Aberdeen has two universities , the University of Aberdeen which was founded on 10 February 1495 by Bishop William Elphinstone and Robert Gordon University which was founded in 1910 but has a history dating back to the 1800 's . The University of Aberdeen began as King 's College , Aberdeen , which was founded in 1495 by William Elphinstone ( 1431 â `` 1514 ) , Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland .