{"name":"University of Edinburgh","slug":"university-of-edinburgh-f2f2a71c","url":"https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-edinburgh-f2f2a71c","country":"United Kingdom","country_code":"GB","city":"Edinburgh","type":"Public","founded":1582,"website":"http://www.ed.ac.uk/","summary":"Edinburgh was founded by the town council under a royal charter from James VI in 1582, and teaching began in 1583, making it the youngest of Scotland's four ancient universities. In the 18th century it was a centre of the Scottish Enlightenment and of medical education. It merged with Edinburgh College of Art in 2011 and has sites across the city.","key_facts":[{"id":"rank","value":"#35","detail":"QS 2027","source":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"}],"sources":[{"label":"rank","url":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"label":"Official website","url":"http://www.ed.ac.uk/"},{"label":"Reference","url":"https://ror.org/01nrxwf90"},{"label":"Official Student Factsheet 2025/26: 48,820 students matriculated during the session (peak count 44,610)","url":"https://governance-strategic-planning.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2026-08/Student%20Factsheet%202025/26.pdf"},{"label":"Official 'Our History': royal charter 1582, teaching from 1583","url":"https://ourhistory.is.ed.ac.uk/index.php/University_of_Edinburgh"},{"label":"Wikipedia cross-check: history, type, motto","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Edinburgh"}],"note":"Figures are as reported by the linked sources; confirm requirements with the university before applying."}