TIME’s new ranking of the World's Top 500 Universities features a number of famous Scottish institutions on its list.
The latest rankings place emphasis on the extent to which students achieve extraordinary success, for example in patenting new inventions or rising to leadership roles in business.
TIME said: “U.S. and U.K. universities continue to lead in academic performance, while China's universities are catching up in innovation and economic impact.
“But they also reveal an uncomfortable reality: in most countries, these top universities are most accessible to children from high-income families, limiting their socioeconomic diversity.”
You can see the methodology behind the results here.
Scroll through our gallery to see the full list of all Scottish universities named on TIME Magazine’s World's Top Universities list.
5. University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen is 121st and has a total score of 60.39. | Google
6. Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh is 162nd and has a total score of 56. | Google Maps
7. University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is 274th and has a total score of 49.04. | Lisa Ferguson
8. University of Stirling
The University of Stirling has ranked at 382nd and has a score of 42.28. | Google