University of St Andrews

The University of St Andrews is a public research university in the town of St Andrews in Scotland. It is the oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and, after the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the third oldest university in the English-speaking world. It was founded in 1413, when the Antipope Benedict XIII issued a papal bull to a small founding group of Augustinian clergy. The university is made up of several institutions, including United College, a union of St Salvator's and St Leonard's Colleges, and St Mary's College, and it has 18 academic schools organised into four faculties. Its buildings, both historic and contemporary, are scattered across the town, and it is known for preserving ancient student traditions.