The University of Stirling is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airthrey Castle estate. Since its foundation, it has expanded to four faculties, a Management School, and a number of institutes and centres covering a broad range of subjects in the academic areas of arts and humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and health sciences and sport.

The university campus is approximately 360 acres (1.5 km²) in size, incorporating the Stirling University Innovation Park and the Dementia Centre. The campus, with its wildlife, loch and mixture of native and exotic flora are located in the foothills of the Ochil Hills and is often cited as among the most beautiful in the UK. In 2002, the University of Stirling and the landscape of the Airthrey Estate was designated by the International Council on Monuments and Sites as one of the UK’s top 20 heritage sites of the 20th century. The institution also occupies buildings in the city of Stirling.

The university attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds, with more than 14,000 part-time and full-time students enrolled in the 2016/17 academic year. Stirling has international degree programme partnerships in China with Hebei Normal University, Singapore with Singapore Institute of Management, Oman and Vietnam.

Region	Central Europe
Country	United Kingdom
Established	1967
Status	Public
Students	9800
European University Rankings	226
Central European University Rankings	195
National University Rankings	49
Official Website	https://www.stir.ac.uk/

University Highlights

Year	Overall	Teaching quality	Research	Employment	Сitation	Internationalization	Innovation	Infrastructure	Opinions of employers	Income	Educational potential
2020	78,839	12,663	12,647	10,078	9,757	8,663	7,59	8,45	4,259	2,109	2,623
2019	87,203	13,662	13,325	11,543	10,665	10,391	8,71	8,748	4,55	2,94	2,669
2018	87,189	13,449	13,563	11,776	10,667	10,406	8,694	8,726	4,536	2,924	2,448
2017	86,943	13,447	13,341	11,555	10,665	10,404	8,691	8,723	4,533	2,921	2,663
2016	86,95	13,448	13,343	11,552	10,664	10,412	8,695	8,722	4,532	2,92	2,662
2015	86,877	13,449	13,34	11,547	10,659	10,405	8,689	8,717	4,519	2,877	2,675