Heriot-Watt named International University of the Year

Heriot-Watt University was named International University of the Year by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. The University was also ranked joint 11th in the UK and joint 1st in Scotland for graduate salaries 6 months after graduation.

Overall, Heriot-Watt was ranked 39th out of 129 institutions in the UK and 5th in Scotland. In the individual subject tables, it was ranked in the UK top 10 for five subjects: Building at third place, Chemical Engineering at fifth place and General Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Town & Country Planning at eight place.

The University has three subjects ranked 1st in Scotland: Building, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. Furthermore, Heriot-Watt entered the Academic Ranking of World Universities top 500 universities in 2017, and was also placed in the top 400 universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

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