Zoe Thomas, principal author of the guide, said: “St Andrews is the best performing university in Scotland and is second-top across the UK, keeping Cambridge in third place. It scores exceptionally well on student satisfaction and graduate employment, and has earned the well-deserved accolade of Scottish University of the Year.”Zoe Thomas, principal author of the guide, said: “St Andrews is the best performing university in Scotland and is second-top across the UK, keeping Cambridge in third place. It scores exceptionally well on student satisfaction and graduate employment, and has earned the well-deserved accolade of Scottish University of the Year.”
Zoe Thomas, principal author of the guide, said: “St Andrews is the best performing university in Scotland and is second-top across the UK, keeping Cambridge in third place. It scores exceptionally well on student satisfaction and graduate employment, and has earned the well-deserved accolade of Scottish University of the Year.”

Scotland's best universities: The 14 Scottish universities ranked from best to worst, including Edinburgh University

Gary Flockhart
By Gary Flockhart
Published 29th Jun 2023, 15:25 BST
Updated 31st Oct 2023, 17:08 BST
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023 reveals Scotland’s 14 universities and their ranking.

The University of St Andrews has taken the top spot in Scotland in a national league table. The famous old uni was placed second in the UK-wide version of the table, slipping down from first place last year as Oxford reclaimed the crown, with Cambridge still in third place.

The guide provides rankings for UK universities using data published in the last two months, and an overview of higher education in Britain. It includes profiles on 135 universities.

Scroll through our picture gallery to see Scottish version of the league table, which ranks the nation’s 14 universities from best to worst.

Scroll through our picture gallery to see Scottish version of the league table, which ranks the nation’s 14 universities from best to worst.

Abertay University, formerly the University of Abertay Dundee, is a public university in the city of Dundee.

13. Abertay University

Abertay University, formerly the University of Abertay Dundee, is a public university in the city of Dundee. Photo: Third Party

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UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 150 of universities worldwide under 50 years old.

14. University of the West of Scotland

UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 150 of universities worldwide under 50 years old. Photo: Third Party

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