University of St. Andrews

13 September 2006

With a long history of academic excellence, St. Andrews – Scotland’s first University and the third oldest in the UK – is recognized for excellence in research in a variety of scientific and technological disciplines.

The University’s community of scholar-researchers can pursue disciplines in academic programs or through established research centers and institutes in biology, chemistry, physics and astronomy, biomolecular science, and other areas of study.

Recognized for the strength of its research and its faculty, St. Andrews earned the highest accumulated Teaching Quality Assessment rating – and earned the most consistently high rankings of any Scottish University -- in 2001’s UK-wide Research Assessment Exercise. 

This consistent performance in research hasn’t gone unnoticed, as communities of interest continue to invest heavily in St. Andrews’ research programs and centers. During the 2004-05 academic year alone, the University was awarded nearly $40 million in research grants.

One of the UK’s leading research-based institutions, St. Andrews hosts more than 1,000 post-graduates from more than 90 countries.  To learn more about St. Andrews, or for more information about prerequisites and admissions policies, please visit
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/services/admissions/pgadmission.shtml