While the University of Cambridge retains the overall top spot, St Andrews has beaten Oxford to second place by a whisker after several years of being third in the league table. Quick guide Guardian university rankings Show Hide The top 10 1 Cambridge 2 St Andrews 3 Oxford 4 Loughborough 5 Durham 6 Bath 7 Lancaster 7 Imperial 9 Warwick 10 ExeterSt Andrews is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the UK. Its foundation in 1413 was predated by only Oxford and Cambridge, whose earliest royal charters were awarded in the 13th century. “St Andrews tends to spend less on its students than Oxford and Cambridge. Oxford continued to shine in the quality of its traditional academic disciplines, including maths and medicine, while St Andrews produced strong results in sciences and economics as well as philosophy.

Source: The Guardian June 07, 2019 10:52 UTC