The University of Aberdeen is a public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is an ancient university founded in 1495, making it Scotland's third-oldest university and the fifth-oldest in the English-speaking world. An abundant range of disciplines are taught at the university, with 650 undergraduate degree programmes offered. Many important figures in the field of theology were educated at the university, particularly in its earlier history, giving rise to the Aberdeen doctors in the 17th century and the prolific enlightenment philosopher Thomas Reid in the 18th. Five Nobel laureates have since been associated with Aberdeen
Today, Aberdeen is consistently ranked among the top 200 universities in the world and is ranked within the top 30 universities in the United Kingdom. In the 2019 Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings, Aberdeen was ranked 31st in the world for impact on society. Aberdeen was also named the 2019 Scottish University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.