Robert Gordon University

The Guardian University Guide 2025 has placed RGU first in Scotland and in the UK’s top 10 for assessment satisfaction while the University has improved its position on the career prospects measure as well being placed inside the UK’s top 20 for satisfaction in teaching.

There was success in individual courses too with Physiotherapy marked overall first in the UK. Pharmacy and Pharmacology was also ranked first in Scotland and in the UK’s top 10 with Children’s Nursing, Fine Art, Construction, Surveying and planning second in Scotland.

In relation to employability and career prospects, RGU ranked top in Scotland and the UK in Midwifery; Physiotherapy; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; and Construction, Surveying and Planning.

Other subject specific highlights include Physiotherapy being graded first in the UK for assessment satisfaction with Children’s Nursing; General Nursing; Pharmacy and Pharmacology; Computer Science; Business and Management; Media and Film Studies; Fine Art; Product Design; and Construction, Surveying and Planning rated first in Scotland.

Physiotherapy was rated second in the UK for teaching satisfaction with Pharmacy and Pharmacology; Forensic Science; Computer Science; Hospitality; Fine Art; Product Design; and Construction, Surveying and Planning number one in Scotland for the same measure. Overall, RGU has risen three places in the Guardian University Guide.

Renowned for its impressive graduate employability prospects, the Daily Mail University Guide 2025 has also placed RGU second in Scotland and eighth in the UK for careers on track in a measure based on the views of graduates and whether they felt that their early-stage careers were on track and in line with their expectations.

RGU also featured third in Scotland for both teaching excellence and student support, as well as fourth in Scotland for high-skilled jobs.

There was again considerable success at subject level too with Counselling, Psychotherapy and Occupational Therapy; Media Studies; Nursing and Midwifery; Art; and Architecture, building and planning; all ranking first in Scotland and in the UK's top 10.