University of Dundee

The University of Dundee is a research university in Dundee, Scotland, that was initially established as a university college in 1881. When it comes to the University of Dundee ranking, The Complete University Guide and The Guardian have placed the institution among the top 20 universities for 2021. As part of their ranking criteria, The Complete University Guide takes into account Graduate Prospects, Research Quality, Research Intensity, and Entry Standards. Entry Standards, Student-Staff Ratio, Value-Added Services, and Career Prospects are the main ranking factors used by The Guardian.

Other ranking organisations have placed the institution based on their own criteria. US News & World Report's Global Universities put the university 312 for 2021, Times Higher Education (THE) - University Ranking placed it between 201 and 250, and QS - World University Ranking placed it at 319.

Regarding their separate ranking criteria, Times Higher Education (THE) accords equal weight to teaching, research, and citations at 30% each, but QS places the greatest emphasis on academic reputation (40%) followed by faculty/student ratio and citations per faculty at 20% each. In addition to other ranking factors, the US News & World Report's approach for ranking includes 12.5% each of the number of publications cited, global research reputation, and regional research reputation.

It has been considered the business courses, engineering courses, and computer courses. For five years in a row, from 2017 to 2021, The Guardian and The Complete University Guide ranked engineering courses in the top 40 courses for popular programmes. According to The Complete University Guide's rankings for pursuing Computer Science, the university is placed 25 for 2020 and 33 for 2021 when it comes to computer courses.