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Colleges and universities in and near Portlethen

Robert Gordon University is 6 miles from Portlethen

No college sits inside the town; Robert Gordon University is 6 miles away in Aberdeen.

Within 15 miles
2
student numbers to come (HESA)
Nearest college
6 mi
Robert Gordon University
Full-time students
6%
Below Scotland (9%) · residents 16+
Nearest university
6 mi
Robert Gordon University
Tuition fee
£0
for Scottish students; others up to £9,790

What stands out about college from Portlethen

Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.

No tuition fees for Scottish studentsStudents from Scotland pay nothing for a first degree at a Scottish university (SAAS pays the fee); from England, Wales or Northern Ireland, up to £9,790 a year in 2026–27.A university 6 miles awayRobert Gordon University’s campus is in Aberdeen.
Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Portlethen

2 within 15 miles: 2 universities.

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University
Robert Gordon UniversityUniversity · 6 mi · Aberdeen—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
University of AberdeenUniversity · 7.2 mi · Aberdeen—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.
What it costs

What would you pay?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: Scottish students pay no tuition fee for a first degree at a Scottish university (the Student Awards Agency for Scotland pays it), and students from England, Wales or Northern Ireland pay up to £9,790 a year in 2026–27. Scotland’s colleges are free for most full-time students. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

Questions about college near Portlethen

Is Portlethen a university town?

No. 6 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2022), against 9 across Scotland.

What colleges are near Portlethen?

Robert Gordon University (6 mi); University of Aberdeen (7.2 mi).

What does university cost here?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: Scottish students pay no tuition fee for a first degree at a Scottish university (the Student Awards Agency for Scotland pays it), and students from England, Wales or Northern Ireland pay up to £9,790 a year in 2026–27. Scotland’s colleges are free for most full-time students. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

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Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2022 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Portlethen. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.

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