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About the University Your route to Aberdeen From Kings to Aberdeen

Kings has a formal progression agreement from the Advanced Level Foundation to Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen recognises and welcomes applications from students on Kings university degree preparation programmes.

Students are counselled and Offers made based on the formal tariff agreement between Kings and the university.

On successful completion of their studies at Kings, students can progress to the University of Aberdeen to continue their degree studies.

About Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen is Scotland’s third oldest university, and the UK’s fifth. It was formed by the merging of two colleges, the oldest of which dated back to 1495. Aberdeen was the Times and Sunday Times’ Scottish University of the Year in 2019 and was one of five universities shortlisted for UK University of the Year. Aberdeen is recognised in particular for its pioneering research which is transforming healthcare across the globe, and its expertise in oil and gas and environmental sustainability.

Key Facts

Rankings

  • #15 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
  • #41 in the Complete University Guide 2025
  • #12 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2025
  • #2 for Anatomy & Physiology, and #10 for Medicine (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025)

Latest undergraduate enrolment

  • 10,000

Latest postgraduate enrolment

  • 4,000

Year founded

  • 1860

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  • Undergraduates can choose from almost 400 different degree programmes.
  • Aberdeen has educated five Nobel Prize winners, and notable alumni include Game of Thrones actor Iain Glen, and the UK’s former chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling.
  • New developments include the £57m Sir Duncan Rice Library, which opened in 2012, and an aquatic centre with an Olympic-standard swimming pool that opened in 2014. The university also opened a £35m state-of-the-art science teaching hub in 2022, which was designed around the provision of specialist teaching, training and learning for students across a number of disciplines including chemistry, medical sciences, biological sciences and geosciences.
  • A global leader in oil and gas research, the university, in partnership with the Oil & Gas Technology Centre, is also due to open a pioneering decommissioning centre of excellence in the coming year. 
Location

Your route to Aberdeen

Depending on the degree subject you want to pursue at the University of Aberdeen, you will choose from:

Key facts

When

  • January 2025
  • September 2025

Where

  • Bournemouth
  • Brighton
  • London
  • Oxford

Duration

  • 1 academic year (3 terms)

Lessons

  • Average 21 hours per week plus homework and private study

Entry requirements

  • Academic: Good grades at high school or equivalent institution
  • Language: Minimum IELTS 5.5 (5.0 in Reading and Writing) or equivalent
  • Minimum age: 16.5

From Kings to Aberdeen

Every year our students get accepted on a wide range of degrees at the University of Aberdeen.

Below are examples of past progression.

Please note that for some nationality / degree combinations, we have had many students but we only mention once.

The subject ranking is from The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-level Chemical Engineering 25
Degree pathway Chemical Engineering 25
Degree pathway Petroleum Engineering 16 (General Engineering)
Kings alumni at University of Aberdeen

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