23 Facts About Edinburgh University

1. City of Edinburgh University has entered into 14 international twinning arrangements since 1954.

2. Edinburgh University has a long literary tradition, which became especially evident during the Scottish Enlightenment.

3. Edinburgh University has a speedway team, the Edinburgh University Monarchs, which, since the loss of its stadium in the city, has raced at the Lothian Arena in Armadale, West Lothian.

4. Edinburgh University has several men's basketball teams within the Scottish National League.

5. Edinburgh University is represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by five Members of Parliament.

6. Edinburgh University contains Scotland's five National Galleries of Art as well as numerous smaller art galleries.

7. Edinburgh University is home to The Royal Yacht Britannia, decommissioned in 1997 and now a five-star visitor attraction and evening events venue permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal.

8. Edinburgh University has two repertory cinemas, the Edinburgh University Filmhouse and The Cameo, as well as the independent Dominion Cinema and a range of multiplexes.

9. Outside the Festival season, Edinburgh University supports several theatres and production companies.

10. Edinburgh University building developments which transformed the George Square and Potterrow areas proved highly controversial.

11. Edinburgh University became a major intellectual centre, earning it the nickname "Athens of the North" because of its many neo-classical buildings and reputation for learning, recalling ancient Athens.

12. Edinburgh University is Scotland's second most populous city and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom.

13. Edinburgh University has grown from its original purpose as a fortress and monastery.

14. Edinburgh University is famous for being a center of great thinkers, scientists, writers, and politicians.

15. Edinburgh University takes its name from the old English word burgh, which means a fortress, a building protected by an army.

16. Edinburgh University is a very old and very beautiful city built around Edinburgh Castle, and it was the birthplace of many famous writers and scientists.

17. Edinburgh University is a home for the major institutions in Scotland such as National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery and General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

18. City of Edinburgh University is an important cultural hub for comedy, amateur and fringe theatre throughout the UK.

19. Edinburgh University is ranked 31st in the world in the 2016 Round University Ranking.

20. Edinburgh University was ranked 13th overall in The Sunday Times 10-year average ranking of British universities based on consistent league table performance.

21. Edinburgh University places within the top 10 in the UK and 2nd in Scotland for the employability of its graduates as ranked by recruiters from the UK's major companies.

22. Edinburgh University is a member of the 'Sutton 13' of top ranked Universities in the UK.

23. Edinburgh University receives approximately 60,000 applications every year, making it the second most popular university in the UK by volume of applications.