accreditation, which places us in the top 5% of Business Schools globally.
- Edinburgh Napier is the #1 Modern University in Scotland (THE World University Rankings 2027).
- Edinburgh Napier is ranked the Top Modern University in Scotland by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027.
- Edinburgh Napier is the top university in Edinburgh for overall student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2026).
- We are also a top 5 UK modern university for Entry Standards and Graduate Prospects (The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027).
- Edinburgh Napier is the third most improved modern university in the whole of the UK (The Complete University Guide 2027).
- The Guardian University Guide 2027 ranked Edinburgh Napier University a Top 10 in the UK for Value-Added and was awarded a maximum 5 stars for Teaching, Employability and Internationalisation (QS World University Rankings).
- Edinburgh Napier University is a double recipient of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. The University has achieved the Customer Service Excellence Award from the UK Government.
- The #1 UK modern university for Computer Science (The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027).
- Top 10 UK Modern University for Accounting & Finance (The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027).
- Top 10 UK Modern University for Hospitality, Event Management and Tourism (The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027).
Alumni
Edinburgh Napier University has over 67,000 active graduates who play a dynamic role in University life as volunteers, supporters and donors. Some of their well-known graduates include Tavish Scott MSP, BBC broadcaster Catriona Shearer, photographers David Eustace and Colin Baxter, and film director Lynne Ramsay.
Edinburgh Napier confers honorary degrees on distinguished individuals across a wide range of fields. Those recognised include Sir Sean Connery, J K Rowling OBE, Sir Bill Gammell, Prof Anne Glover CBE, Dr Nigel Planer, Dr Christpher Brookmyre, Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies and Dr Lindsay Stewart OBE.
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