UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS

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Overview

The University of St Andrews is the third-oldest university in the English speaking world and the oldest in Scotland, founded in 1413. Despite being a small town, St Andrews has long been a center of Scottish political and religious life, which is reflected in the University’s strong reputation in the humanities, particularly divinity and philosophy. 9,100 students from over 130 different countries make up a significant part of the town’s population, and St Andrews covers the whole area rather than a defined campus.

Scottish degrees last four years, and at St Andrews this is used to provide greater flexibility. Students apply to one of four Faculties (Arts, Divinity, Medicine or Science) and take modules towards a degree, with a chance to specialist further in the final two years. As an old university, St Andrews has a number of traditions such as the concept of university ‘parents’ (third year students) and the May Dip, where students run into the North Sea on May Day dawn.

The Times University Guide named St Andrews its University of the Year for 2020, whilst the Teaching Excellence Framework awarded the University Gold for “exemplary” teaching. St Andrews also has a number of opportunities for undergraduate students to spend a full academic year studying abroad, in destinations around the world. University of St Andrews economics courses were ranked third in the UK by the Guardian University Guide 2022.

The University of St Andrews acceptance rate is 41% at undergraduate level (2 in 5) and 54% at postgraduate level (5 in 9). Over 1,000 University of St Andrews master’s courses are available to choose from.