University of St Andrews UK
History
Founded in 1413.
Oldest university in Scotland.
Third oldest university in the English speaking world.
No campus as university integrated with town: ancient buildings juxtaposed with state of the art science facilities.
Location and transport
St Andrews is set in a spectacular position on the east coast of Scotland.
On one side of the town are the wooded hills of the Fife countryside. To the north and east the town looks out over a rocky headland to the dramatic waters of the North Sea.
Much of Scotland can be accessed conveniently from St Andrews. Edinburgh airport is an hour away.
Entry Standards
Average Entry Grades – five best Highers equivalent to AAABB, or three best A-levels equivalent to AAB. NB: each degree has its own subject and faculty requirement.
Find out more aboutentry requirements at St Andrews online.
Student mix
55% women, 45% men.
56% UK, 13% EU, 31% overseas.
Around 10 applications for every place.
Course flexibility
Students are admitted to Faculties-Arts, Science, Divinity, Medicine.
Semesters and modules.
Teaching standards
Consistently one of the top mainstream university for student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009and 2010).
Gained best possible result in the 2006 QAA review with QAA reporting 'broad confidence' in the university's teaching and learning provision.
Research standards
Best for teaching and research in Scotland.
Consistently in UK top ten.
Ranked 24th in world for Arts & Humanities (THE World University Rankings 2011).
In 2009–10 total value of research grants awarded was over £36 million.
Academic strengths
University has produced more directors of FTSE 100 companies in proportion to its size than any other educational institution in Britain, according to Institute of Employment Research.
At 98%, has one of the highest completion rates in the UK.
Disability services
Telephone +44 (0)1334 462020 or visit the website.
Students' union
Known as Students' Association. Find out about the Students' Association at St Andrews online.
Sport
Sixty acres adjacent hall, university flats and science teaching complex.
Visit the website for information about sport at St Andrews.
Recent/prospective new builds
A brand new, purpose-built medical school offering outstanding facilities for teaching and learning opened in 2010.
Redevelopment of the library and student residences underway.
Availability of part-time work
45% students in paid work during semesters.
Notable alumni
St Andrews’ graduates include statesmen, inventors, authors, political leaders and journalists.
Among them are:
Inventor of the logarithm, John Napier.
James Wilson, one of the fathers of the American Constitution.
Nobel Prize Winner Sir James Black.
First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond.
Writer Fay Weldon,
Actress Siobhan Redmon.
Actors Michael Forsythe and Crispin Bonham-Carter.
Broadcaster Hazel Irvine.
HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
For further information
Web
www.st-andrews.ac.uk
Email
admissions@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone
+44 (1334) 476161
Address
\
University of St Andrews
St Katherine's West
16 The Scores
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9AX
History
Founded in 1413.
Oldest university in Scotland.
Third oldest university in the English speaking world.
No campus as university integrated with town: ancient buildings juxtaposed with state of the art science facilities.
Location and transport
St Andrews is set in a spectacular position on the east coast of Scotland.
On one side of the town are the wooded hills of the Fife countryside. To the north and east the town looks out over a rocky headland to the dramatic waters of the North Sea.
Much of Scotland can be accessed conveniently from St Andrews. Edinburgh airport is an hour away.
Entry Standards
Average Entry Grades – five best Highers equivalent to AAABB, or three best A-levels equivalent to AAB. NB: each degree has its own subject and faculty requirement.
Find out more aboutentry requirements at St Andrews online.
Student mix
55% women, 45% men.
56% UK, 13% EU, 31% overseas.
Around 10 applications for every place.
Course flexibility
Students are admitted to Faculties-Arts, Science, Divinity, Medicine.
Semesters and modules.
Teaching standards
Consistently one of the top mainstream university for student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009and 2010).
Gained best possible result in the 2006 QAA review with QAA reporting 'broad confidence' in the university's teaching and learning provision.
Research standards
Best for teaching and research in Scotland.
Consistently in UK top ten.
Ranked 24th in world for Arts & Humanities (THE World University Rankings 2011).
In 2009–10 total value of research grants awarded was over £36 million.
Academic strengths
University has produced more directors of FTSE 100 companies in proportion to its size than any other educational institution in Britain, according to Institute of Employment Research.
At 98%, has one of the highest completion rates in the UK.
Disability services
Telephone +44 (0)1334 462020 or visit the website.
Students' union
Known as Students' Association. Find out about the Students' Association at St Andrews online.
Sport
Sixty acres adjacent hall, university flats and science teaching complex.
Visit the website for information about sport at St Andrews.
Recent/prospective new builds
A brand new, purpose-built medical school offering outstanding facilities for teaching and learning opened in 2010.
Redevelopment of the library and student residences underway.
Availability of part-time work
45% students in paid work during semesters.
Notable alumni
St Andrews’ graduates include statesmen, inventors, authors, political leaders and journalists.
Among them are:
Inventor of the logarithm, John Napier.
James Wilson, one of the fathers of the American Constitution.
Nobel Prize Winner Sir James Black.
First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond.
Writer Fay Weldon,
Actress Siobhan Redmon.
Actors Michael Forsythe and Crispin Bonham-Carter.
Broadcaster Hazel Irvine.
HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
For further information
Web
www.st-andrews.ac.uk
admissions@st-andrews.ac.uk
Phone
+44 (1334) 476161
Address
\
University of St Andrews
St Katherine's West
16 The Scores
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9AX
