The University of St Andrews is a prestigious research university located in Scotland. Established in 1413, it is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest university in the English-speaking world. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in the fields of Arts
The University of St Andrews is a public research university in the town of St Andrews in Scotland. It is the oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and, following the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the third-oldest university in the English-speaking world. St Andrews was founded in 1413 when the Avignon Antipope Benedict XIII issued a papal bull to a small founding group of Augustinian clergy. Along with the universities of Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh, St Andrews was part of the Scottish Enlightenment during the 18th century.