About
University of the West of Scotland is a UK university founded in 2007, based in Paisley, with around 15,555 students.
Academic staff have published 13,140 works cited 748,073 times, with an h-index of 294.
Courses at University of the West of Scotland (86)
Accounting
University of the West of Scotland
NSS Score
85.71%
Adult Nursing
University of the West of Scotland
A-Levels
CDD
UCAS Points
75 points
Aircraft Engineering
University of the West of Scotland
A-Levels
BBC
UCAS Points
114 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£28,000
Aircraft Engineering
University of the West of Scotland
A-Levels
CCD
UCAS Points
90 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£28,000
Applied Bioscience
University of the West of Scotland
A-Levels
CCC
UCAS Points
96 points
NSS Score
95.71%
Applied Bioscience and Zoology
University of the West of Scotland
A-Levels
CCC
UCAS Points
96 points
NSS Score
96.98%
Notable alumni of University of the West of Scotland
See all 16 →16 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Erin Cuthbert
Scottish football player (born 1998)
Gavin Hastings
Rugby union player from Scotland
Kirsty Gilmour
badminton player
John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith
Scottish politician
Callum Hawkins
British long-distance runner
Willie Rennie
former Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Shamshad Akhtar
Pakistani banker
Corri Wilson
Scottish politician (born 1965)
Adam Ingram
SNP politician (born 1951)
Majid Haq
Scottish cricketer (born 1983)
Aileen Neilson
Scottish wheelchair curler
Hanzala Malik
Scottish politician
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #127
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #123
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- 601–800
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Paisley
- Postcode
- PA1 2BE
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2007
- Student Count
- 15,555