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University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a compact, city-centre campus on Scotland's east coast, known for combining excellent teaching with a supportive global community. It was founded in 1881 as University College Dundee and spent around seven decades within the University of St Andrews before becoming independent by royal charter in 1967. Its courses are informed by research and taught by academics who are experts in their fields.
The campus brings together a library, teaching spaces, the Students' Union, accommodation and a gym, all close to the city's train and bus stations, shops, cafés, bars and restaurants. Dundee Airport has direct flights to London Heathrow, while Glasgow and Edinburgh airports are just over an hour away. The university highlights Dundee as more affordable than other UK cities to live in, and notes that bus travel in Scotland is free for under-22s.
26th
in the UK, overall (The Guardian University Guide 2026)
12th
in the UK (Daily Mail University Guide 2026)
Global Excellence Scholarship
Merit-based tuition fee discount of £7,500 per year for most undergraduate programmes, or £8,000 per year for most postgraduate taught programmes.
Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship: Africa
Automatic award for undergraduate and postgraduate students domiciled in Africa: £6,500 off tuition fees in the first year and £4,000 per year after that.
Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship: South Asia
Automatic award for undergraduate and postgraduate students domiciled in South Asia: £6,500 off tuition fees in the first year and £4,000 per year after that.
Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship: East Asia
Automatic award of £4,000 per year for undergraduate and postgraduate students domiciled in East Asia.
Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship: South East Asia
Automatic award of £4,000 per year for undergraduate and postgraduate students domiciled in South East Asia.
Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship: Middle East & North Africa
Automatic award of £4,000 per year for undergraduate and postgraduate students domiciled in the Middle East or North Africa.
Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship: Americas
Automatic award of £4,000 per year for undergraduate and postgraduate students domiciled in the Americas.
Alumni & Family Scholarship
£3,000 for one year, for international students with an immediate family member who is a Dundee graduate or current student.
Careers
More than 300 employers visit campus each year, offering vacancies, placements, consultancy projects and immersive experiences. The Careers Service provides 1:1 advising, careers fairs, skills sessions and networking events, including support after graduation. Part-time job support includes CV help, a part-time jobs fair and the University JobShop portal, and the Centre for Entrepreneurship offers enterprise skills plus funding and mentoring for new ventures.
Student support
Support includes Academic Skills, counselling and disability services, alongside an on-campus University Health Service offering health advice, counselling and help registering with a doctor and dentist. The International Advice Service covers immigration and practical living guidance plus welcome and social events, Peer Connectors run a buddy system for new arrivals, and the Global Room is a dedicated space for students to relax and meet others.
Accommodation
Single-occupancy accommodation on or near campus is furnished, with shared kitchens, private bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms. Full-time students starting in September who apply by the deadline are guaranteed one offer of accommodation, subject to terms, and the Students’ Association advises students who arrange their own housing.
Facilities and student life
Four libraries serve the university, with the Main Library at the centre of campus offering electronic and print resources, printing, short-term laptop loans and a Create Space with 3D printers. Sport and Active Health (SpAH) facilities include tennis courts, a swimming pool, a gym with a strength-training area, exercise studios, a cycle studio and more than 40 classes a week. The Students’ Union, DUSA, supports more than 150 sports clubs and societies and runs a café bar on City Campus.
Veritas Pathways students on the International Foundation Year may progress to University of Dundee, subject to meeting its academic, English language, attendance and non-academic entry requirements.