Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh Napier University took university status in 1992 and teaches across three separate campuses within Edinburgh. Computer science, nursing, business and film production make up its broadest clusters; Scottish undergraduate degrees run over four years.
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One record matters more than any ranking when reading a university page: the Home Office register of student sponsors, which is what permits an institution to issue the CAS a student visa requires. Edinburgh Napier University appears on it, and on the register that carries degree-awarding powers; this page sets out the institution’s subjects, entry requirements, fee arrangements and application steps.
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What kind of university is Edinburgh Napier?
Edinburgh Napier University took university status in 1992 and teaches across three separate campuses within Edinburgh. It is known for applied programmes: computer science, nursing and film production run in connection with industry and carry a marked placement component.
The institution takes its name from John Napier, the mathematician who developed logarithms, and the Merchiston campus stands on the ground where his tower sits. The three-campus arrangement separates units by function and each site runs its own cluster.
Degree-awarding powers sit with the regulator of the nation the institution is in; the authority to issue the CAS a student visa requires sits on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which is a single UK-wide list.
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Which subjects stand out at Edinburgh Napier?
Computer science and cyber security are among the widest fields here. Alongside them nursing, business, film production, civil engineering and tourism management carry long course lists at undergraduate and postgraduate level and fill out the rest of the catalogue.
- Computing and Engineering: software, cyber security, data science, civil, mechanical.
- Health and Social Care: nursing, midwifery, social work, psychology.
- Business and Tourism: business, marketing, festival management, tourism.
- Arts and Creative Industries: film production, journalism, music, design.
Film production programmes run in connection with Edinburgh's festival ecosystem. Nursing carries a placement arrangement planned jointly with health boards in Scotland.
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What are the entry requirements at Edinburgh Napier?
The institution publishes no single Turkey-wide grade threshold; the qualifications accepted and the mark required are stated in the entry requirements section of each course page. A Turkish high school diploma is not sufficient on its own.
| Level | What is published |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate — with a school diploma | A-level, IB or another accepted equivalent qualification |
| Postgraduate | The grade required is published on each course page |
| English language | Published separately, course by course |
For an applicant holding a Turkish high school diploma the route is an accepted qualification such as A-level or the IB, or one of the foundation programmes. The English level a course asks for is published on the same page.
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What are tuition fees at Edinburgh Napier?
The international fee varies by course and each course publishes the figure on its own page. The institution runs scholarships at undergraduate and postgraduate level; conditions and deadlines are listed on its funding pages by year of entry and by course.
Alongside tuition, living cost is the second large item. The maintenance funds a student visa asks you to show are set by region and come to £1,171 a month here; in London the same line is £1,529.
Postgraduate scholarships also run at department level and their deadlines close before the course's own. The UK scholarships page sets out the arrangement in general terms.
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What is the campus and student life like in Edinburgh?
The three campuses sit in different districts of Edinburgh: Merchiston holds computing and the arts, Craiglockhart holds business and Sighthill holds health sciences. Regular bus routes run between the sites and the city centre is a short ride from all three.
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and is known for its summer festivals. The cost of living sits below London and the maintenance funds a student visa asks for come to £1,171 a month for this region.
Accommodation is mostly in university halls in the first year; later on students move into rented housing across the city. The airport is close to the Sighthill campus and connected by tram.
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How do you apply to Edinburgh Napier?
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS and the deadline for 2027 entry is 13 January 2027, the equal consideration date. Postgraduate and doctoral applications are sent directly to the course through the institution's own online portal instead.
- Choose the course and read its own entry requirements section.
- Send the UCAS application by 13 January 2027 for undergraduate entry.
- For postgraduate study apply through the institution’s own portal, uploading transcripts and references.
- If an offer is made, meet the academic and English language conditions.
- Once the conditions are met a CAS is issued and the student visa application follows.
British Global supplies information at this stage and, where it is wanted, introduces a firm whose authorisation has been verified on a register; assessing a visa application belongs to an IAA-registered or SRA-authorised adviser.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between the three campuses?
Merchiston holds computing and the arts, Craiglockhart holds business and Sighthill holds health sciences. Regular bus routes run between them and a student studies at the site where their course sits.
What grade is required for postgraduate entry?
The institution publishes no single Turkey-wide grade threshold. The mark required is stated in the entry requirements section of each course page and differs from faculty to faculty.
Can you apply to Edinburgh Napier University with a Turkish high school diploma?
A school diploma is not sufficient on its own. Applicants complete an accepted qualification such as A-levels or the IB, or a foundation year; course pages list what is accepted.
Why does a Scottish undergraduate degree take four years?
Scottish higher education runs undergraduate degrees over four years and a student takes classes outside their main field in the early years. That is a structural difference from the three-year English pattern and it changes the budget.
Sources
- Edinburgh Napier University — International students — Admission arrangements for international applicants, accepted qualifications and English language requirements — checked 25 August 2026
- Edinburgh Napier University — Our campuses — The three-campus structure and the distribution of units across them — checked 25 August 2026
- UCAS — The 2027 entry timetable, the five-choice limit and the 13 January 2027 equal consideration date — checked 25 August 2026
- GOV.UK — Student visa — Student visa fee, healthcare surcharge and the maintenance funds to be shown — checked 25 August 2026
