The nearest college is 24 miles from Galashiels

No college sits inside the town; Queen Margaret University is 24 miles away in Musselburgh.

Within 15 miles

none; nearest 24 mi

Nearest college

24 mi

Queen Margaret University

Full-time students

Below Scotland (9%) · residents 16+

Nearest further education college

36.9 mi

Fife College

Nearest university

24 mi

Queen Margaret University

Tuition fee

£0

for Scottish students; others up to £9,790

What stands out about college from Galashiels

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

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 36.9 miles awayFife College, Kirkcaldy Campus: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

Every college

The nearest colleges to Galashiels

None is within 15 miles; these are the closest.

University

Queen Margaret UniversityUniversity · 24 mi · Musselburgh5,410students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Edinburgh Napier UniversityUniversity · 26.7 mi · Edinburgh17,000students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of EdinburghUniversity · 27.2 mi · Edinburgh26,138students (Wikidata)Students: 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 Galashiels

Is Galashiels a university town?

No. 7 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2022), against 9 across Scotland.

Where can you study after 16 near Galashiels?

Fife College, Kirkcaldy Campus, 36.9 miles away in Kirkcaldy and Dysart, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

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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 Galashiels. 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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