Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh Napier University delivers the skills and experience that matter. We combine professional know-how with an academic approach and work-related learning to help our students succeed beyond university. Meanwhile, our research shapes the world around us, improving lives in Scotland and across the globe.

We are internationally recognised: in the recent QS Stars international university rankings, the quality of our teaching, internationalisation and employability were all officially recognised, with the University scoring five stars in each category.

We have nearly 20,000 students studying with Edinburgh Napier across our three campuses in Edinburgh and through transnational education overseas. We are an international community with students from more than 140 countries.

Edinburgh Napier appeared in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the first time in 2017, and we rank particularly strongly for “international outlook” (166th of 1,102 worldwide institutions) in the 2018 table.