Musselburgh is home to Queen Margaret University

Queen Margaret University (5,410 students) is inside Musselburgh; the nearest university campus outside it is the University of Edinburgh, 5.3 miles away in Edinburgh.

Queen Margaret University

Within 15 miles

student numbers to come (HESA)

Nearest college

in Musselburgh

Queen Margaret University

Full-time students

10%

About the same as Scotland (9%) · residents 16+

Nearest further education college

12.7 mi

Fife College

Nearest university

in Musselburgh

Queen Margaret University

Tuition fee

£0

for Scottish students; others up to £9,790

What stands out about college in Musselburgh

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

A university in MusselburghQueen Margaret University has 5,410 students across its campuses; its main campus is in Musselburgh.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 further education college 12.7 miles awayFife College, Kirkcaldy Campus: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Musselburgh

5 within 15 miles: 4 universities, 1 further education college.

UniversityFurther education college

Queen Margaret UniversityUniversity · in Musselburgh5,410students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of EdinburghUniversity · 5.3 mi · Edinburgh26,138students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Edinburgh Napier UniversityUniversity · 6.9 mi · Edinburgh17,000students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Heriot-Watt UniversityUniversity · 10.6 mi · Edinburgh29,000students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Fife College, Kirkcaldy CampusFurther education college · 12.7 mi · Kirkcaldy and Dysart—students: HESA figures to comePlaced from its postcode; teaching locations from Discover Uni to come.

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 Musselburgh

Is Musselburgh a university town?

No. 10 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2022), against 9 across Scotland.

What colleges are in Musselburgh?

Queen Margaret University (5,410 students).

Where can you study after 16 near Musselburgh?

Fife College, Kirkcaldy Campus, 12.7 miles away in Kirkcaldy and Dysart, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

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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 Musselburgh. 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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