Edinburgh Napier University Rankings 2026

Edinburgh Napier University, situated in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a public research university. The university's forerunner, Napier Technical College, was established in 1964 and was named after Scottish mathematician and philosopher John Napier, who lived in the 16th century. In 1992, Lord Douglas-Hamilton officially established the technical college as Napier University. 

The three campuses that make up Edinburgh Napier University are Craiglockhart, Merchiston, and Sighthill. The three campuses house a number of exceptional facilities, including sports science labs, newsrooms, lecture theaters with 200 and 400 seats, lifelike hospital wards, biotech laboratories, clinical skills suites, [EN]GAGE sports centers, Jack Kilby Computing Centers, Bright Red Triangle business incubators, soundproofed industry-standard music studios, multimedia and language laboratories, and much more. 

The institution provides graduate research opportunities in addition to its 162 graduate programs and 153 undergraduate programs. The institution also offers graduate apprenticeships, PGDE programs, 41 online learning programs, short courses, and ten distant learning alternatives. In addition to engineering, acting, biosciences, law, veterinary nursing, accounting and finance, and teaching, there are programs available in 20 other fields of study.

Edinburgh Napier University World Rankings

Subject-Wise Ranking

According to QS Top Universities, Edinburgh Napier University is ranked #151-160 in the QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2023. According to THE subject-wise 2023 rankings, the Edinburgh Napier University ranks 201-250 in Clinical, Pre-clinical and Health, 201-250 in Engineering and Technology, 201-250 in Psychology, 301-400 in Education, 301-400 in Computer Science, and 301-400 in Social Sciences. 

Employability Ranking

As stated by the university, more than 95% of Edinburgh Napier University graduates find work or continue their education within six months of graduation.