University of St Andrews
Scotland. 1019 full-time degree courses in 19 subjects.
Its strongest courses
Compared with the same subject at other universities (50 = typical).
- BSc Computer Science · Computer science · course score 72 · £63.5k after 5 years (UK average £36k)
- MA Management · Business and management (non-specific) · course score 70 · £52k after 5 years (UK average £31.5k)
- MA Film Studies and Sustainable Development · Media studies · course score 68 · £39.5k after 5 years (UK average £32k)
- MA Arabic - Chinese Studies · Asian studies · course score 68 · £38.5k after 5 years (UK average £32.5k)
- MA Ancient History and Comparative Literature · Others in language and area studies · course score 67 · £38.5k after 5 years (UK average £32.5k)
Subjects
- Computing · 5 courses · £63.5k after 5 yrs
- Economics · 40 courses · £59k after 5 yrs
- Business and management · 58 courses · £52k after 5 yrs
- Medicine and dentistry · 2 courses · £47.5k after 5 yrs
- Sociology, social policy and anthropology · 40 courses · £47k after 5 yrs
- Mathematical sciences · 49 courses · £46.5k after 5 yrs
- Politics · 80 courses · £41k after 5 yrs
- Physics and astronomy · 9 courses · £39.5k after 5 yrs
- Geography, earth and environmental studies · 10 courses · £39.5k after 5 yrs
- Media, journalism and communications · 3 courses · £39k after 5 yrs
- Languages and area studies · 485 courses · £38.5k after 5 yrs
- Chemistry · 17 courses · £35k after 5 yrs
- History and archaeology · 63 courses · £34.5k after 5 yrs
- English studies · 77 courses · £33k after 5 yrs
- Psychology · 36 courses · £32k after 5 yrs
- Philosophy and religious studies · 18 courses · £32k after 5 yrs
- Biosciences · 25 courses · £32k after 5 yrs
- Medical sciences · 1 course · £32k after 5 yrs
- Agriculture, food and related studies · 1 course · — after 5 yrs
Questions
Is University of St Andrews a good university?
University of St Andrews ranks 6 of 149 UK universities on our overall score of 65 (50 is typical), based on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, continuation and entry points.
How much do University of St Andrews graduates earn?
Graduates of a typical University of St Andrews course earn £38.5k five years after graduating, from HMRC tax records.
What are University of St Andrews's best courses?
Compared with the same subject at other universities, its strongest courses are Computer Science, Management, Film Studies and Sustainable Development.
How the score works: universities are compared within each subject on salary five years after graduating (27%), the share in work or further study (18%), student satisfaction (18%), students staying on (13.5%), typical UCAS points (13.5%, compared within each nation) and the TEF rating (10%, England). 50 is typical. Figures: Discover Uni (Office for Students, HESA), National Student Survey, Graduate Outcomes, HMRC LEO earnings; full-time first degrees.