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University of St Andrews — A-level entry requirements

The A-level entry requirements for all 73 full-time undergraduate courses at University of St Andrews, across every subject area, for 2027 entry, verified in October 2026 against the official course pages. The most common standard offers are AAA (41 courses), AAB (24), A*A*A (8).

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Medicine3 courses

Maths & Computer Science9 courses

  • Maths & Computer Science

    Applied Mathematics MMath

    Mathematics at grade A*.

    Standard offerA*A*A
  • Maths & Computer Science

    Biology and Computer Science BSc

    Biology (or Human Biology), and Mathematics at grade A.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Maths & Computer Science

    Biology and Mathematics BSc

    Biology (or Human Biology), and Mathematics at grade A*.

    Standard offerA*A*A
  • Maths & Computer Science

    Biology and Statistics BSc

    Biology (or Human Biology), and Mathematics at grade A*.

    Standard offerA*A*A
  • Maths & Computer Science

    Chemistry and Mathematics BSc

    Chemistry at grade A and Mathematics at grade A*.

    Standard offerA*A*A
  • Maths & Computer Science

    Computer Science BSc

    Also covers: Computer Science MSci

    Mathematics at grade A, plus a pass in one of Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science, Further Mathematics, Geology, Geography, Physics or Psychology.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Maths & Computer Science

    Mathematics BSc

    Also covers: Mathematics MA, Mathematics MMath

    Mathematics at grade A*.

    Standard offerA*A*A
  • Maths & Computer Science

    Pure Mathematics MMath

    Mathematics at grade A*.

    Standard offerA*A*A
  • Maths & Computer Science

    Statistics BSc

    Also covers: Statistics MA, Statistics MMath

    Mathematics at grade A*.

    Standard offerA*A*A

Natural Sciences13 courses

  • Natural Sciences

    Astrophysics BSc

    Also covers: Astrophysics MPhys

    Mathematics and Physics, each at grade A.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Natural Sciences

    Chemical Sciences BSc

    Chemistry at grade A.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Natural Sciences

    Chemistry and Physics MSci

    Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, each at grade A.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Natural Sciences

    Chemistry BSc

    Also covers: Chemistry MChem

    Chemistry at grade A.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Natural Sciences

    Chemistry with French BSc

    Also covers: Chemistry with French MChem

    Chemistry and French, each at grade A.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Natural Sciences

    Chemistry with Mathematics MChem

    Chemistry at grade A and Mathematics at grade A*.

    Standard offerA*A*A
  • Natural Sciences

    Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry BSc

    Also covers: Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry MChem

    Chemistry at grade A.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Natural Sciences

    Earth Sciences MGeol

    Two of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Mathematics or Physics.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Natural Sciences

    Environmental Earth Sciences BSc

    Two of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Mathematics or Physics.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Natural Sciences

    Geology BSc

    Two of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Mathematics or Physics.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Natural Sciences

    Materials Chemistry BSc

    Also covers: Materials Chemistry MChem

    Chemistry at grade A.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Natural Sciences

    Physics BSc

    Also covers: Physics MPhys

    Mathematics and Physics, each at grade A.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Natural Sciences

    Theoretical Physics MPhys

    Mathematics and Physics, each at grade A.

    Standard offerAAA

Life Sciences13 courses

  • Life Sciences

    Animal Behaviour BSc

    Biology (or Human Biology) and one other science from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Life Sciences

    Biochemistry BSc

    Also covers: Biochemistry MBiochem

    Biology (or Human Biology) and Chemistry.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Life Sciences

    Biology and Chemistry BSc

    Biology (or Human Biology), and Chemistry at grade A.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Life Sciences

    Biology and Earth Sciences BSc

    Biology (or Human Biology) and one other science from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Life Sciences

    Biology BSc

    Also covers: Biology MBiol

    Biology (or Human Biology) and one other science from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Life Sciences

    Cell Biology BSc

    Biology (or Human Biology) and one other science from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Life Sciences

    Ecology and Conservation BSc

    Biology (or Human Biology) and one other science from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Life Sciences

    Evolutionary Biology BSc

    Biology (or Human Biology) and one other science from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Life Sciences

    Marine Biology BSc

    Also covers: Marine Biology MMarBiol

    Biology (or Human Biology) and one other science from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Life Sciences

    Molecular Biology BSc

    Biology (or Human Biology) and one other science from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Life Sciences

    Neuroscience BSc

    Two of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics at grade B or above.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Life Sciences

    Psychology BSc

    Also covers: Psychology MA

    No specific A-level subjects required.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Life Sciences

    Zoology BSc

    Biology (or Human Biology) and one other science from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics.

    Standard offerAAB

Economics & Finance3 courses

  • Economics & Finance

    Economics MA

    Also covers: Economics BSc

    No specific A-level subjects required.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Economics & Finance

    Financial Economics MA

    Also covers: Financial Economics BSc

    No specific A-level subjects required.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Economics & Finance

    Management MA

    Also covers: Management BSc

    No specific A-level subjects required.

    Standard offerAAA

Humanities21 courses

Social Sciences4 courses

  • Social Sciences

    Geography MA

    Also covers: Geography BSc

    No specific A-level subjects required.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Social Sciences

    International Relations MA

    No specific A-level subjects required.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Social Sciences

    Social Anthropology MA

    No specific A-level subjects required.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Social Sciences

    Sustainable Development MA

    Also covers: Sustainable Development BSc

    No specific A-level subjects required.

    Standard offerAAA

Languages & Cultures7 courses

  • Languages & Cultures

    French MA

    French at grade A.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Languages & Cultures

    German and Management MA

    German.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Languages & Cultures

    German MA

    No specific A-level subjects required.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Languages & Cultures

    Italian MA

    No specific A-level subjects required.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Languages & Cultures

    Middle East Studies MA

    History at grade A.

    Standard offerAAA
  • Languages & Cultures

    Russian MA

    No specific A-level subjects required.

    Standard offerAAB
  • Languages & Cultures

    Spanish MA

    No specific A-level subjects required.

    Standard offerAAB
FAQ
What is the typical A-level offer at University of St Andrews for 2027 entry?

Across all 73 undergraduate courses at University of St Andrews, the most common standard offers are AAA (41 courses), AAB (24), A*A*A (8). Each course page lists the exact subjects and grades.

Where do these requirements come from, and when were they checked?

They come from the 2027-entry requirements on University of St Andrews's official course pages, checked one by one in October 2026. Official course listing: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/