Facts and figures

We have a large and diverse student population. Find out more about the student population.

Male and female students talkingStudent Profile of the University in Session 2008 - 2009

  • There were over 15,000 students at the University

Of the total:

  • 60% were Full time and 40% Part time
  • 63% were Undergraduate students
  • 35% were Postgraduate with the remainder in Postgraduate Research

Of the Undergraduates:

  • 35% attended Aberdeen Business School
  • 25% enrolled in Design and Technology courses
  • 39% were enrolled in Health and Social Care courses

Of the total student population:

  • 41% were male students
  • 59% were female students

Of the undergraduate population:

  • 33% were male students
  • 67% were female students

Female students were predominant in the part-time student population with 60% of all part time students.

Males made up the majority of Postgraduate students with 56% of the total.

Find out more details of these and other facts from the Annual Review

 

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Our performance speaks for itself

  1. "A degree from Robert Gordon is as near to a guarantee of a job as you can get. Few graduates were unemployed six months after leaving last year - just 3.8% - the lowest rate of any state-funded university in the country. It's the same every year at Robert Gordon, which has the best graduate jobs record of any university." The Sunday Times University Guide 2012 (11 September 2011)

  2. Robert Gordon University has been ranked as the top Modern University in the UK in The Guardian University guide 2011.

  3. We are the number 1 University in the UK for income received by industry (according to the Financial Times)

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