University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde

Motto	The Place of Useful Learning
Type	Public
Established	1796 as Andersonian Institute;1964 granted University Status by Royal Charter as University of Strathclyde
Endowment	£30.9 million (as of 31 July 2016)
Chancellor	The Lord Smith of Kelvin
Principal	Jim McDonald
Convenor of the Court	Richard Hunter
Administrative staff	3,200
Students	21,210 (2014/15)
Undergraduates	14,670 (2014/15)
Postgraduates	6,540 (2014/15)
Location	Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 55°51′42.18″N 04°14′30.1194″W / 55.8617167°N 4.241699833°W / 55.8617167; -4.241699833Coordinates: 55°51′42.18″N 04°14′30.1194″W / 55.8617167°N 4.241699833°W / 55.8617167; -4.241699833
Campus	Urban More than 500 acres (200 ha)
Colours	Engineering      Humanities      Science      Business
Affiliations	ACU EQUIS ECIU IPEM EUA Universities UK Universities Scotland AACSB AMBA
Website	University of Strathclyde Glasgow

The University of Strathclyde is a Scottish public research university located in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, with the university receiving its royal charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university. It takes its name from the historic Kingdom of Strathclyde.

The University of Strathclyde is Scotland's third-largest university by number of students, with students and staff from over 100 countries. The institution was awarded University of the Year 2012 and Entrepreneurial University of the year 2013 by Times Higher Education.

Entry into many of the courses in the university is competitive and successful entrants in 2015 had an average of 473 UCAS points. This means that successful applicants to Strathclyde have the third-highest average score in Scotland (above the University of Glasgow), and is ranked twelfth overall in the UK. It is also one of the 39 old universities in the UK comprising the distinctive second cluster of elite universities after Oxbridge.

The university was founded in 1796 through the will of John Anderson, professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow who left instructions and the majority of his estate to create a second university in Glasgow which would focus on "Useful Learning" – specialising in practical subjects – "for the good of mankind and the improvement of science, a place of useful learning". The University later named its city centre campus after him.

In 1828, the institution was renamed Anderson's University, partially fulfilling Anderson's vision of two universities in the city of Glasgow. The name was changed in 1887, to reflect the fact that there was no legal authority for the use of the title of 'university'. As a result, the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College was formed, becoming the Royal Technical College in 1912, and the Royal College of Science and Technology in 1956 concentrating on science and engineering teaching and research. Undergraduate students could qualify for degrees of the University of Glasgow or the equivalent Associate of the Royal College of Science and Technology (ARCST).