Editing University of St Andrews (section)

{{short description|Public university in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland}}
{{Redirect|St Andrew's University|other universities|St. Andrews University (disambiguation)}}
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 | name                   = University of St Andrews
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 | image                  = University of St Andrews arms.svg
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 | image_alt              = Crest of the University of St Andrews
 | caption                = [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|Shield]] of the University of St Andrews
 | latin_name             = Universitas Sancti Andreae apud Scotos
 | motto                  = {{langx|grc|[[Ever to Excel|Αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν]]}}<br />(Aien aristeuein)<ref name="Coat of Arms">{{Cite web|title=University coat of arms|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/universitycoatofarms/|access-date=10 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605095922/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/Universitycoatofarms/|archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref>
 | motto_lang             = grc
 | mottoeng               = Ever to Excel<br />or<br />Ever to be the Best
 | established            = {{start date and age|df=yes|1413}}<ref name="History">{{Cite web|title=History of the University|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/historyoftheuniversity/|access-date=10 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911191652/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/historyoftheuniversity/|archive-date=11 September 2013}}</ref>
 | type                   = [[public university|Public]] [[research university]]
[[Ancient university]]
 | endowment              = £125.9 million (2024)<ref name="St Andrews Financial Statement 23/24">{{cite web | url = https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/finance/documents/financial-statements/financial-statement-31-july-2024.pdf | title = Reports and Financial Statements of the University Court for the year to 31 July 2024 | access-date = 19 December 2024 | publisher = University of St Andrews}}</ref>
 | budget                 = £310.8 million (2023/24)<ref name="St Andrews Financial Statement 23/24" />
 | chancellor             = [[Menzies Campbell|The Lord Campbell of Pittenweem]]
 | rector                 = Stella Maris
 | head_label             = [[Principal of the University of St Andrews|Principal and Vice-Chancellor]]
 | head                   = [[Sally Mapstone|Dame Sally Mapstone]]
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 | postgrad               = {{HESA postgraduate population|INSTID=10007803}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation"/>
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 | city                   = [[St Andrews]]
 | state                  = [[Fife]]
 | country                = Scotland, UK
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 | campus                 = [[University town]]
 | colours                = [[United College, St Andrews|United College]], St Andrews<br />
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[[St Mary's College, St Andrews|St Mary's College]]<br />
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[[University of St Andrews School of Medicine|School of Medicine]]<br />
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[[St Leonard's College (University of St Andrews)|St Leonard's College]]<br />
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 | affiliations           = {{hlist|[[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]|[[European University Association|EUA]]|[[Europaeum]]|[[University of the Arctic|UArctic]]|[[Universities Scotland]]|[[Universities UK]]|[[Wallace Group]]}}
 | website                = {{URL|https://st-andrews.ac.uk}}
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The '''University of St Andrews''' ({{Langx|sco|University o St Andras}}, {{langx|gd|Oilthigh Chill Rìmhinn}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://faclair.com/ViewEntry.aspx?ID=968A62C797D4C3849BDFB8BC11105AD4|title=Oilthigh Chill Rìmhinn|website=Am Faclair Beag|access-date=2020-08-25|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414180843/https://faclair.com/ViewEntry.aspx?ID=968A62C797D4C3849BDFB8BC11105AD4|url-status=live}}</ref> abbreviated as '''St And''' in [[post-nominals]]{{efn|from the [[Latin language|Latin]] ''Sancti Andreae''}}) is a [[public university]] in [[St Andrews]], [[Scotland]]. It is the [[List of oldest universities in continuous operation|oldest]] of the four [[ancient universities of Scotland]] and, following the universities of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], the third-oldest university in the [[English-speaking world]]. St Andrews was founded in 1413 when the [[Avignon Pope|Avignon]] [[Antipope Benedict XIII]] issued a [[papal bull]] to a small founding group of [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] clergy. Along with the universities of [[University of Glasgow|Glasgow]], [[University of Aberdeen|Aberdeen]], and [[University of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]], St Andrews was part of the [[Scottish Enlightenment]] during the 18th century.

St Andrews is made up of a variety of institutions, comprising three colleges&nbsp;— [[United College, St Andrews|United College]] (a union of St Salvator's and St Leonard's Colleges), [[St Mary's College, St Andrews|St Mary's College]], and [[St Leonard's College (University of St Andrews)|St Leonard's College]], the last named being a non-statutory revival of St Leonard's as a post-graduate society. There are 18 academic schools organised into four faculties.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/governance |title=University of St Andrews: Governance |access-date=10 August 2014 |publisher=University of St Andrews |archive-date=8 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708010517/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/governance/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The university occupies historic and modern buildings located throughout the town. The academic year is divided into two semesters, Martinmas and Candlemas. In term time, over one-third of the town's population are either staff members or students of the university.<ref name="The University today">{{Cite web|title=The University today|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/theuniversitytoday/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601172548/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/TheUniversitytoday/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 June 2007|access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> The student body is known for preserving ancient traditions such as Raisin Weekend, May Dip, and the wearing of distinctive academic dress.<ref name="The low-down on our traditions">{{Cite web |title=The low-down on our traditions |url=http://www.thesaint-online.com/2012/09/the-low-down-on-our-traditions/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202212638/http://www.thesaint-online.com/2012/09/the-low-down-on-our-traditions/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2013 |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref>

The student body is also notably diverse: over 145 nationalities are represented with about [[International students in the United Kingdom#By proportion of International Students|45% of its intake]] from countries outside the UK; a tenth of students are from Europe with the remainder from the rest of the world—20% from North America alone.<ref name=domicile>{{cite web|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study#provider|title=Where do HE students study?: Students by HE provider|work=HESA|at=HE student enrolments by HE provider|access-date=8 February 2023|archive-date=4 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104163711/https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study#provider|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=univofstandrews |number=823884472538034177 |date = 24 January 2017 |title=We proudly do our part to bring the world to Scotland}}</ref> Undergraduate admissions are now among the most selective in the country, with the university having the third-lowest offer rate for 2022 entry (behind only Oxford and Cambridge)<ref name="offer rate22"/> and the highest entry standards of new students, as measured by UCAS entry tariff, at 212 points.<ref name="CUG Entry"/>

In 2024, St Andrews [[Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom|ranked tied-second nationally]] for [[undergraduate education]]. St Andrews has many notable alumni and affiliated faculty, including eminent mathematicians, scientists, theologians, philosophers, and politicians. Recent alumni include the former first minister of Scotland [[Alex Salmond]]; former Cabinet Secretary [[Mark Sedwill]]; former Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) [[Alex Younger]]; Olympic cycling gold medalist [[Chris Hoy]]; Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Dame [[Barbara Woodward]]; and royals [[William, Prince of Wales]], and [[Catherine, Princess of Wales]]. Five Nobel laureates are among St Andrews' alumni and former staff: three in [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] and two in [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]].