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Turn your passion into a profession at the #1 ranked International School for Game Design (Undergraduate and Graduate, The Princeton Review 2026).
Turn your passion into a profession at the #1 ranked International School for Game Design (Undergraduate and Graduate, The Princeton Review 2026).
Abertay has once again been ranked as the TOP international university to study video games design by the prestigious Princeton Review 2026.
The University is located in Dundee, Scotland, which is the beating heart of the country's booming games industry and the birthplace of some of the world's biggest titles, including Lemmings Grand Theft Auto, and the console version of Minecraft.
With 15+ games companies in the city, this sector is a crucial player in Dundee's burgeoning hi-tech economy. All this makes makes Dundee—and Scotland—the ideal destination for advancing your career in game design and development.
At Abertay, we've been delivering practical and professional games degrees since 1997, and we continue to lead the way with our range of industry-relevant undergraduate and graduate programs:
Our Games portfolio is built for all kind of makers and will help you specialise in an area that suits you best: design,programming, art or VFX/technical art.
For more information on these exciting programs, please get in touch with our friendly team.
Our games programs are based in the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business, which is designated the National Centre for Excellence in Computer Games Education. Abertay is a leading partner in Sony’s PlayStation First initiative, and home to one of the largest PlayStation teaching labs in Europe.
Our open-plan studios cultivate interdisciplinary study. This means you’ll use cutting-edge technology and entertainment production techniques as you work collaboratively with other students in game design and games technology to produce games and digital media projects in response to briefs set by both academic staff and industry.
Join us for a behind-the-scenes walk-through of Abertay University's cutting-edge facilities, designed to give tomorrow’s digital creators real-world experience today.
If you choose to enrol on an undergraduate or graduate games program at Abertay University, you'll be eligible for a £3,000 ($3,800) international scholarship.
This award is open to all prospective new international students who are classified as International (Overseas) fee status by Abertay University.
Other terms and conditions apply.
If you're successful, you'll have the £3,000 award deducted from your tuition fees.
Check out this showreel of some of our projects and other work from students and recent graduates across our Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business.
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Our games program alumni are highly sought-after, with many gaining lucrative jobs at some of the best games studios in the world. Others set up their own games studios to bring their ideas to life. See just some of them below.
Maria Camenzuli is a Principal Software Engineer at Boss Alien.
Michael is a Game Designer who has worked on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and The Last of Us: Part II at Naughty Dog.
Courtney Spivey is a Game Designer at Space Ape Games in London.
John is current Technical Director and Principal Engineering Manager at Schell Games.
Lan Mi is a Senior Business Strategy Manager for Tencent Games in China.
Dundee is perfectly located on the banks of the River Tay, on the East Coast of Scotland. Here's a map to show you exactly where Dundee is in the world.
With a population of 140,000, Dundee has the big city feel, but is small enough for you to get around easily.
Dundee is vibrant and friendly, cosmopolitan and cultural, compact and very affordable. It's also the sunniest city in Scotland, so even in winter we get more sunshine than the rest of the country.
Visiting the rest of Scotland is simple, too: you can be in the countryside in 20 minutes, and we're only a 90-minute drive away from 90% of Scotland. Even London is only a 1.5 hour direct flight, or a six hour train ride away.
All of this makes Dundee the ideal location for students like you.
Top International School for Game Design (The Princeton Review 2026)
Top Creative Schools Worldwide - Game Design & Development (The Rookies 2023)
Abertay is Scotland's TOP Modern University (Guardian University Guide 2026)
Welcome to students from the US! We are happy to help. If you have any questions, please contact Beth Thomas b.thomas@abertay.ac.uk.
Tuition fees for Scottish students, UK students living outside Scotland, and International students.
Check out the student accommodation. Lots of different rooms, exclusive discounted rents and plenty of information to help you decide.
Scotland is a very welcoming country, we’re genuinely happy to see newcomers. Find out why we recommend studying here.
