The School of Textiles and Design (Postgrad)

You will become highly employable

95% of Heriot-Watt students are in employment or further study within six months of graduation and we are ranked joint 17th in the UK and 1st in Scotland for graduate salaries. (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019).

You will learn from world leading academics

Our learning environment seeks to offer you the very best in terms of study programmes, which apply knowledge to real world challenges. We are ranked 281st in the world (QS World University Rankings 2023) and 34th in the UK (The Complete University Guide 2023).

You will become globally connected

We have 5 campuses and 150 learning partners around the world. Many of our students get the chance to transfer their study to our campuses in Dubai and Malaysia through our Go Global inter-campus exchange programme. We are also one of Scotland's most international universities, with around a third of our students coming from outside the UK.

• The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 ranked 86.8% of Heriot-Watt's research as world-leading and internationally excellent.
• We are 9th in the UK and 1st in Scotland for research impact
• Over 80% of our academic staff are currently engaged in research at internationally recognized levels
• We are ranked 270th in the world in the 2022 QS World University Ranking
• We ranked in 28th place out of 123 UK universities for the overall student experience in the National Student Survey 2021.
• We are ranked in the top 25 in the world for Engineering and Technology in the THE World University Rankings 2021
• 8th in Scotland in the Guardian University Guide 2021
• 95% of graduates are in employment or further study within six months of graduation

• Housing: $5,998
• Dining: $2,016
• Other: $2,986