The Guardian newspaper has published its annual University Guide - with only one Scottish university appearing in a top 10 led by Oxford.
The guide ranks the universities overall, as well as by course, using a series of metrics.
There are eight differect scores, which are combined into an overall total out of 100.
The scores include what percentage of students are happy with their teaching and general feedback to the annual National Student Survey.
Researchers also looked at the student-to-staff ratio, how much universities spend on teaching each student, whether students’ academic performance improves at university (compared to their school exam results), how likely they are to finish their course, and how many sudents get graduate jobs 15 months after graduating.
Here are the 10 Scottish universities that performed best.
5. Glasgow
The University of Glasgow has dropped out of the top 20 (it was 19th last year) into 23rd place in the UK, and 5th in Scotland. Its score this year was 63.6. | Canva/Getty Images
6. Dundee
The University of Dundee has had a good 12 months, rising from 52nd place in the UK to 26th with its points total of 63. It's the sixth best university in Scotland. | Canva/Getty Images
7. Heriot Watt
Edinburgh's Heriot Watt University was also a big riser, with its points tally of 60.9 rocketing it up the UK table from 66th to 31st place. | Canva/Getty Images
8. Abertay
Dundee's Abertay University has also been rising up the list - from 79th in the UK last year to 55th this year. It scored 55.4 points. | Canva/Getty Images