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Heriot-Watt University is consistently ranked at a high level across a number of key university league tables. From our research performance to student satisfaction, graduate employability and the quality of our teaching, Heriot-Watt's status as a world-class university is independently confirmed.
The QS World’s University Rankings ranked Heriot-Watt 302nd in the world, 39th in the UK and 7th in Scotland. The international outlook of our university has been ranked 37th in the world, 13th in the UK and 3rd in Scotland by Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019.
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Heriot Watt University is ranked #832 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
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Jun 8, 2021 · Heriot-Watt University has climbed to its highest ever position in the 2022 QS World University Rankings released today. The University is 270th in the world, representing a 31-place year-on-year rise in the influential annual list that assesses institutional performance.
Jun 28, 2023 · Heriot-Watt University has risen to its highest ever position in the QS World University Rankings 2024. The University has climbed more than 40 places in the last year and is now ranked 235th in the world and 32nd in the UK.
256th in the QS World University Rankings 2025. 97% of Heriot-Watt University's physics research is classed as world-leading and internationally excellent, whilst 96% of its Engineering research, in a joint submission with the University of Edinburgh, is classed as world-leading and internationally excellent following the REF2021.
Jan 16, 2024 · Established in 1821 and located in the Scottish capital Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University is ranked joint 235th in the world and fifth in Scotland. Once located solely in the city centre, the university completed its move to the leafy suburb of Riccarton, approximately six miles from the city centre, in the 1990s.
Heriot-Watt University Dubai recently received a five-star rating for the second time in a row in the second annual Higher Education Classification ratings by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority. In January 2021, the University is moving to a brand new purpose-built campus in Dubai Knowledge Park.
