The nearest college is 18.5 miles from Peebles

No college sits inside the town; Heriot-Watt University is 18.5 miles away in Edinburgh. 5 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students, against 9 across Scotland.

Within 15 miles

none; nearest 18.5 mi

Nearest college

18.5 mi

Heriot-Watt University

Full-time students

Below Scotland (9%) · residents 16+

Nearest further education college

31.9 mi

Fife College

Nearest university

18.5 mi

Heriot-Watt University

Tuition fee

£0

for Scottish students; others up to £9,790

What stands out about college from Peebles

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.Few students: 5% of residents 16+Against 9% across Scotland (Census 2022).A further education college 31.9 miles awayFife College, Kirkcaldy Campus: courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.A university 18.5 miles awayHeriot-Watt University has 29,000 students across its campuses; its main campus is in Edinburgh.

Every college

The nearest colleges to Peebles

None is within 15 miles; these are the closest.

University

Heriot-Watt UniversityUniversity · 18.5 mi · Edinburgh29,000students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Edinburgh Napier UniversityUniversity · 18.8 mi · Edinburgh17,000students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Queen Margaret UniversityUniversity · 19.9 mi · Musselburgh5,410students (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 Peebles

Is Peebles a university town?

No. 5 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 Peebles?

Fife College, Kirkcaldy Campus, 31.9 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 Peebles. 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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