The University of Edinburgh
Student Recruitment & Admissions
57 George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9JU
Tel: 0131 650 4360
Email: sra.enquiries@ed.ac.uk
Website: http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/
Information from this Institution
Institution´s policy on Unit Grades
The University of Edinburgh does not intend to use A-level unit grade information either in selection or in offer making. It may however choose to do so in the assessment of borderline applications in certain high demand subject areas and where applicants have narrowly missed the conditions of an offer.
Interviews
Veterinary Medicine, Education and Music only.
Open days
The University holds three Open Days which will take place on Friday 15 June 2007, Friday 7 September 2007 and Saturday 29 September 2007.
Compacts and networks
Member of LEAPS (Lothian Equal Access Programme for Schools) and SWAP (Scottish Wider Access Programme).
Campus locations
City centre.
Notes
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) is bringing all qualifications in Scotland together in a unified framework of credits and levels. Honours degrees are at SCQF level 10, degrees without Honours are at level 9, HND and Diploma in HE are at level 8, and HNC and Certificate in HE are at level 7. For further information, see www.scqf.org.uk.
| student numbers | |||||
| total number of students : | 24759 | ||||
| total degree students : | 17000 | ||||
| total HND students : | 0 | ||||
| total other students : | 0 | ||||
| Degree | HND | Other | |||
| percentage on sandwich courses : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| percentage mature students : | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| percentage international students : | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ratio male / female : | 44/56 | 0/0 | 0/0 | ||
| student numbers by subject area | Degree | HND | Other | ||
| medicine, dentistry, veterinary science : | 1922 | 0 | 0 | ||
| subjects allied to medicine : | 303 | 0 | 0 | ||
| science : | 3420 | 0 | 0 | ||
| engineering & technology : | 1115 | 0 | 0 | ||
| architecture, building & planning : | 288 | 0 | 0 | ||
| mathematical sciences, IT & computing : | 885 | 0 | 0 | ||
| business & administrative studies : | 690 | 0 | 0 | ||
| social, economic, political & legal studies : | 2300 | 0 | 0 | ||
| humanities : | 3836 | 0 | 0 | ||
| art & design, performing arts : | 213 | 0 | 0 | ||
| education : | 1653 | 0 | 0 | ||
| combined : | 436 | 0 | 0 | ||
| accommodation | |||||
| percentage of first years requiring accommodation who can be accommodated in institution managed accommodation : | 99 | ||||
| estimated weekly cost of institution managed accommodation for 34-37 weeks: | |||||
| including 0-2 meals a day, 0-0 days per week | £125.00-£149.00 | ||||
| including no food | £76.00-£94.00 | ||||
| other | £0.00-£0.00 | ||||
| overseas opportunities (exc. compulsory language course placements) | |||||
| number of students on a placement or study period abroad : | 235 | ||||