About Glasgow Caledonian
Glasgow Caledonian – the largest and leading modern university in Scotland - is a vibrant, values-led university with campuses in the heart of Glasgow and London. With a strong commitment to high-quality education and research which supports the communities we serve, we have strong partnerships with employers to ensure our students get the careers they dream of and deserve.
With a wide range of professionally accredited courses and links with over 300 industry partners, we have the highest proportion of graduates in highly skilled occupations (82%) compared to other Scottish modern universities - with 91% of our students in employment or further study within 15 months of graduating (HESA 2024). We are Scotland’s leading provider of Graduate Apprenticeships.
We are the top-performing modern university in Scotland. We are listed as one of the top 50 universities in the UK in the highly coveted Guardian University Guide 2024, were ranked the UK’s Modern University of the Year in the Daily Mail University Guide 2025, we are included in the highly regarded top 50 UK universities in the 2024 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide for the first time.
We are the leading University in the UK in key areas including Radiography, (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025), Physiotherapy (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025) and Social Work (The Guardian University Guide 2025) with Biomedical Sciences (Daily Mail University Guide 2025), Complimentary Medicine (Complete University Guide 2025), Nutrition and Food Sciences (The Guardian University Guide 2025), Marketing and Public Relations (The Guardian University Guide 2025) and Computer Games and Animation (Daily Mail University Guide 2025) ranked first in Scotland.
For environmental sustainability we are the only Scottish university with EcoCampus Platinum accreditation and were ranked second in Scotland for sustainability in the most recent People and Planet league table.
Glasgow Caledonian is unsurpassed by any other Scottish modern university for the level of research (72%) considered to be world-leading or internationally excellent, our health research is only surpassed by King’s College London for outstanding impact, and 100% of our communications, culture and media research is rated as having an outstanding or very considerable impact (REF2021).
An independent economic impact report highlighted that Glasgow Caledonian is a valuable asset to the City of Glasgow, not only bringing economic and employment opportunities, but working to address the deep-rooted economic, social and health inequalities in the city (BiGGAR Economics).
The University for the Common Good
GCU contributes to society in a way that goes beyond the traditional role of a university. Our commitment to the Common Good is brought to life through our Strategy 2030 and the actions of our staff, students and alumni around the world.
Strategy 2030Glasgow Caledonian was the first University to align its research strategy and among the first to align its organisational strategies to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promoted by the United Nations. Central to our Strategy 2030 is the ambition to be recognised as world-leading in social innovation through our research and teaching.
Glasgow Caledonian’s research expertise spans three Schools (the School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, the Glasgow School for Business and Society, and our School of Health and Life Sciences), and centres including the Research Centre for Health (ReaCH), Mary Robinson Centre for Climate Justice, and Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health. Our globally recognised researchers regularly advise governments, industry and international bodies on policy development, and delivering impact.
Our welcoming University community of over 1,600 staff and more than 22,000 students from nearly 120 countries enjoy state-of-the-art facilities across our campuses in Glasgow and London. With transnational partnerships in China, South Africa, Oman, Bangladesh and Mauritius, our success as a globally connected University is demonstrated by the large number of international students studying at our UK campuses.
