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St Andrews
Town in Fife, Scotland
For other uses, see St Andrews (disambiguation).
Human settlement in Scotland
St Andrews (Latin: S. Andrea(s);[3]Scots: Saunt Aundraes;[4]Scottish Gaelic: Cill Rìmhinn, pronounced [kʰʲɪʎˈrˠiː.ɪɲ])[5] is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, 10 miles (16 kilometres) southeast of Dundee and 30 miles (50 kilometres) northeast of Edinburgh.
St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 as of 2011[update], making it Fife's fourth-largest settlement and 45th most populous settlement in Scotland.
The town is home to the University of St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English-speaking world and the oldest in Scotland.[6] It was ranked as the best university in the UK by the 2022 Good University Guide, which is published by The Times and The Sunday Times.[7][8] According to other rankings, it is ranked as one of the best universities in the United