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Where we rank
Heriot-Watt University is consistently ranked at a high level across a number of key university league tables.
From our research performance to student satisfaction, graduate employability and the quality of our teaching, Heriot-Watt's status as a world-class university is independently confirmed.
- 29th overall in the UK
- 7th in the UK and 2nd in Scotland for Economics
- 2nd in the UK and 1st in Scotland for Chemical Engineering
- Top 3 in Scotland for Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Economics, Fashion and Textiles, Interior Design, Language and Linguistics, and Physics.
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