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Rankings

QS World University Ranking

Ranked #115 in 2027 · Overall score 65.9

Academic reputation63.6
Employer reputation77
Employment outcomes35

Admissions

Offer rate: 39.7%

19,050 applicants · 2025 entry

Admissions statistics for University of St Andrews

In the 2025 UCAS cycle: 19,050 applied, 7,570 received an offer (39.7% offer rate), and 2,025 were placed.

Placed · 2,025
Offer declined · 5,545
Not offered · 11,480

UK offers are usually conditional on exam grades, so a high offer rate does not mean easy admission. The entry requirements are the real bar.

How to apply

UK undergraduate admissions run through UCAS.

Application
Via UCAS (one application, up to 5 course choices)
Deadline
29 January · 15 October for Oxford, Cambridge, medicine, dentistry & veterinary

Academics

Courses & entry tariff

Typical UCAS tariff points that entrants held, by course (Discover Uni). This runs above the published offer, since entrants often carry extra qualifications. For reference, AAA = 144 points and A*A*A* = 168.

211typical entrant tariff (≈ A*A*A*+)
Chinese Studies - Comparative Literature225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Astrophysics223 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and Geography216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature and Geography216 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Geography216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography and Hebrew216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography and Italian216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography and Middle East Studies216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography and Persian216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography and Spanish216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography and Theological Studies216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography with Spanish216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Russian with Geography216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish with Geography216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern History and Psychology215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Philosophy and Statistics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Statistics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biology and Statistics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computer Science and Statistics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography and Statistics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Philosophy - Statistics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Art History and Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biblical Studies and Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Classical Studies and Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
German and Psychology215 · ≈A*A*A*+
German and Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Hebrew and Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Italian and Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Latin and Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Philosophy215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Russian215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Spanish215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Theological Studies215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics with Russian215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics with Spanish215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Applied Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemistry with Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Pure Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biology and Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemistry and Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computer Science and Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Geography and Mathematics215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics - Philosophy215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics with Geography215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Theoretical Physics213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Physics213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Theoretical Physics213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics and Physics213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Philosophy - Physics213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemistry - Physics213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Medicine211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Psychology and Sustainable Development211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biology and Computer Science211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computer Science and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computer Science - Philosophy211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computer Science211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (Arabic and French) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (Arabic and German) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Art History and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (Arabic and Italian) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (Arabic and Persian) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (Arabic and Spanish) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chinese Studies - Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Classics and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (French and German) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (French and Italian) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (French and Persian) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (French and Spanish) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (German and Italian) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (German and Persian) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
German and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (German and Spanish) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (Italian and Persian) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (Italian and Spanish) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Italian and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Management and Middle East Studies211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Management and Philosophy211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Management and Persian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Management and Spanish211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Management with Religion in Society211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Modern Languages (Persian and Spanish) and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and Comparative Literature and Management211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and Comparative Literature and French211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and French and Italian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and French and Persian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and French and Russian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and French211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biblical Studies and French211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature and French and Italian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature and French and Russian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chinese Studies - French211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chinese Studies - Russian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature and French211 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Italian and Persian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Italian and Russian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Persian and Russian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Hebrew211 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Italian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
French - Persian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Russian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Theological Studies211 · ≈A*A*A*+
French211 · ≈A*A*A*+
French and Persian211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Ancient History and Economics210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Arabic and Economics210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Biblical Studies and Economics210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chinese Studies - Economics210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics and English210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics and Film Studies210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics and Geography210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics and German210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics and Italian210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics and Mediaeval History210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics and Middle East Studies210 · ≈A*A*A*+

Cost

Tuition

UK undergraduate tuition fees.

Home (UK)
£9,250 / year
International
Varies by course

Graduate outcomes

£32,000
Median graduate salary
88%
In work or further study
95%
Continue past first year

Earnings and destinations about 15 months after graduating (Discover Uni).

Student body

10,425
undergraduates

Demographics

41%international students
White76.3%
Asian9.5%
Mixed7.1%
Black/African American2.5%
Other1.7%