Abertay University
International Students
20%
Global Ranking
#1001
Acceptance Rate
85%
Tuition
Varies by program
About Abertay University
Abertay University, founded in 1888 and located in the heart of Dundee, Scotland, is a public university and registered Scottish charity (SC016040). Home to approximately 4,000 students from over 60 countries, Abertay has been ranked Scotland's top modern university by the Guardian University Guide 2027 and the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027 for teaching quality and student experience. The university is internationally recognised as the top European school for video games design (Princeton Review 2026) and holds a Gold Award as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education from the NCSC. Abertay's compact city centre campus houses all buildings within a quarter of a mile of each other, offering a close-knit, personalised learning environment. The university is organised into the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business and the Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences, supported by a pan-University Graduate School. Abertay offers undergraduate, postgraduate taught, postgraduate research and online master's degrees across subjects including computer games technology, ethical hacking, cybersecurity, psychology, business management, civil engineering, food science, biomedical science, law, and criminology.
Institution profile
- Short name
- Abertay
- Founded
- 1888
- Ownership
- public
- Institution type
- University
- Selectivity
- moderately selective
- Research university
- Yes
- Global ranking
- #1001
- National ranking
- #85
- Ranking year
- 2027
- Graduate employment
- 95%
- Visa support
- Available
Official Recognition
- Government recognized
- Yes
- Regulator
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)
- Provider ID
- DEQARINST2730
- Registration status
- registered
- CRICOS
- Not specified
- Last verified
- 2026-10-03
Should you apply?
Key signals to help you make a confident decision.
High acceptance rate
85% — relatively accessible
Scholarships available
Funding opportunities exist for international students
English requirements defined
Typically IELTS 6.0 or equivalent for UG, and 6.5 for PG.
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 85%
- Language req.
- Typically IELTS 6.0 or equivalent for UG, and 6.5 for PG.
- Application deadlines
- 2026-11-30
Academics
- Total students
- 4,000
- Language
- English
Cost & support
- Tuition
- Varies by program
- Scholarships
- Available
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Tuition & living costs
Tuition: Varies by program
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About
A public university in Dundee, Scotland, ranked Scotland's top modern university (Guardian University Guide 2027) and top for teaching quality and student experience among Scottish modern universities (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027), renowned for world-leading programmes in computer games technology and cybersecurity.
Official resources
Contact admissions
- International admissions
- international@abertay.ac.uk+44 1382 308000
- General contact
- sro@abertay.ac.uk+44 1382 308000
- Domestic admissions
- admissions@abertay.ac.uk+44 1382 308080
Ready to apply?
Start your application on the university's official site.