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The University of Aberdeen is a public research university with two campuses in the Scottish city of Aberdeen, and having an international campus in Doha, Qatar.[1] As of 2016, the university had an enrollment of over 14,000 students.

It was founded in 1495, making it the third oldest university in Scotland.[2] The university is also a registered charity.[3] As of 2018, it has 14,500 students and the full time equivalent of 2,600 staff.[4] Between 2011 and 2020 the Times Higher Education World University Rankings has placed Aberdeen between 149th and 188th.[5]

Between 2015 and 2018, the university had an average income of £263,000,000 per year and spent £238,000,000 a year.[3] In its financial year ending 31 July 2018, a quarter of its income came from tuition fees, just over a third from funding council grants, and just over a quarter from research grants.[6]

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  1. Campus, University of Aberdeen. Retrieved on 16 October 2019
  2. History, University of Aberdeen. Retrieved on 16 October 2019
  3. 3.0 3.1 Charity details: University Of Aberdeen, SC013683, OSCR: Scottish Charity Regulator. Retrieved on 16 October 2019
  4. 2018 Annual Report & Accounts, University of Aberdeen, at 2, 78. Retrieved on 16 October 2019
  5. University of Aberdeen. Retrieved on 16 October 2019
  6. 2018 Annual Report & Accounts, University of Aberdeen, at 61. Retrieved on 16 October 2019

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