Students

Did you know that there are already more than 20,000 overseas students taking degrees in Scotland? They're already making the most of Scotland’s worldwide reputation for excellence in education. You could do the same.

With 14 universities,six specialist higher education institutions and 42 further education colleges across the country, you have plenty of places and courses to choose from, whether you want to study in a big city or on a remote Scottish island.

You’ll also find excellent schools here. In fact, Scotland was the first country in the world to introduce universal school education when an Act was passed in 1696 establishing a school in every parish. Countries such as France and America modelled their school systems on Scotland.

Education in Scotland is all about teaching people how to think rather than what to think. And Scots know the value of good education – more than half of all school leavers go on to college or university. That's by far the highest proportion in the UK.

Browse this part of the site to read real-life stories about what it’s like to study in Scotland.