University of Edinburgh Business School

Student profile

Our MSc students represent a diverse range of nationalities and backgrounds, typically originating from over 50 different countries. This strong sense of internationalism creates a lively theatre of debate among students and between students and faculty.

Each class brings different ideas, life experiences and cultural imperatives to the programme, ensuring that your time here will be dynamic, fascinating and insightful.

To ensure that each programme maintains an internationally balanced cohort of students, the School aims to limit the proportion of students from any one country. In some cases this may result in applicants who meet the minimum requirements being unsuccessful in their application to study on a programme. However, the Business School regards maintaining a diverse student cohort to be of the greatest importance in enhancing the international student experience, and will continue to work to achieve that balance in accordance with its admissions policy.

“The most exciting thing about the MSc so far has been the people I have met here. A unique mix of nationalities and different backgrounds - this is what makes the MSc so unique.”

MSc student

Nationalities of MSc portfolio cohort 2011-12

UK
9 %
Western / Eastern Europe
30 %
North America
5 %
South / Central America
2 %
Africa / Middle East
4 %
Asia / Australasia
50 %