University of Aberdeen
Coat of arms of the University of Aberdeen | |
| Latin: Universitas Aberdonensis | |
| Motto | Latin: Initium sapientiae timor domini |
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Motto in English | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom |
| Type | Public research university Ancient university |
| Established | 1495[1] |
| Endowment | £58.4 million (2021)[2] |
| Budget | £235.9 million (2020–21)[2] |
| Chancellor | The Duchess of Rothesay |
| Rector | Maggie Chapman |
| Principal | George Boyne |
Academic staff | 1,086 (2018)[2] |
Administrative staff | 1,489 (2018)[2] |
| Students | 14,150 (2016/17)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 10,210 (2016/17)[3] |
| Postgraduates | 3,940 (2016/17)[3] |
| Location | Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
| Campus | College town |
| Colours | Burgundy and white (university colours) Gold and royal blue (sports colours) |
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| Mascot | Angus the Bull |
| Website | abdn |
The University of Aberdeen is a public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495.[4] It is Scotland's third-oldest university and the fifth-oldest in the English-speaking world. In 1860, the merger of King's College and Marischal College lead to the University as it exists today.[5]
References
- ↑ Bulloch, John Malcolm (1895). A History of the University of Aberdeen: 1495-1895. London: Hodder and Stoughton. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Annual Reports & Accounts 2021" (PDF). University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "2016/17 Students by HE provider, level, mode and domicile" (CSV). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ↑ Bulloch, John Malcolm (1895). A History of the University of Aberdeen: 1495-1895. London: Hodder and Stoughton. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ "Universities (Scotland) Act 1858". legislation.gov.uk. 1858. Retrieved 24 September 2025.