About University of St Andrews:
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World University Rankings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 323 | 352 | 363 | 396 | 416 | 388 | 418 | 478 | 474 |
| Field | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Agriculture | 173 | 237 | 217 | 215 | - | 249 | 209 | 201 | 216 | 244 | 245 | 278 | 289 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 |
| Engineering | 277 | - | 288 | 261 | - | 259 | 228 | 236 | 253 | 287 | 255 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 351-400 | - | - | - |
| Life Sciences | - | 279 | 296 | 286 | - | - | - | - | - | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 351-400 | 451-500 | 351-400 | 451-500 | - | - |
| Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401-450 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Natural Sciences | 195 | 146 | 161 | 158 | 167 | 206 | 207 | 219 | 234 | 199 | 205 | 217 | 260 | 275 | 244 | 256 | 285 | 301-350 |
| Social Sciences | 294 | - | 235 | - | 293 | 281 | - | - | 289 | 300 | 301-350 | 284 | 293 | 401-450 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 |
| Subject | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Agricultural Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 271 | 239 | - | - | - | - | 301-350 |
| Chemistry | 124 | 137 | 132 | 127 | 140 | 149 | 139 | 155 | 161 | 209 | 276 | 271 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 |
| Chemical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Civil Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Computer Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Economics & Business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 258 | - | - | - | - | 351-400 | - |
| Electrical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environment / Ecology | 165 | 195 | 213 | 195 | 178 | 192 | 204 | 208 | 240 | 268 | - | 260 | 266 | 300 | 351-400 |
| Geosciences | 223 | 254 | 247 | 199 | 233 | 227 | 230 | 159 | 171 | 184 | 165 | 138 | 127 | 158 | 161 |
| Immunology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Materials Science | 151 | 186 | 169 | 168 | 191 | 184 | 198 | 220 | 259 | 239 | 291 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 451-500 | 451-500 |
| Mathematics | - | - | - | - | - | - | 354 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 263 | 300 | - | 246 | 281 | 297 | 283 |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pharmacology & Toxicolog | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Physics | 139 | 157 | 222 | 232 | 246 | 272 | 212 | 228 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 | - | - |
| Plant & Animal Science | 142 | 169 | 170 | 150 | 126 | 139 | 172 | 167 | 167 | 178 | 202 | 214 | - | 267 | 301-350 |
| Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 277 | 216 | - | - | 401-450 |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 235 | 261 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 |
| Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 80 | 86 | 114 | 65 | 75 | 121 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |