Heriot-Watt University is ranked highly in both national and international league tables for 2016-2017:
QS World's University Rankings 2016/2017:
Heriot-Watt is ranked 327th in the world, 41st in UK and 7th in Scotland. This places it in the top 4% of universities globally, based on approximately 10,000 universities in the world. The University was also ranked in the UK top 10 for our proportion of international students and international faculty.
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016:
Ranked in the top 50 worldwide for Mineral & Mining Engineering (34th in the world); and in the top 150 worldwide for Civil & Structural Engineering.
Guardian University Guide 2017:
Heriot-Watt is ranked 27th overall in the UK and 4th in Scotland. It is also rated 1st in Scotland for Accounting & Finance, Building and Town & Country Planning, Economics, and Mechanical Engineering.
The Complete University Guide 2017:
Heriot-Watt is ranked 34th in the UK and 4th in Scotland. It is also ranked top 10 in the UK for Building, Chemical Engineering, Art & Design and Town & Country Planning; and in the top 25 for Accounting & Finance, Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering.
QS World's University Rankings 2016/2017:
Heriot-Watt is ranked 327th in the world, 41st in UK and 7th in Scotland. This places it in the top 4% of universities globally, based on approximately 10,000 universities in the world. The University was also ranked in the UK top 10 for our proportion of international students and international faculty.
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016:
Ranked in the top 50 worldwide for Mineral & Mining Engineering (34th in the world); and in the top 150 worldwide for Civil & Structural Engineering.
Guardian University Guide 2017:
Heriot-Watt is ranked 27th overall in the UK and 4th in Scotland. It is also rated 1st in Scotland for Accounting & Finance, Building and Town & Country Planning, Economics, and Mechanical Engineering.
The Complete University Guide 2017:
Heriot-Watt is ranked 34th in the UK and 4th in Scotland. It is also ranked top 10 in the UK for Building, Chemical Engineering, Art & Design and Town & Country Planning; and in the top 25 for Accounting & Finance, Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering.