Stirling is well located in central Scotland with ease access to Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital, and Glasgow (both 30-40 minutes away by road or rail). The University of Stirling is a world-class institution, renowned for cutting-edge research, excellence in teaching and learning, and for providing one of the UK’s best student experiences. The University of Stirling has ranked 38th in the Times& The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023. More than 80% of research activity has been rated either world-leading or internationally excellent by REF 2021. Stirling has been given five stars in the QS World University Rankings 2021.

In addition, it has been also known as The Sports University of the Year in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020. Stirling offers a wide range of popular courses which are ranked top 10 in the UK (Times 2023), including Education, Media, Sports Science, Criminology, English, and Social Policy. More than 95% of our undergraduate and 96% of our postgraduate students were in employment or further study within 15 months of graduating, the HESA 2020 showed. Recognized for its safe and beautiful setting, the University has been rated 1st in the UK and 5th in the world for campus environment. It has been also voted as the safest student city in Scotland by Complete University Guide 2020 and the most affordable city to live in the UK according to Lloyds TSB 2019.

The University of Stirling offers generous scholarships for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Undergraduate students are automatically entitled to a scholarship of up to £8,000 and postgraduate students are automatically entitled to a £7,000 scholarship. After the waiver of scholarships, the total annual cost of undergraduate students at the University of Stirling is about 200,000-250,000 RMB, and the total annual cost of postgraduate students is about 22,000-250,000 RMB.