The University of St Andrews has been named the top university in Scotland. Meanwhile, the University of Strathclyde has been named the guide’s Scottish University of the Year and the UK’s Runner-up University of the Year. The University of the West of Scotland has been named Scottish University of the Year for Social Inclusion 2026. Strathclyde University Strathclyde University named ‘Scottish university of the year’ Strathclyde UniversityThe London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is the top university for the second year in a row. Alice Hodges, Students’ Association president of union affairs at St Andrews, said: “St Andrews is proof that excellence doesn’t have a single definition.
