University of Stirling
The University of Stirling was founded in 1967 and teaches on a single campus around Airthrey Loch. Sport science, aquaculture and education are its best known fields; being in Scotland, undergraduate degrees run over four years rather than three.
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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. University of Stirling 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 Stirling?
The University of Stirling was founded in 1967 and teaches on a single campus that takes in Airthrey Loch and a castle. Being in Scotland its undergraduate degrees run over four years, and the institution also admits students twice a year rather than once.
The institution organises the academic year around two entry points rather than two semesters: it admits students in September and in January. That gives a second starting point in the year to applicants who miss the application timetable or extend a language course.
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 Stirling?
Sport science and sport management are the best known fields here and use the national sports facilities on campus. Alongside them aquaculture, education, nursing, business and communications carry long course lists at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
- Sport: sport science, sport management, coaching.
- Natural Sciences: aquaculture, environmental science, biology, psychology.
- Social Sciences: education, social policy, criminology, communications and media.
- Management: business, finance, marketing, tourism management.
The aquaculture institute has been recognised across Scotland in its field over a long period and carries out research on fish health. The sports facilities are used as a training base by national teams.
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What are the entry requirements at Stirling?
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 Stirling?
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 Stirling?
The campus sits in a valley around Airthrey Loch and holds an eighteenth-century castle building. The national sports facilities share the same site; buses run to Stirling city centre and to the railway station a short distance away.
The campus takes in a golf course, a swimming pool and a tennis centre, and students use these facilities at a reduced rate. The castle building today houses academic units.
Stirling lies between Edinburgh and Glasgow and both are under an hour by train. The cost of living sits below that of either city.
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How do you apply to Stirling?
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
How many times a year does Stirling admit students?
The institution admits students twice a year, in September and in January. That gives a second starting point to applicants who miss the application timetable or extend a language course.
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 Stirling 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
- University of Stirling — International — Admission arrangements for international applicants, accepted qualifications and English language requirements — checked 25 August 2026
- University of Stirling — Courses — The course catalogue, entry requirements published course by course and the two intake periods — 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
