Software Engineering
University of Glasgow
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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University of Glasgow - Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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University of Glasgow - Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

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SEP-25

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4 Years

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Gilmorehill Campus

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4 Years

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Software engineers develop and maintain large-scale complex software infrastructures. Our programme combines theoretical computing science with the principles and practices used in the modern software industry and gives you real-world experience. Our graduates are employed by worldwide names as well as local and international startup companies. We actively support our graduates in creating their own startups. We encourage you to explore our LinkedIn Channel for a flavour of where our graduates ...Read more

Software engineers develop and maintain large-scale complex software infrastructures. Our programme combines theoretical computing science with the principles and practices used in the modern software industry and gives you real-world experience. Our graduates are employed by worldwide names as well as local and international startup companies. We actively support our graduates in creating their own startups. We encourage you to explore our LinkedIn Channel for a flavour of where our graduates work and the DiscoverUni platform to explore our impressive graduate employment and salary statistics. The Student Tech Society at Glasgow organises regular hackathons and other coding events, bringing together students, staff and industrial software developers. Our graduates are recognised by the British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT, and meet the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional (CITP). The School of Computing Science has been ranked first for overall student satisfaction in four of the last nine years in the National Student Survey. Courses are designed and taught by researchers who are leaders in their fields.

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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2025 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
42/279
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
16th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
28th
Software Engineering
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 85 = 15% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
15%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
100%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Software Engineering graduate salary at this uni
£32,000
UK Software Engineering graduate salary
£24,000
What students say
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Danny
31 Jan 25

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19 Feb 24

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£30,240 per year

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Registration Fee - 170

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31 Jan 25
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University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow , Glasgow

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