📸 At a Glance
🌍 Aberdeen, Scotland
🎓 Russell Group ❌
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ✅ Bronze Award
💰 Scholarships Available ✅
🏅 Ranking: 59 (Complete University Guide 2026)
🔎 Overview
Robert Gordon University is a public university based in Aberdeen, Scotland, known as “The Professional University” for its practical, industry-focused approach to education. It ranks #1 in Scotland for graduate employability, with strong industry links particularly in the energy sector, and offers courses spanning engineering, business, health sciences, architecture, and design
📊 Ethnicity Breakdown
- Black: 6%
- Mixed race: 2%
- White: 83%
- Asian: 6%
- Other: 2%
- Not known: 2%
💷 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.
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission offers two fully funded awards for outstanding individuals from Commonwealth countries, covering 100% of tuition fees, return airfare, a maintenance award and additional allowances. The programme supports talented students with the potential to become leaders and innovators in their home countries.
African students are also eligible for international scholarships such as:
Vice-Chancellor’s Undergraduate Scholarship
RGU International Merit based scholarship for masters students
👨🏾🎓👩🏿🎓 Student Life & Support
- Ghanaian Students Society (GSS)
- Black Liberation Network (RGU:Union)
*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
Report + Support – The Unwanted, Unacceptable: Report It & Get Support campaign, run in partnership with the RGU Students’ Union, helps staff and students identify unacceptable behaviours, report incidents, and access the right support. It aims to ensure everyone at RGU knows how to recognise, report and respond to behaviour that is not tolerated at the university.
