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Faculty

Number of International Faculty Staff	FTE: 285
Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term �international� is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff.
Number of Faculty Staff	FTE: 860
Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers and tutors. Please exclude research assistants, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting professors who are members of another university. FAQ: How is research assistant defined?

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students	FTE: 6,040
Number of students pursuing a Bachelor�s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate�s degrees.
Number of International Undergraduate Students	FTE: 1,650
Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term �international� is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. Please exclude all exchange students.

Students

Total Students	Headcount: 8,645 FTE: 7,128
Total number of students.
Total International Students	Headcount: 2,945 FTE: 2,235
Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term �international� is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China.

Graduate Output

Proportion of Graduates Employed	75%
Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation
Number of PhDs Awarded	131
Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months

Main claims to international academic or non-academic excellence

The last Research Assessment Exercise placed us first in Scotland for research and 72% of our staff work in 5 or 5* research departments. None of our departments scored below grade 4 which means that every department is of international standing.

Range of Fees

Tuition costs for full-time overseas students:

�10,950 (2007/2008)

Basic TOEFL/IELTS requirements

For a full list of accepted scores please visit:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/elt/qualifications

TOEFL: Paper based: 580-600.
Computer based: 237-250, (depending on course applied for).
Internet-based 90-100.

IELTS: 6.0 - 6.5 or above, depending on programme applied for.
Minimum of 6.0 in Writing component required for most programmes.
Entry to most Postgraduate programmes requires a minimum of IELTS 7.0.

Accommodation

All new students are guaranteed a place in one of our buildings, provided the accommodation application form is received by us before May 31st in the year of entry. Places are allocated during the summer months. Residences are mixed and we are able to accommodate around 50% of all our students. Private accommodation is also available in St Andrews.

Accommodation Range

Accommodation prices range from about �2000 per year to about �5400 per year.

Finance and Scholarships

We offer a limited number of scholarships to students studying at Masters level and these tend to be awarded on a competitive basis. PhD students are also eligible for funding and last year alone there were 46 scholarships across the faculties of Arts and Divinity. Please contact Alice Carradice for more information: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/Financialinformation/

Entry Requirements

All applications are considered on an individual basis but we generally look for a very strong set of results from High School (or equivalent) and evidence of good English-language skills.