Reputation

As a 600-year-old institution, it's no surprise that the University of St Andrews is known across the globe as a world leader in education. Our consistently high rankings in both national and global league tables place us within the top 100 world universities.

• First in Scotland, and third-best in the UK - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021 (September 2020)
• First in Scotland, and second-best in the UK - Guardian University Guide 2021 (September 2020)
• 7 Academic Schools ranked first in the UK - Guardian University Guide 2021 (September 2020)
• First in the UK for student academic experience - The National Student Survey 2020 (July 2020)
• First in Scotland, and third-best in the UK - 2021 Complete University Guide (June 2020)
• Among the top 10% of global educational institutions, ranked 96th in 2021 - QS University World Rankings 2021 (June 2020)
• First in Scotland and 14th in the UK for the quality of its research publications across Science, the Arts, Divinity and Medicine - Most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) (December 2014)