University of St Andrews
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY16 9AJ United Kingdom |
#352 in Best Global Universities (tie)
University of St Andrews Data
Total number of students
9,645
Number of international students
4,375
Total number of academic staff
855
Number of international staff
340
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
1,785
Number of master's degrees awarded
920
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
200
Number of research only staff
355
Number of new undergraduate students
2,040
Number of new master's students
930
Number of new doctoral students
240
University of St Andrews Rankings
University of St Andrews is ranked #352 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
University of St Andrews Rankings
University of St Andrews Subject Rankings
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of St Andrews's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
56
Global research reputation
#221
Regional research reputation
#252
Publications
#489
Books
#102
Conferences
#921
Normalized citation impact
#443
Total citations
#443
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#434
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#458
International collaboration - relative to country
#606
International collaboration
#273
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#461
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#621
Arts and Humanities overall score
57.2
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#57
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#61
Arts and Humanities publications
#51
Arts and Humanities books
#39
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#264
Arts and Humanities total citations
#114
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#125
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#274
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#332
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#300
Chemistry overall score
48.9
Chemistry global research reputation
#325
Chemistry regional research reputation
#216
Chemistry publications
#437
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#649
Chemistry total citations
#452
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#421
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#558
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#439
Chemistry international collaboration
#177
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#567
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#782
Clinical Medicine overall score
28.4
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#689
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#237
Clinical Medicine publications
#1015
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#744
Clinical Medicine total citations
#996
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#858
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#432
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#518
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#207
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#896
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#683
Condensed Matter Physics overall score
34.7
Condensed Matter Physics publications
#284
Condensed Matter Physics conferences
#235
Condensed Matter Physics normalized citation impact
#149
Condensed Matter Physics total citations
#217
Condensed Matter Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#230
Condensed Matter Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#177
Condensed Matter Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#95
Condensed Matter Physics international collaboration
#10
Condensed Matter Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#168
Condensed Matter Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#120
Environment/Ecology overall score
54.7
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#115
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#73
Environment/Ecology publications
#390
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#320
Environment/Ecology total citations
#352
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#381
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#384
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#172
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#31
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#338
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#331
Geosciences overall score
58.7
Geosciences global research reputation
#137
Geosciences regional research reputation
#140
Geosciences publications
#257
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#5
Geosciences total citations
#124
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#130
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#20
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#59
Geosciences international collaboration
#19
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#118
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#47
Materials Science overall score
32.0
Materials Science global research reputation
#416
Materials Science regional research reputation
#154
Materials Science publications
#698
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#168
Materials Science total citations
#509
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#447
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#184
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#104
Materials Science international collaboration
#12
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#422
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#303
Mathematics overall score
36.0
Mathematics global research reputation
#235
Mathematics regional research reputation
#148
Mathematics publications
#428
Mathematics normalized citation impact
#99
Mathematics total citations
#298
Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#334
Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#186
Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country
#286
Mathematics international collaboration
#114
Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#166
Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#84
Optics overall score
48.3
Optics publications
#258
Optics conferences
#183
Optics normalized citation impact
#54
Optics total citations
#186
Optics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#158
Optics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#40
Optics international collaboration - relative to country
#61
Optics international collaboration
#17
Optics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#143
Optics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#86
Physical Chemistry overall score
42.1
Physical Chemistry publications
#427
Physical Chemistry conferences
#274
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#340
Physical Chemistry total citations
#416
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#468
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#443
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#126
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#65
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#392
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#365
Physics overall score
50.4
Physics global research reputation
#183
Physics regional research reputation
#110
Physics publications
#478
Physics normalized citation impact
#420
Physics total citations
#493
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#499
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#482
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#569
Physics international collaboration
#228
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#389
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#252
Plant and Animal Science overall score
55.4
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#249
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#135
Plant and Animal Science publications
#221
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#252
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#205
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#198
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#250
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#78
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#28
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#272
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#341
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
42.5
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#94
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#101
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#466
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#6
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#270
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#415
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#263
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#38
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#38
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#278
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#113
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
45.5
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#164
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#113
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#316
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#375
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#317
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#315
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#351
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#477
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#407
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#205
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#90
Space Science overall score
46.3
Space Science global research reputation
#111
Space Science regional research reputation
#46
Space Science publications
#65
Space Science normalized citation impact
#172
Space Science total citations
#93
Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#67
Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#137
Space Science international collaboration - relative to country
#198
Space Science international collaboration
#144
Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#121
Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#189
