13th in the UK
Heriot-Watt has risen to 13th place out of 116 institutions in the new Guardian university league tables, up from 18th position last year, and is second in Scotland, behind St Andrews.
Top in the UK for two subjects
In the subject area tables, Heriot-Watt is ranked top in the UK for two of our sixteen subjects:
- Chemistry (up from 2nd last year)
- Civil Engineering (up from 3rd).
Six subjects ranked high in the UK
We are also in the top 5 in the UK for:
- Accounting & Finance (2nd)
- Building and Town & Country Planning (2nd)
- Business, Management & Marketing (4th),
- Physics (5th)
Two further subjects in the UK top ten:
- Chemical Engineering, (8th)
- Mathematics (10th).
Top in Scotland for six subjects
We are ranked 1st in Scotland for six subjects:
- Accounting & Finance
- Building and Town & Country Planning
- Chemistry,
- Chemical Engineering,
- Civil Engineering
- Economics
In addition, we are ranked 2nd in Scotland for three subjects:
- Business Management & Marketing
- Mathematics
- Physics
More information
The full tables and further information can be found here