

University Insights
Aggregated HESA/NSS/LEO statistics averaged across all 100 courses at this institution.
Academic strengths & graduate outcomes
Across 100 courses, Edinburgh Napier University's largest teaching areas are business and management (21 courses), computer science (13 courses) and creative arts and design (12 courses), with further provision in architecture and planning, biological sciences and engineering and technology. In the latest national data it records 83.3% average course satisfaction (NSS), 72.7% first-year continuation, 89.2% of graduates in work or further study and 75% in professional or managerial roles. Median graduate pay rises from about £27,898 fifteen months after graduating to £30,932 after five years, peaking at £46,500 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Faculties & Courses
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Architecture and Planning 10
BScBuilding Surveying
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScReal Estate Surveying
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScArchitectural Technology
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied84%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScQuantity Surveying
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScBuilding Surveying
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScQuantity Surveying
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScReal Estate Surveying
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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MEngElectrical and Electronic Engineering
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out35%
Salary£31k
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BEngCivil Engineering
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied82%
Drop-out75%
Salary£31k
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MEngMechanical Engineering
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£31k
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Biological Sciences 8
BScAnimal & Conservation Biology
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied97%
Drop-out30%
Salary£25k
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BScAnimal & Conservation Biology
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£23k*
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BScMarine & Freshwater Biology
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£23k*
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BScApplied Microbiology
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Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£23k*
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BScBiological Science
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Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£23k*
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BScApplied Microbiology
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BScBiological Science
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied92%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BScMarine & Freshwater Biology
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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Business and Management 21
BAAccounting & Finance (Advanced Entry)
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied99%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BABusiness Management with Human Resource Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BABusiness Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied80%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BABusiness Management with Marketing
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAMarketing with Digital Media
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAAccounting
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BAInternational Festival & Event Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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BAFinancial Services
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied91%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BAAccounting with Corporate Finance
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied94%
Drop-out30%
Salary£25k
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BAInternational Business Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied73%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAAccounting
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Satisfied
Drop-out80%
Salary (3yr)£36k
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BAInternational Tourism Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BABusiness Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out70%
Salary£43k
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BAMarketing Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAInternational Festival and Event Management and Marketing
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out29%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAInternational Hospitality Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied90%
Drop-out60%
Salary£25k
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BAIntercultural Business Communication and Marketing Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied84%
Drop-out23%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BAInternational Hospitality Management & Festival & Event
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied80%
Drop-out35%
Salary£25k
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BAIntercultural Business Communication and Tourism Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied84%
Drop-out23%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAAccounting with Corporate Finance
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out80%
Salary (3yr)£36k
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BABusiness Management with Entrepreneurship
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied94%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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Communications and Media 3
BAJournalism
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out19%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BAMass Communications
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAMass Communications, Advertising and Public Relations
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied82%
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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Computer Science 13
BEngComputer Systems & Networks
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out65%
Salary (subject)£25k*
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BEngSoftware Engineering
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied75%
Drop-out30%
Salary£35k
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BScData Science
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScComputer Science
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out65%
Salary (subject)£25k*
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MEngSoftware Engineering (MEng)
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied80%
Drop-out18%
Salary£35k
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BEngComputing
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BEngSoftware Engineering
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out65%
Salary (subject)£25k*
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BScComputer Science
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied75%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BEngComputer Systems & Networks
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied80%
Drop-out35%
Salary£26k
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BEngCybersecurity & Forensics
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied82%
Drop-out21%
Salary£35k
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BScComputer Science (Artifical Intelligence)
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied80%
Drop-out29%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BAInternational Tourism & Airline Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out25%
Salary£25k
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BEngComputing
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out65%
Salary (subject)£25k*
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Creative Arts and Design 12
BScUser Experience (UX) Design
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out65%
Salary
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BScDigital Media & Interaction Design
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BDesInterior & Spatial Design
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£24k
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BDesProduct Design
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied72%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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BAPhotography
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BScSound Design
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied74%
Drop-out40%
Salary£26k
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BScWeb Design & Development
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary£26k
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BDesGraphic Design
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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BScAnimation for Games
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied83%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAMusic
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied92%
Drop-out17%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScUser Experience (UX) Design
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied76%
Drop-out35%
Salary£26k
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BAFilm
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied72%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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Engineering and Technology 6
MEngCivil Engineering
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied78%
Drop-out65%
Salary£31k
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BEngElectrical and Electronic Engineering
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out20%
Salary£42k
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BEngElectrical and Electronic Engineering
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied93%
Drop-out35%
Salary£31k
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BEngEnergy & Environmental Engineering
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied78%
Drop-out30%
Salary£31k
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BEngMechanical Engineering
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£31k
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MEngCivil & Transportation Engineering
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied78%
Drop-out65%
Salary£31k
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Languages and Area Studies 3
BAEnglish
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAEnglish & Film
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied90%
Drop-out24%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BAActing & English
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied96%
Drop-out20%
Salary£23k
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Law 3
LLBLaw
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied90%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BACriminology
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied82%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScPolicing & Criminology
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied82%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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Medicine and Dentistry 2
BScBiomedical Science
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out65%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScBiomedical Science
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied93%
Drop-out21%
Salary£28k
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Nursing and Midwifery 5
BNNursing Mental Health
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied83%
Drop-out24%
Salary£28k
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BNNursing Learning Disabilities
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied79%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BNNursing Child Health
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out22%
Salary£28k
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BNNursing Adult
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied82%
Drop-out25%
Salary£28k
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BMidMidwifery
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out12%
Salary£29k
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Other Subject Areas 4
BATelevision (Advanced Entry)
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied71%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£19k
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BScFootball Coaching, Performance & Development
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied62%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BAStage & Screen Acting (Advanced Entry)
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£23k
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BScGames Development
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied83%
Drop-out25%
Salary£30k
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Psychology 3
BAPsychology (BA Hons)
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied91%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BScPsychology (BSc Hons)
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied90%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£21k
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BAPsychology with Sociology
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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Social Sciences 1
BASocial Sciences
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied84%
Drop-out31%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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Sport and Exercise Science 4
BScSport & Exercise Science
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£25k*
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BScSports Coaching
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied73%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScSport & Exercise Science
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScSports Coaching
Edinburgh Napier University
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Drop-out
Salary (subject)£25k*
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Subjects Allied to Medicine 2
BScPhysical Activity & Health
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£28k*
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BScPhysical Activity & Health
Edinburgh Napier University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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