University of St Andrews

The university has received top ratings three institutions by The Complete University Guide (University Rankings) and The Guardian (University Rankings), respectively. For the years 2018, 2020, and 2021, the university has held the third-place position in The Complete University Guide. The university was ranked second by The Guardian for the years 2020 and 2021 and third for the three years between 2017 and 2019.

As part of their ranking criteria, The Complete University Guide takes into account Graduate Prospects, Research Quality, Research Intensity, and Entry Standards. Entry Standards, Value-Added Services, Student-Staff Ratio, and Career Prospects are the main ranking factors used by The Guardian.

The university is placed 96 for 2021 in the QS - World University Ranking. The university is ranked between 201 and 250 in THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking for 2021. While Times Higher Education (THE) accords equal weight to Research, Teaching, and Citations at 30% each, QS places the greatest emphasis on Academic Reputation (40%) followed by Citations per Faculty at 20% and Faculty/Student Ratio each.

The Complete University Guide (University Rankings) and The Guardian (University Rankings) have given the university's business programmes good marks. According to The Complete University Guide's subject rankings, the university's Business & Management Studies (UK) programme has been rated the best for the previous five years, from 2017 to 2021. For four years in a row, from 2018 to 2021, The Guardian named the Business, Management & Marketing programme among the second best.

The Engineering and Technology course has been ranked 343 by QS Subject Ranking for 2020 when we talk about engineering courses. For five years in a row, from 2017 to 2021, The Complete University Guide has ranked the University of St. Andrews' Computer Science programme among the top five.