St Andrews climbs global rankings
St Andrews has climbed 16 places for Modern Languages in the 2026 QS World University Subject Rankings. St Andrews is ranked 63rd globally for Modern Languages and 11th in the UK.
Cumulatively, St Andrews was ranked 46th in the world and 9th in the UK for Arts and Humanities.
The rankings provide an independent comparative assessment of more than 18,300 university programmes across 1700 institutions in 100 locations worldwide, covering 55 academic disciplines.
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About the School of Modern Languages
The School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews is one of the largest and most diverse of its kind in the UK.
The School of Modern Languages offers a truly global approach to language studies with academic staff working in eight languages – Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Persian, Russian, and Spanish – as well as Comparative Literature.