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The following is a list of universities in Scotland, detailing the year of foundation, the location and other information.
The oldest university in Scotland is the University of St Andrews, established in 1413, while the newest is the Queen Margaret University, converted in 2007.
[edit] Universities
- University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife (estb. 1413)
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow (estb. 1451)
- University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen (estb. 1495)
- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh (estb. 1583)
- University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (estb. 1964 (1796))
- Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (estb. 1966 (1821))
- University of Dundee, Dundee (estb. 1967 (1882))
- University of Stirling, Stirling (estb. 1967)
- Napier University, Edinburgh (estb. 1992 (1964))
- Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen (estb. 1992 (1750))
- University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Renfrewshire (estb. (as University of Paisley) (1992 (1897))
- Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow (estb. 1993 (1875))
- University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee (estb. 1994 (1888))
- Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh (estb. 2007 (1875))
Where two years are listed above the first gives the year the institution became a University while the second gives the year the institution was established in another form (For example if it was previously a College or a Central Institution)
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