Editing University of St Andrews (section)

==Governance and administration==
[[File:University of St Andrews Courtyard.jpg|thumb|Courtyard of the United College]]
{{Main|Governance of the University of St Andrews}}

As with the other ancient universities of Scotland, the governance of the university is determined by the [[Universities (Scotland) Act 1858]]. This act created three bodies: the [[General Council (Scottish university)|General Council]], [[University Court]] and [[Academic Senate]] (''Senatus Academicus'').

===General Council===
{{Main|General Council of St Andrews University}}
The General Council is a standing advisory body of all the [[Alumnus|graduates]], academics, and former academics of the university. It meets twice a year and appoints a business committee to manage business between these meetings. Its most important functions are to appoint two [[Assessor (law)|assessors]] to the [[University Court]] and elect the university's [[Chancellor of the University of St Andrews|chancellor]].

===University Court===
The [[University Court]] is the body responsible for administrative and financial matters and is in effect the governing body of the university. It is chaired by the [[Rector (academia)|rector]], who is elected by the [[matriculation|matriculated]] students of the university. Members are appointed by the General Council, [[Academic Senate]] and Fife Council. The president of the [[University of St Andrews Students' Association|Students' Association]] and director of education are ''ex officio'' members of the court. Several [[Laity|lay]] members are also co-opted and must include a fixed number of alumni of the university.

===''Senatus Academicus''===
The [[Academic Senate]] (Latin ''Senatus Academicus'') is the supreme academic body for the university. Its members include all the professors of the university, certain senior [[Reader (academic rank)|readers]], a number of [[senior lecturer]]s and [[lecturer]]s, and three elected student senate representatives – one from the arts and divinity faculty, one from the science and medicine faculty and one postgraduate student. It is responsible for authorising degree programmes and issuing all degrees to graduates, and managing student discipline. The president of the Senate is the [[University Principal]].

===University officials===
{{Main|Chancellor of the University of St Andrews|Principal of the University of St Andrews|Rector of the University of St Andrews}}
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The university's three most significant officials are its chancellor, principal, and rector, whose rights and responsibilities are largely derived from the [[Universities (Scotland) Act 1858]].

The Chancellor of the University of St Andrews is the titular head of the University of St Andrews. Their duties include conferring degrees, promoting the university's image throughout the world, and furthering the university's interests worldwide.

The Principal is the chief executive of the university and is assisted in that role by several key officers, including the deputy principal, [[Master of the United College]] and [[Quaestor (University of St Andrews)|Quaestor]]. The principal has responsibility for the overall running of the university and presides over the University Senate.<ref name="Office of the Principal">{{Cite web|title=Office of the Principal|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/administration/principalsoffice/|access-date=3 January 2013|archive-date=24 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124140556/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/administration/principalsoffice/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In Scotland, the position of Rector exists at the four [[ancient universities]] (St Andrews, [[Glasgow University|Glasgow]], [[Aberdeen University|Aberdeen]] and [[Edinburgh University|Edinburgh]]) – as well as the [[University of Dundee]]. The post was made an integral part of these universities by the [[Universities (Scotland) Act 1889]]. The rector of the University of St Andrews chairs meetings of the University Court, the governing body of the university; and is elected by the matriculated student body to ensure that their needs are adequately considered by the university's leadership. Throughout St Andrews' history a number of notable people have been elected to the post, including the actor [[John Cleese]], industrialist and philanthropist [[Andrew Carnegie]], author and poet [[Rudyard Kipling]] and the [[British Prime Minister]] [[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery]].<ref name="The rector of the university">{{Cite web|title=The rector of the university|url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/governance/therector/https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/governance/therector/|access-date=3 January 2013}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
[[File:St Andrews - Madras College.JPG|thumb|Madras College's former campus is the proposed location for New College]]

===Colleges===
The university encompasses three [[college]]s: [[United College, St Andrews|United College]], [[St Mary's College, St Andrews|St Mary's College]] and [[St Leonard's College (University of St Andrews)|St Leonard's College]]. The purpose of the colleges at St Andrews is mainly ceremonial, as students are housed in separate residential halls or private accommodations. United College is responsible for all students in the faculties of arts, sciences, and medicine, and is based around St Salvator's Quadrangle.<ref name="United College">{{Cite web|title=United College|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/administration/principalsoffice/members/master/|access-date=15 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209064511/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/administration/principalsoffice/members/master/|archive-date=9 February 2013}}</ref> St Mary's College is responsible for all students studying in the Faculty of Divinity, and has its own dedicated site in St Mary's Quadrangle.<ref name="St Marys college">{{Cite web|title=St Marys college|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/|access-date=15 February 2013|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118184343/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/|url-status=live}}</ref> St Leonard's College is now responsible for all postgraduate students.<ref name="St Leonards College">{{Cite web|title=St Leonards College|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/pgstudents/stleonards/|access-date=15 February 2013|archive-date=12 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212035547/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/pgstudents/stleonards/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022 the university announced its intention to create New College, a fourth college responsible for the school of International Relations and the newly formed Business School, which comprises the departments of Economics, Finance and Management. It will be located at the former site of [[Madras College]] in the town's centre, and is expected to cost £100 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New College – Alumni and supporters – University of St Andrews |url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/development/support/projects/new-college/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.st-andrews.ac.uk |archive-date=17 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217211055/https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/development/support/projects/new-college/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Castle House - geograph.org.uk - 1041518.jpg|thumbnail|upright|Castle House, School of English]]

===Faculties and schools===
The four academic [[Faculty (division)|faculties]] collectively encompass 18 schools. A [[Dean (education)|dean]] is appointed by the [[Master of the United College]] to oversee the day-to-day running of each faculty. Students apply to become members of a particular faculty, as opposed to the school within which teaching is based. The faculties and their affiliated schools are:

*Faculty of Arts: art history, classics, economics, English, film studies, history, international relations, management, modern languages, philosophy, social anthropology.<ref name="Faculty of Arts">{{Cite web|title=Faculty of Arts|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/ug/options/faculties/arts/|access-date=13 August 2014|archive-date=14 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814011549/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/ug/options/faculties/arts/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[St Mary's College, St Andrews|Faculty of Divinity]]: divinity.<ref name="Faculty of Divinity">{{Cite web|title=Faculty of Divinity|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/ug/options/faculties/divinity/|access-date=13 August 2014|archive-date=13 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813155247/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/ug/options/faculties/divinity/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[University of St Andrews School of Medicine|Faculty of Medicine]]: medicine.<ref name="Faculty of Medicine">{{Cite web|title=Faculty of Medicine|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/ug/options/faculties/medicine/|access-date=13 August 2014|archive-date=13 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813150020/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/ug/options/faculties/medicine/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Faculty of Science: biology, chemistry, computer science, geography and geosciences, mathematics, [[School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews|physics and astronomy]], psychology and neuroscience.<ref name="Faculty of Science">{{Cite web|title=Faculty of Science|url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/ug/options/faculties/science/|access-date=13 August 2014|archive-date=13 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813161214/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/ug/options/faculties/science/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Certain subjects are offered within both the Faculties of Arts and Sciences, the six subjects are: economics, geography, management, mathematics, psychology, and sustainable development. The content of the subject is the same regardless of the faculty.<ref name="Faculties">{{Cite web|title=Faculties|url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/ug/options/faculties/|access-date=13 August 2014|archive-date=14 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814001503/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/ug/options/faculties/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Finances===

In the financial year ending 31 July 2024, the University of St Andrews had a total income of £310.8&nbsp;million (2022/23 – £314.2&nbsp;million) and total expenditure of £245.4&nbsp;million (2022/23 – £293.1&nbsp;million).<ref name="St Andrews Financial Statement 23/24" /> Key sources of income included £158.7&nbsp;million from tuition fees and education contracts (2022/23 – £150.7&nbsp;million), £43.3&nbsp;million from funding body grants (2022/23 – £43.3&nbsp;million), £40.3&nbsp;million from research grants and contracts (2022/23 – £46&nbsp;million), £5.6&nbsp;million from investment income (2022/23 – £5.5&nbsp;million) and £8.8&nbsp;million from donations and endowments (2022/23 – £9&nbsp;million).<ref name="St Andrews Financial Statement 23/24" />

At year end, St Andrews had endowments of £125.9&nbsp;million (2023 – £114.9&nbsp;million) and total net assets of £499.6&nbsp;million (2023 – £428.1&nbsp;million).<ref name="St Andrews Financial Statement 23/24" /> It holds the [[List of UK universities by endowment|twelfth-largest endowment]] and the third-highest alumni participation rate of any university in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Linklater |first1=Magnus |title=Louise Richardson: ‘We survived because people in past were forward looking’ |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/louise-richardson-we-survived-because-people-in-past-were-forward-looking-k69pm3tgwg7 |work=The Times |date=2 March 2013 |language=en}}</ref>