ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Andrews accepts direct applications from a small number of students each year. You should only submit a direct application if:
You are not submitting a total of more than five applications to UK universities. A Direct application to ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and UCAS applications to other universities in the UK can be made simultaneously, but all applications submitted via Direct application are counted as part of your five.
You are liable to pay tuition fees at the overseas rate. You can find out more about your fee status on the tuition fees page.
Applicants for the BA International Honours joint degree with William & Mary can apply through either our direct application or through the Common Application, even if they have applied for other programmes through UCAS.
In order for us to begin processing your application, payment of an application fee of £50 (pounds sterling) is required. You will need to complete the payment process before you submit your application. Details on how to pay can be found on the .
If you wish to submit a direct application to the University, this checklist will help you through the application process.
Check the entry requirements and any subject-specific prerequisites for your country, area or state. These can be found on the entry requirements page.
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Andrews offers a wide range of degree options, including joint Honours degrees. Before you start your application, you will need to decide which Faculty you wish to study in. There are four Faculties at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ – Arts, Science, Divinity and Medicine. You can find out more about the structure of the undergraduate degree programme on our degree routes page.
Once you have decided which course and Faculty are the most appropriate, you can begin to fill in the online direct application form.
Draft your personal statement carefully so that it reflects your choice of course. You can find more information about what we look for in an application on the how to apply page.
Pay the required £50 (pounds sterling) fee through the University’s . Please note the order number given to your purchase on your application form so that we can match the payment to your application.
Submit your application by the appropriate deadline. The current direct application deadlines can be found below.
Students who apply to the University of ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ through the direct application method must not apply to ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ through UCAS or the Common Application.
Your direct application must include the following items:
A personal statement detailing why you are applying for the course. You can find out more about what we look for in a personal statement on the how to apply page.
An up-to-date transcript showing the subjects you are taking at high school and your achieved and predicted grades. If your school has a school profile, this should also be included.
An evaluation of your general character, academic ability and likelihood of success at university level from a teacher or high school counsellor. You should either:
attach your referee’s report in the form of a letter on school stationery, dated and signed by your referee.
or send the name and details of the person who will provide your reference with your application, and use the referee report form (PDF) . This must be clearly marked with your name. You can attach this form to your application, send it separately or we can email the referee directly if that is more convenient.
If you have taken any of the following external tests, then we would like to see the scores: SAT, ACT, APs and SAT subject tests. Unofficial score reports are acceptable when you apply, or if you are contacted and asked to provide more information. If you decide to send official scores the appropriate reference numbers for ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ are:
7775 for SAT and AP
5316 for ACT
Please do not send anything else. If the University requires any additional information, you will be contacted via email requesting it.
The final dates for the receipt of applications to ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ to qualify for full and equal consideration are:
Medicine: 6pm (GMT) 15 October 2024 for all applicants applying to study Medicine.
All other undergraduate courses: 6pm (GMT) 29 January 2025 for all other MA or BSc undergraduate applications.
While we encourage early applications, we will continue to consider international applications where places remain available after this date. Applications received after the equal consideration deadline will be assessed based on subject and course availability.
Applying for Medicine?
The deadline for Medicine for Overseas students is 15 October2024.
For information on when you should expect a response to your application, as well as the different kinds of offers the University extends, take a look at our after you apply page.
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To begin the application process you will need to select the Faculty within which you wish to study. There are four Faculties at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ – Arts, Science, Divinity and Medicine. In addition, you should also read the information on the degree programmes available at St Andrews on our degree routes page.
BA International Honours
If you are applying to our BA International Honours degrees - our joint degree programme with the College of William and Mary - you can start your application by selecting the course you are interested in below. Find out more about the joint degree programme.