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===Student halls=== St Andrews is characterised amongst Scottish universities as having a significant number of students who live in [[Residential college|university-maintained accommodation]]. As of 2012, 52% of the student population lives in university halls.<ref name="University guide 2013: University of St Andrews">{{Cite news|title=University guide 2013: University of St Andrews|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/may/10/universityguide-uni-st-andrews|access-date=6 January 2013|location=London|work=The Guardian|date=10 May 2009|archive-date=17 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817170610/http://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/may/10/universityguide-uni-st-andrews|url-status=live}}</ref> The halls vary widely in age and character; the oldest, [[Deans Court]] dates from the 12th century, and the newest, Whitehorn Hall, built in 2018.<ref name="DRA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/ug/residences/whitehornhall/|title=Whitehorn Hall|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610201831/https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/ug/residences/whitehornhall/|url-status=live}}</ref> They are built in styles from [[Gothic revival]] to [[brutalist]]. All are now co-educational and non-smoking, and several are catered.<ref name="St Andrews accommodation">{{Cite web|url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/ug/|title=Undergraduate | Student accommodation|publisher=University of St Andrews|website=www.st-andrews.ac.uk|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-date=27 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027095217/https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/ug/|url-status=live}}</ref> The university guarantees every first-year student a place of accommodation, and many students return to halls in their second, third and final years at St Andrews.<ref name="St Andrews Accommodation guarantee">{{Cite web|title=St Andrews Accommodation guarantee|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/ug/prospective/guarantee/|access-date=30 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329182611/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/accommodation/ug/prospective/guarantee/|archive-date=29 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> From September 2015 onward, students have had the option of living in alcohol-free flats in David Russell Apartments on the grounds of medical conditions that do not allow drinking or for religious reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-31364421 |title=Students offered alcohol-free flats at St Andrews University |work=BBC News |date=10 February 2015 |access-date=19 May 2015 |archive-date=28 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228135805/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-31364421 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:St Andrews - St Salvator's Hall 01.JPG|thumb|St Salvator's Hall]] Halls of residence include: {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * [[Agnes Blackadder Hall]] * Albany Park (demolished 2019β2021) * [[Andrew Melville Hall]] * David Russell Apartments * Fife Park Apartments * Gannochy House * [[Hamilton Hall (University of St Andrews)|Hamilton Hall]] (Sold in 2006) * [[John Burnet Hall]] * McIntosh Hall * Powell Hall (Postgraduate only) * [[St Regulus Hall]] * [[St Salvator's Hall]] * [[University Hall (University of St Andrews)|University Hall]] * Whitehorn Hall (addition to University Hall, 2018) * Angus and Stanley Smith Houses (Postgraduate only) * [[Deans Court]] (Postgraduate only) * St Gregory's (Postgraduate only) * Gregory Place (Postgraduate only) {{Div col end}}
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