The Guardian newspaper has published its annual University Guide - with St Andrews University appearing in second spot overall, just behind Oxford in the UK rankings.
The guide ranks the universities overall, as well as by course, using a series of metrics.
There are eight different scores, which are combined into an overall total out of 100.
The scores include what percentage of students are happy with their teaching and general feedback to the annual National Student Survey.
Researchers also looked at the student-to-staff ratio, how much universities spend on teaching each student, whether students’ academic performance improves at university (compared to their school exam results), how likely they are to finish their course, and how many sudents get graduate jobs 15 months after graduating.
Here are the 10 Scottish universities that performed best when it came to teaching approval.
5. Dundee
A total of 89 per cent of students at the University of Dundee thought their lecturers were doing a good job. | Contributed
6. Queen Margaret
East Lothian's Queen Margaret University is another institutions that does well with teaching standards compared to its place on the table. It's ranked the 97th best in the UK but its 88.6 per cent approval rating places it in the top 25 by that metric alone. | Contributed
7. Robert Gordon
Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University is up next, coming in 92nd place in the UK on the overall table - up three places on last year. It came 7th in Scotland when it came to teaching, with 87.8 per cent of students satisfied. | Contributed
8. Caledonian
Glasgow Caledonian University isn't in the top 10 in Scotland overall, but performs well when it comes to teaching - 87.5 per cent of students are happy with the experience. | National World