The University of Aberdeen is Scotland's third-oldest university, founded in 1495 in the city that became Europe's energy capital. It is best known for medicine, law, energy and petroleum engineering, business, biology and the environment, with a growing focus on the energy transition. Choose it for a historic university with strong energy-industry links and four-year Scottish degrees.
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Official website: abdn.ac.uk
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1495 — the fifth-oldest university in the UK
Top 20 in the world (QS Subject Rankings)
Five associated with the university
£22,000 – £30,000
International students, undergraduate and taught Master's; medicine higher
£10,000 – £13,000
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on abdn.ac.uk before you apply.
MSc Petroleum Engineering
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 90
MSc Renewable Energy Engineering
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 90
MSc Data Science
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 90
MBA
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 90
LLM International Commercial Law
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep, Jan
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 90
MBChB Medicine
Bachelors DegreeDuration
60 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
Energy — decades of oil and gas expertise now applied to offshore wind and hydrogen.
Medicine — the first English-language medical chair in the world, founded in 1497.
Old Aberdeen — a medieval campus around King's College Chapel and its crown tower.
Scottish four-year degrees with flexible subject choice in the first two years.
Energy graduates join Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, Wood and the offshore wind developers based in Aberdeen.
Medical and health graduates enter NHS Grampian and health boards across Scotland.
Law alumni move into Scottish and international commercial firms and the energy sector.
Graduates can work in the UK for two years on the Graduate visa.
Undergrad
14 Jan 2027
Postgrad
Rolling
Undergrad
No UG intake
Postgrad
Rolling
The main campus in Old Aberdeen mixes 15th-century King's College with the modern Sir Duncan Rice Library, all a 20-minute walk from the city centre, with the medical school at Foresterhill nearby.
Aberdeen is a granite city on the North Sea with a beach, low rent for the UK and Scotland's whisky and castle country on its doorstep. Edinburgh is two and a half hours by train.
CAS from the University of Aberdeen
Proof of funds for fees and living costs
English test at B2 level or above
TB test certificate, if required
Immigration Health Surcharge payment
Valid passport with blank pages
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS with an equal-consideration deadline of 14 January 2027 for September 2027 entry; medicine closes on 15 October 2026. Taught Master's courses accept applications on a rolling basis, with most closing in July for September and November for January.
September is the main intake for all undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Aberdeen also runs a January intake for many taught Master's programmes, including petroleum engineering, renewable energy, data science, the MBA and law. Medicine and most undergraduate degrees are September only.
You need a Student route visa. Aberdeen issues your CAS once you accept an unconditional offer and pay the deposit. Apply online up to six months before your course starts, showing proof of funds, and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge with the application.
Petroleum engineering, renewable energy engineering, data science, the MBA and international commercial law are the most applied-for programmes. Most Master's courses ask for a 2:1 or above and IELTS 6.5 with no band below 5.5. Undergraduate offers are typically ABB to BBB at A-level, with medicine requiring AAA and the UCAT.
Yes. Aberdeen offers the Aberdeen Global Scholarship, a tuition discount for international undergraduate and Master's students awarded automatically on enrolment, plus country-specific awards for students from India and other regions. Check the university's funding pages for current amounts.
