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St Andrews · United Kingdom · Research university

University of St Andrews

About 150 degrees in the Scottish town of St Andrews, most over four years; IB offers run 36–38, and overseas-fee students can apply direct.

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In English
All 151 degrees
City
St Andrews
Apply via
UCAS, Common App or direct application
Next deadline
15 Oct 2026

Deadlines

  1. 15 October 2026

    Deadline for Medicine (UCAS or direct application)
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Thirteen months before the course starts. UCAS says it is unusual for these universities to consider a late application. Admissions tests for these courses register earlier still, and the registration deadline is not the test date.

    UCAS’s deadline for these courses, three months before everyone else’s. UCAS says it is unusual for these universities to consider a late application, so treat 18:00 UK time on 15 October as the end. Admissions test registration closes even earlier.

    Source

  2. 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time

    Equal consideration date for most courses
    Equal consideration
    Details

    The 13th for 2027 entry, where 2026 entry used the 14th. The date moves between cycles, so a figure remembered from a sibling’s year is worth re-checking.

    Every application that arrives by this time must be given equal consideration. Applications after it are only looked at if places remain.

    Source

  3. 13 January 2027

    Deadline for most other courses (UCAS or direct application)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this school (4 more)

  1. 25 February 2027

    Extra opens
    Details

    For anyone who used all five choices and holds no offer: one further choice at a time.

    For applicants holding no offers.

    Source

  2. 2 July 2027

    Clearing opens
    Rolling
    Details

    For applicants holding no offer, or whose results missed their conditions. Runs on vacancies, so it rewards moving quickly.

    IB results come out 6 July, so Clearing is already open when you get them.

    Source

  3. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    The point of the conditional offer. Universities confirm or release places against results that have only just arrived, which is what the whole UK calendar is built around.

    Source

  4. 23 September 2027, 18:00 UK time

    Final date for 2027 entry applications
    Hard deadline
    Details

    After this the cycle is closed.

    Last date to apply at all for autumn 2027.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the United Kingdom

What you could study here

All 151 of its undergraduate degrees are taught in English. What it is known for:

Medicine BSc (Hons) A100

BSc (Hons) · 6 yrs

38 points with HL 6,6,6 plus SL 6,6,6, including HL Chemistry and one of HL Biology, Maths or Physics.

Medicine

Astrophysics

BSc (Hons) · 4 yrs

38 points with HL 6,6,6, including HL 6 in Maths and Physics; the minimum is 36 with HL 6,5,5 and HL 5…

Sciences

International Relations

MA (Hons) · 4 yrs

38 points with HL 6,6,6 is the standard offer; the minimum is 36 with HL 6,5,5.

Social sciences

Search all its degrees

4 faculties: what each looks for
  • Faculty of Arts: MA degrees: 38 points (HL 6,6,6) is the standard offer, 36 (HL 6,5,5) the minimum; each degree page names any subjects.
  • Faculty of Divinity: Offers the BD, an MA or an MTheol; you apply to a degree, and St Andrews offers run from 36 (HL 6,5,5) to 38 (HL 6,6,6).
  • Faculty of Science: BSc and integrated master's degrees; physical sciences want HL 6 in Maths and Physics, e.g. Astrophysics. Some subjects also run in Arts.
  • Faculty of Medicine: Medicine closes 15 October: UCAT ranks applicants for interviews; 38 points with HL Chemistry and one more science.

What it asks of IB students

36 (HL 6,5,5) to 38 (HL 6,6,6 plus SL 6,6,6), depending on the degree. Where A-level Maths is required, HL Maths AA or AI is accepted. Medicine asks 38 with HL Chemistry.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

An EU citizen living in the EU usually has Overseas fee status: £33,250 a year in Arts, Divinity or Science for 2026-27, and 2027-28 fees were not yet out.

All 3 notes
  • An EU citizen living in the EU usually has Overseas fee status: £33,250 a year in Arts, Divinity or Science for 2026-27, and 2027-28 fees were not yet out.
  • Overseas-fee students may apply direct (£50 fee) or through the Common App instead of UCAS, but it still counts as one of your five UK choices.
  • Degrees usually take four years, with broad first years; in Arts the degree is called an MA, which equals a BA elsewhere, not a master’s.

Sources
  1. St Andrews — Course search (undergraduate) — checked 2026-09-25
  2. St Andrews — Entry requirements — checked 2026-09-25
  3. St Andrews — How to apply (undergraduate) — checked 2026-09-25
  4. St Andrews — Direct application — checked 2026-09-25
  5. St Andrews — Fees for EU students — checked 2026-09-25
  6. UCAT — Test dates — checked 2026-09-25
  7. St Andrews — Honours degree — checked 2026-09-25
  8. St Andrews — Medicine BSc (A100), international qualifications — checked 2026-09-25
  9. St Andrews — International Relations MA (Hons), 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-30
  10. St Andrews — Astrophysics BSc (Honours), 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-30
  11. St Andrews — Medicine BSc (Hons) A100, 2027 entry — checked 2026-09-30
  12. St Andrews — Medicine: international qualifications (IB) — checked 2026-09-30
  13. St Andrews — Medicine: how students are selected — checked 2026-09-30
  14. St Andrews — Faculties — checked 2026-09-30
  15. UCAS — When to apply (2027 entry) — checked 2026-09-30