The University Today
The University provides an invigorating intellectual climate in which staff have close contacts with one another and with colleagues in other U.K. and overseas universities and research establishments. All Schools in both the sciences and the arts are actively involved in pushing back the frontiers of knowledge.
Physically the University is closely integrated with the town; the modern purpose-built library and many academic Schools are located centrally. The growth in physical and mathematical sciences has been accommodated at the North Haugh on the edge of St Andrews. A modern sports centre with adjacent playing fields and halls of residence are also located in this area.
St Andrews is relatively small, despite being a "city", with a basic population approaching 17,000. The University population (staff and students) numbers nearly 9,000. On average one in three people you see in the street have something to do with the University. You start to feel very quickly that you belong.
What makes the University of St Andrews special ?
- Consistently high teaching quality within a strong research environment.
- Excellent retention rates.
- Diverse forms of teaching: web support and small group interaction.
- Flexible modular degree structure.
- Strong commitment to University-managed accommodation.
- Compact and friendly.
- A Scottish university with a cosmopolitan atmosphere.
- High reputation for an excellent student experience.