Edinburgh Napier University
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📸 At a Glance

 🌍 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (Three main campuses across the city – Craiglockhart, Merchiston, and Sighthill)
🎓 Russell Group ❌
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ✅ Member, no award
💷 Scholarships Available ✅
🏅 Ranking: 45 (Complete University Guide 2026)

🔎 Overview

Edinburgh Napier University is a public university in Edinburgh, Scotland, established in 1964. With three campuses across the city, it’s known as Scotland’s top-ranked modern university, with a strong focus on employability, industry links, and practical, career-focused degrees across business, computing, engineering, health, and the arts.

 📊 Ethnicity Breakdown

  • Black: 3%
  • Mixed race: 3%
  • White: 84%
  • Asian: 5%
  • Other: 1%
  • Not known: 4%

💷 Scholarships & Funding

⚠️ This university does not currently offer scholarships specifically for Black students. We recommend exploring their widening participation and general scholarships, as you may qualify based on your personal circumstances and academic achievement.

  • GREAT Scholarships (Nigeria) – Edinburgh Napier University is offering GREAT Scholarships worth £10,000 for students from Nigeria applying for any full-time postgraduate taught master’s programme in 2026/27.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa Scholarship – Edinburgh Napier’s Sub-Saharan Africa Scholarship offers a £2,000 partial award for self-funding students from eligible Sub-Saharan African countries starting a full-time undergraduate or taught master’s programme in September 2026 or January 2027. Please note this scholarship excludes students from Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo, who should refer to the West Africa Scholarship instead.
  • West Africa Scholarship – Edinburgh Napier’s West Africa Scholarship offers a partial award of £1,000–£2,000 for self-funding students from Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo. For postgraduate students the award covers one academic year; for undergraduates it is renewable each year, up to a maximum of £8,000. Students from other Sub-Saharan African countries should refer to the Sub-Saharan Africa Scholarship instead.

ℹ️ Availability changes yearly, some scholarships may be closed now but reopen later. Check official sites for details and revisit this page for updates and new listings.

👨🏾‍🎓👩🏿‍🎓 Student Life & Support

  • African Students Society 
  • Afro x Asian Society

*The university also points students to its full clubs and societies directory under cultural/national societies, which may include additional or more up-to-date groups not listed here.

📣 Things Uni To Know

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What this means

•Race Equality Charter: Recognises universities improving ethnic minority representation and outcomes. Awards include Bronze, Silver, or Gold; some universities are members without an award.

• Ethnicity breakdown: Shows the ethnic makeup of UK-domiciled students (those with a UK permanent address) across all levels, based on the most recent academic year.

Scholarship Update

• Scholarships are for Black students (home/domestic) and African/Caribbean students (international).

• "Black" includes those of Black heritage and mixed Black heritage.

• Eligibility varies by scholarship - check each listing for details.

• Scholarships are for 2026–27; some may have closed. Check back for 2027–28 updates.

• Scholarship availability changes yearly, some scholarships may be closed now but reopen later. Check official sites for details and revisit this page for updates and new listings.

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How This Data Works

• Info is based on the latest HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) and publicly available data for UK-domiciled students, reflecting the previous academic year (rounded to whole numbers).

• Ethnicity is self-identified, so figures are indicative, not exact.

• The “Mixed” category by HESA includes all mixed ethnic backgrounds, including mixed Black backgrounds.

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