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Strong scores see rise in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026
Abertay University has been ranked the top modern university in Scotland for student experience in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
Moving up 12 places in the overall rankings, Abertay also had a strong performance on the important measure of teaching quality, ranking 27th among the UK’s 130 universities.
The success is the latest in a year of positive results which saw Abertay named top Scottish modern university by the Guardian University Guide 2026 and register a top Scottish modern hat-trick in the Complete University Guide 2026 on measures of student satisfaction, research intensity and facilities investment.
At subject level, The Times ranked Abertay top in the UK for teaching quality on our food science programmes, with Food Science and Psychology in the UK top five for both teaching quality and student experience, and Biomedical Science also in the UK top five for teaching quality.
Our Criminology and Psychology programmes were ranked top in Scotland for teaching quality. Abertay was also top in Scotland for student experience on both Food Science and Psychology programmes and top in Scotland for graduates outcomes linked to our Games and Arts programmes.
Both our criminology and sports sciences programmes were ranked top among Scottish modern universities, with Criminology, Sports Sciences, Food Science and Psychology programmes all ranking top for teaching quality and student experience among Scottish moderns.
Abertay also ranked top Scottish modern for graduate prospects in games, biomedical sciences, computer science, criminology and sociology.
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Liz Bacon said:
“This recognition is a testament to the outstanding hard work, dedication and talent of our staff, who go above and beyond to support our students, deliver an exceptional student experience and engage in research, knowledge exchange and innovation with real world impact. As Abertay continues to grow and develop, we remain firmly committed to providing a first-rate education that equips our graduates for success in the modern world. We’re equally proud of both our community focus and our growing international reach and we will continue to work hard to build on our successes and areas of expertise as we move into the future.”
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